Man killed, 2 others hurt in overnight South Side shooting, police say
Chicago police said the victims were all standing outside when an unknown person shot at them.
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Chicago police said the victims were all standing outside when an unknown person shot at them.
The shooting happened Saturday just before midnight at an unofficial high school alumni gathering in a shopping center parking lot in the 100 block of West 87th Street. Shardaa Gray reports.
The shooting happened on Saturday just before midnight in the 100 block of West 87th Street, just off the Dan Ryan near the CTA Red Line stop.
A SWAT response ended without an arrest in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Tuesday morning. A woman reported hearing possible gunfire after an argument inside a home.
A SWAT response is underway in Chatham after reports of shots fired inside a home.
The public is reminded not to attempt to confront or apprehend suspects, as they should be considered armed and dangerous.
The victims were approached on foot by an unknown man who pulled out a gun and fired shots in the victim's direction.
The girl was shot in the throat and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Rivera's family watched some of the body camera video showing the shooting of their loved one, but their attorney said they were all left with more questions than answers after seeing it.
A 66-year-old man who was fatally shot in Chicago's West Chatham neighborhood Tuesday night has been identified by the Cook County medical examiner.
Just before 11:30 p.m., Chicago police said the 66-year-old man was standing in the first block of West 79th Street when a dark car pulled up and the driver fired shots. Video from the scene shows a large police presence near a Citgo gas station.
"That officer is in a very, very tough place; unimaginable what that officer has to be feeling right now," Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said.
Rivera died last week after she was unintentionally shot by a fellow officer while chasing a suspect in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood.
No one was in custody late Monday.
Police confirmed that the only person who fired a weapon during the chase was an officer, "whose gunfire unintentionally struck Officer Rivera."
A Chicago police officer was killed in a shooting in the city's Chatham neighborhood Thursday night. Krystal Rivera was a mother and a four-year veteran of the police force.
A Chicago police officer was killed in a shooting in the city's Chatham neighborhood Thursday night. The officer was identified as 36-year-old Krystal Rivera by the medical examiner.
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The first funeral for one of the girls killed when a driver plowed through an after-school program in downstate Chatham, Illinois, will be held friday.
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Effective Sunday, March 1, the speed limit on most residential streets in the village has dropped from 30 mph to 25 mph.
Officials in Lake County, Illinois, have issued a warning to watch out for scammers targeting people who have lost their pet.
The second annual North Side Wedding Walk was to be held Sunday, with couples able to find all their vendors by the end of the tour.
Some brave souls were set to take a dip in the frigid waters of Lake Michigan on Sunday for the Polar Plunge, to benefit the Special Olympics. Chicago Park District Special Olympics administrator Eileen Guinane, Special Children’s Charities director Amy Taylor, and Chicago Fire Department Deputy District Chief Jason Lach join Suzanne Le Mignot with a preview.
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