Man charged with shooting woman, carjacking man in Avondale
Renard McGee, 18, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking, attempted aggravated vehicular hijacking, and aggravated assault.
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Renard McGee, 18, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking, attempted aggravated vehicular hijacking, and aggravated assault.
Police say four to five men jumped out of a vehicle and pointed guns at victims saying, "This is a robbery, give me everything you got."
"We're going to put something really, really fun in this space," chef and co-owner Beverly Kim said of the popular Korean restaurant in Avondale.
Chicago police said the teen was identified as one of the offenders who burglarized or attempted to burglarize retail businesses in Avondale and Logan Square.
An expert says ATM crime has risen dramatically since the height of the pandemic. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
On Sunday night, police said the 66-year-old woman was in her car at the Chase Bank ATM near Addison Street and Elston Avenue when two men opened her car door. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Police said both involved three male suspects armed with handguns.
Police found the bodies of a 66-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man.
police found the bodies of a 66-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man.
It happened in the 3600 block of West Belmont Avenue near Central Park Avenue – just a couple of blocks west of the Belmont Blue Line stop.
Investigation revealed the vehicle was driven on the sidewalk and struck the front of the building before returning to the street where it came to a stop.
Chicago police say officers responded to a traffic crash where an unoccupied green SUV was overturned in the center of the street.
Three of the victims have hired a food-borne illness attorney based in Seattle.
Inside, the Chicago Department of Public Health found raw beef and eggs stored above ready-to-eat lettuce and other food safety issues.
Two people who got sick due to a salmonella outbreak linked to an Avondale taqueria filed lawsuits against the restaurant. Carnicerias Guanajuato shut down its taqueria earlier this month. Since then, 30 people have reported getting salmonella, and 10 were hospitalized.
The taqueria has been closed since Sept. 8, and CDPH said the owners are cooperating with an investigation into the specific source of the infections.
The taqueria has been closed since Sept. 8, and CDPH said the owners are cooperating with an investigation into the specific source of the infections.
At least 20 people got sick, and 10 were hospitalized after contracting salmonella from food at a taqueria in Avondale.
Anyone who has eaten any prepared food from Carnicerias Guanajuato's taqueria or the prepared food section of the grocery store since Aug. 29 might have been exposed to salmonella.
Chicago police said officers responded to the scene and found the victims inside the second floor of the apartment with multiple stab wounds.
The man can be seen early Friday morning methodically checking each of the six mail slots and taking out the mail before closing it back up.
The man can be seen early Friday morning methodically checking each of the six mail slots and taking out the mail before closing it back up.
In each robbery, two or three people get out of a vehicle, and demand the victims' property at gunpoint.
Suspects in masks and carrying guns not only robbed but punched defenseless people.
Two violent robberies caught on camera have a Northwest Side neighborhood on edge. Suspects in masks and carrying guns not only robbed but punched defenseless people. Both of the attacks happened in broad daylight.
