1 charged after South Side building evacuated over report of suspicious materials
A Chicago apartment building has been evacuated after a woman called 911 to report concerns about suspicious materials found inside an apartment.
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A Chicago apartment building has been evacuated after a woman called 911 to report concerns about suspicious materials found inside an apartment.
Officers responded to the scene after a woman called 911 to report suspicious materials found inside.
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Police said the 24-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk in the 200 block of East 43rd Street shortly before 3 p.m., when someone in a white sedan fired multiple shots.
In one incident, the robbers displayed a knife. The robbers were wearing black hooded sweat shirts and ski masks, police said.
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Neighbors in Bronzeville say it is an ongoing problem, and they have serious safety concerns.
Residents say motorcycles keep on zooming across the 41st Street pedestrian bridge over the Metra Electric tracks and DuSable Lake Shore Drive—and they say it is time the city gets a real handle on the problem. Jermont Terry reports.
The 45-year-old driver and 40-year-old passenger of the silver sedan were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where they were both pronounced dead.
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center by Chicago fire crews in critical condition.
Chicago police say that the victim was standing at the BP station in the 4700 block of South Michigan Avenue Tuesday just before midnight when three unknown people approached.
Chicago police said the shooting happened just before 12:30 a.m. in the 4500 block of South Champlain Avenue.
A witness told police that a 28-year-old man was on the sidewalk when an unknown person began shooting in the direction of the victim, striking him several times about his body.
Thieves busted into a Foot Locker store ad and a clothing store in Bronzeville. Asal Rezaei reports.
A source said the children were playing with a firecracker in a bed, and it caught fire.
The robberies happened during the afternoon and evening hours in June and July in the Bronzeville and Kenwood neighborhoods.
Chicago police say a man, 39, was standing outside when multiple bullets hit him.
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition with two gunshot wounds to his leg and one to the abdomen.
The robbery happened on June 28 around 1:20 p.m. in the 5000 block of South Evans Avenue.
The robbery is just the latest example in a crime trend that has been making headlines for years—with union leaders saying postal workers are afraid for their lives. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The robbery happened on June 28 around 1:20 p.m. in the 5000 block of South Evans Avenue.
Surveillance video captured the robbery as a woman approached the carrier before pointing and then flashing a weapon from her jacket's inside pocket. (Video credit: United States Postal Inspection Service)
Police said a group of individuals were gathered on the street when a white truck approached, and an exchange of gunfire erupted between those from the truck and individuals who were gathered on the street.
Chicago police said officers responded to a report of a person shot and found the three victims who were struck by gunfire.
It's unclear what led to the shooting and where the victims were at the time.
