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Chicago Suburbs Shaken, Ten Indicted for $3.8M in Armored Truck Heists across 2022-2023
Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, District of Illinois. In a significant crackdown on suburban crime, a federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted ten individuals, including two sets of brothers, for what reads like a spree of hair-raising armored truck and ATM robberies with a take totalling a hefty $3.8 million. The defendants, named as DEVONTE DAVIS, DARRELL SINGLETON and his brothers CORRIE and ELIJAH, ANTHONY WILSON and his brother AVEON, BRIAN SNYDER, JUSTIN CAIN, PERRY MAPLE, and WILLIAM COCHRAN, are facing serious time for robbery conspiracy and firearm offenses, as stated in a superseding indictment.
Police looking for suspect accused of punching CTA Red Line passenger
Chicago Police are asking the public for help in getting more information about a suspect accused of attacking another CTA passenger. Police released photos of a man described as being between 40 and 50 years of age.
Sueños Festival, peace march among Memorial Day weekend events to kick off summer
CHICAGO (CBS) -- With Memorial Day weekend underway, it's the unofficial start to summer across the Chicago area. In Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, hundreds gathered for a youth peace walk. In Grant Park, thousands gathered for the two-day Sueños Festival. And Saturday night was the first night of summer fireworks at Navy Pier. Festivals and fireworks are two things to bring people out and make the City of Chicago shine. But it all must be done safely, and that's why the city has a plan that keeps police out in full force. Colorful flags whipped in the winds as thousands made...
Elmhurst Police Investigate Aggravated Battery Incident
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at approximately 5:30 a.m. the Elmhurst Police Department responded to Portillo’s located at 155 S. IL Route 83 for a 911 call reporting a domestic-related incident involving a man armed with a knife inside the closed restaurant. Upon arrival, officers learned a 32-year-old man was working inside the restaurant as part of a subcontracted cleaning crew with two women. The man had a domestic relationship with one of the women. The women reported the male suspect attacked his domestic partner with two large knives inside the restaurant. The victim and the other woman were able to escape the building and request assistance from a passing motorist, calling 911.
Severe thunderstorm watches, warnings issued in parts of Chicago area
UPDATE: Another round of storms is possible in the Chicago area this afternoon, but much uncertainty remains. Here's what we know. Severe weather alerts were issued for much of the Chicago area Friday just as Memorial Day weekend was about to begin. Early Friday morning, all of northern Illinois was...
Something fishy: Indiana man caught allegedly cheating in Chicagoland bass fishing tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Indiana man allegedly cheated in a Chicagoland bass fishing tournament earlier this month by bringing fish across state lines and trying to pass them off as tournament catches. Apparently, he was caught red-handed by someone who smelled something fishy going on. According to a news...
CPS selective enrollment bill dead in Springfield after Johnson letter to Senate president
For the second time this spring, Mayor Brandon Johnson intervened to get his way in Springfield, this time to kill a bill that would have extended a ban on Chicago school closings and limited the Board of Education’s authority to make budgetary and admissions changkes affectingselective enrollment schools. Johnson...
3 wounded in shooting overnight in Englewood neighborhood
Gunshots rang out Friday night striking at least three people who were gathering at a vacant lot in the Englewood neighborhood. Shortly after 10:30 p.m., a group was gathering at a vacant lot in the 300 block of West 59th Place when someone opened fire striking three men, Chicago police said. A 29-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to the lower leg and got himself to Providence Hospital of ...
In the early 20th century, the Chicago River Swim was an annual event that drew thousands of spectators
On Sept. 22, some 500 participants are expected to jump in downtown waters for the Chicago River Swim, 116 years after a similar event prompted the Tribune headline: “Germs Of Chicago River Mere Bagatelle To Girl.” “Regardless of the fact that the Chicago River is said to contain the most dangerous of germs, seventy-one swimmers of more or less fame in western aquatic circles will line up at ...
Chicago weather: Showers, storms will clear Friday night for sunny Saturday
CHICAGO - As Friday night wears on, Chicagoans can expect a gradual decline in showers, with clouds making way for clearer skies. Saturday promises abundant sunshine and mild temperatures hovering in the pleasant 70s. But don't stash away those umbrellas just yet. By Sunday morning, another bout of showers and...
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