CRIME & SAFETY
Married couple found dead inside suburban Chicago home in apparent murder-suicide, police say
VERNON HILLS, Ill. (CBS) — A married couple was found dead inside a home in Vernon Hills Wednesday morning. Vernon Hills police said just before 9:30 a.m., officers responded to a single-family home in the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road for a report of two people dead inside the residence.
Man's body recovered from Calumet River on Chicago's Far South Side
A man's body was recovered from the Calumet River on Chicago's Far South Side Wednesday morning, according to officials. Authorities said the man's remains were located in the water at around 7:50 a.m. in the 9100 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive. A death investigation is underway pending autopsy...
Melrose Park seek help identifying man, driver involved in deadly hit-and-run crash
MELROSE PARK, Ill. — The Melrose Park Police Department is investigating after a man riding a motorbike was killed Tuesday morning. The crash happened around 5 a.m. near North Avenue and 5th Avenue. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, the man has died. Police said the man is Black, in his 30s and […]
Man suspected of killing Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca arrested
A Chicago Alderman is reporting that the man suspected of the April 20 murder of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca has been arrested. Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) announced that Huesca was arrested on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Chicago Shooting on Lavergne
The Chicago shooting on Lavergne murderers are Ronnie Allen, 19, Knowledge Lemons, 21, and Lamont Dixon, 23. They have been charged with one felony offense of first-degree murder, one felony count of murder with a significant risk of damage or death, one felony count of murder (another forcible felony), and three felony charges of attempted first-degree murder. Allen has also been charged with one felony crime of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Additionally, Lemons has been hit with one felony offense of unlawful use of a weapon. Dixon has also been charged with one felony count of receiving, possessing, or selling a stolen car.
Chicago Man Fatally Shot in Belmont Cragin Neighborhood as City's Gun Violence Continues
A 32-year-old man was shot and killed in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago, marking the city's latest victim in an ongoing spate of gun violence. The man was gunned down Monday evening on the 5600 block of West Diversey Avenue. After being shot by a then-unidentified assailant, reportedly just...
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