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Powerful animal sedative likely cause of overdose spike in Chicago
A potent animal tranquilizer is likely behind an increase in drug overdoses in Chicago this month, health officials warned on Monday. The overdoses happened between May 11 and May 14, and drug samples from those cases tested positive for elevated levels of medetomidine. This powerful veterinary tranquilizer is not approved for human use. Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.Animal sedatives combined with other drugsThe drugs tested in Chicago also contained other opioid and non-opioid sedatives, including fentanyl, heroin, xylazine, alprazolam, and netizens, officials said.Medetomidine can cause respiratory depression, which can worsen when taken with other sedatives. Because...
Calls for increased police presence after violent weekend in Chicago: 'We have to do something'
CHICAGO - There are increasing calls to ramp up the city's police presence as Memorial Day approaches, especially after a violent weekend. Police reported 45 people were shot this weekend, one of them fatally. Local activists gathered Monday, urging more police patrols in several neighborhoods, expressing concern that gun violence...
Cicadas officially have arrived in the Chicago area: 'They're all over the place'
Periodical cicadas began emerging throughout Chicago’s western suburbs over the past week. “They’re all over the place,” said Lombard resident Miryam Zuniga. “My son plays soccer, and they are all over the place.”
I-290 crash: Semi-truck overturns after collision with 2 cars
CHICAGO - A semi-truck overturned on Interstate 290 just west of Broadview, leaving two people injured Monday night. Illinois State Police responded to a three-vehicle crash at 8:59 p.m. on westbound I-290 at Mannheim Road. Investigators said a Ford Edge, a semi-truck and a Chevrolet Traverse were all traveling westbound...
Suspected ‘microburst' causes tree damage on Chicago's Far South Side
A suspected ‘microburst’ has led to tree damage in multiple neighborhoods on Chicago’s Far South Side, with some limbs crashing into cars and homes and closing down several streets. According to 19th Ward Ald. Matthew O’Shea, the suspected microburst occurred during a severe thunderstorm that impacted the...
A young Chicago mother shot to death. How the system failed her
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Maria Roque was just 34 years old when she was shot and killed on the steps outside her West Side Chicago home, in front of her 8-year-old daughter. Her daughter and her 14-year-old son both witnessed Roque take her last breath. In the weeks before she was killed, Roque repeatedly took all steps domestic violence victims are told to take. She got a protection order against her former boyfriend, Kenneth Brown. She also repeatedly went to the Chicago Police Department for help. She filed one police report after...
Editorial: Stop this proposed tower of toxic waste on Chicago’s Lake Michigan shoreline
In 1982, the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation allowing for the conveyance of property along Lake Michigan on Chicago’s Southeast Side to the Chicago Park District in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The purpose of the transaction was to construct and operate a repository on 45 acres to hold contaminated sediment dredged from the Calumet River and other nearby ...
Tree crashes into Beverly home during severe storm; over 30 reports of damage in the area
CHICAGO - City crews spent hours cleaning up the mess that Mother Nature left behind in Beverly on Monday afternoon, and there is still more work to be done. Throughout the afternoon and evening, there were more than 30 reports of storm damage in the neighborhood, according to Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th Ward).
Offenders robbing victims at gunpoint in Rogers Park, Edison Park then fleeing the scene on bikes
CHICAGO - Chicago police are searching for the offenders involved in six armed robberies in Rogers Park and Edison Park this month. In each incident, the offenders approached victims on the street or in their garages, pointed handguns or rifles and demanded money and phones, police said. One of the...
15-year-old boy critical in Albany Park drive-by shooting
CHICAGO — A 15-year-old boy was critically injured in a drive-by shooting in Albany Park Sunday afternoon. The boy was walking in an alley in the 3800 block of West Lawrence when a black sedan drove by. A gunman fired shots and struck the boy in the left leg. The boy was transported to Illinois […]
Man accused of killing Joliet woman in 2017 to remain in jail
CHICAGO (CBS) – The man accused of killing a Joliet bartender he was dating in 2017 will remain in jail despite a push for his release until a new trial starts.Jeremy Boshears, 38, was charged in the murder of 24-year-old Kaitlyn Kearns in November of 2017.A judge cleared the conviction of the former "Joliet Outlaws" member because of errors in his first trial, which set the stage for a pre-trial release. But a judge on Monday denied that request.Boshears' attorney argued he's eligible for release under the state's SAFE-T Act."It is disappointing that the court made a ruling without really going into the heart of the matters that we presented, but at this point, we have to respect the court's ruling and move on from there," said Chuck Bretz, Boshears' attorney.Boshears' claimed he didn't shoot Kearns and that she shot and killed herself. He and his legal team said they'll present evidence of that during a new trial.No date has been set for that trial.
Police search for Northwest Side garage burglar
CHICAGO — Police are asking for help identifying a person wanted in connection with a string of garage burglaries on the city’s Northwest Side last month. According to Chicago police, seven burglaries occurred in Norwood Park and Jefferson Park over an 11-day period between Tuesday, April 16 and Saturday, April 27. Authorities say during each incident, an individual was […]
Rifle-wielding bicyclists have committed 6 robberies in Rogers Park, police say
CHICAGO — Two men, riding bikes and armed with a pistol and a rifle, have committed six armed robberies this month in Rogers Park, according to a new community alert from Chicago police detectives. During five of the robberies, the men confronted victims on the street or inside residential...
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