Suspected swatting incident disrupts day at Jones College Prep in South Loop
There was no bomb or person with a gun at the school. Police said there were reports of a similar incident at a second school Wednesday.
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There was no bomb or person with a gun at the school. Police said there were reports of a similar incident at a second school Wednesday.
The ages of the victims range from 24 to 48, according to police.
The burglaries occurred in the 6600 block of West Diversey Avenue between Jan. 18 and Feb. 27 during the morning and afternoon hours.
Chicago police responded to a person shot and found the victim, a 39-year-old man, in the hallway with one gunshot wound to the head.
Police said in each incident, the victims were approached after leaving a tavern and waiting for a rideshare by three to four men who displayed a handgun or used physical force before demanding the victim's property and leaving the scene.
Police say in each incident, the suspect, seen on surveillance video from one of the robberies wearing all black or dark clothing and a ski mask, approached the victims and showed a handgun, demanded property from the victims, and then fled on foot.
The boys, both 15, were charged with felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm and criminal trespass of a vehicle. One of them received an additional charge of unlawful possession of a handgun.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 61.
The event brought families, neighbors, and police Supt. Larry Snelling all together.
It was the 11th annual Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast hosted by Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th).
A fundraiser this week on the Southwest Side helped people chip in to help make sure Chicago police officers are protected while on patrol.
Young said she's still waiting on Mayor Brandon Johnson to make good on a promise to pass an ordinance creating strict rules on how and when police raids can be executed.
It has been exactly six years since heavily armed Chicago police officers broke through Anjanette Young's front door and raided her apartment by mistake. On Friday, in memory of that botched raid, she continued to fight for search warrant reforms at the Chicago Police Department.
She called on Mayor Brandon Johnson and state legislators to support a new city ordinance and proposed state law.
It appears what started the chain of events was an armed robbery in Gage Park in the early morning hours.
It appears what started the chain of events was an armed robbery in Gage Park in the early-morning hours. Andrew Ramos reports.
The armed robbery that led to a police pursuit early Thursday morning has now launched an investigation with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Andrew Ramos reports.
The 17-year-old was arrested by members of the Chicago police and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday in the 2600 block of West 94th Street in Evergreen Park.
Mariangel Gomez, 16, was last seen with the child in the 600 block of West Irving Park Road.
The ages of the victims range from 18 to 54.
Police said the shooting happened in the 900 block of West Eastwood Avenue on Oct. 1, 2024, around 7:30 p.m.
City Council members said they were ready to debate the Dexter Reed settlement and they were shocked when it was passed over — presumably because the votes were not there to pass it. Megan Hickey reports.
Some aldermen say the settlement will send a dangerous message, while others say it will save the city money, and time, in the long run.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee was ready Monday to battle over a controversial settlement for the family of Dexter Reed, who was killed by Chicago police officers last year in a shootout following a traffic stop on the West Side. But as Megan Hickey reports, the vote was scrapped at the last minute.
The ages of the victims range from 12 to 42.
