Charges Filed Against Suspects In Police Chase From NW Indiana To South Side
The chase started with police in Lake County pursuing a stolen silver Mercedes-Benz Thursday morning, according to Illinois State Police.
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The chase started with police in Lake County pursuing a stolen silver Mercedes-Benz Thursday morning, according to Illinois State Police.
The 9 ½ minute video was posted on the Civilian Office of Police Accountability website on Thursday.
On June 29, 2015, Reyes, a member of the Latin Counts street gang, fatally shot Lauren Calvillo and Christopher White in Hammond, prosecutors said.
In each incident, two people either pointed a handgun at a victim or threw a victim to the ground before demanding property, according to an alert from Chicago Police.
Chicago police said all three robberies happened between midnight and 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning.
Michael Pelko, 37, of Willow Springs, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his longtime friend Izat Morrar, whose body was found July 20, 2017, in an alley near the 5300 block of South Calumet.
In each incident, a group of males walked up to a driver, pulled out a gun and demanded the victim's vehicle, according to an alert from Chicago Police.
A 26-year-old man was killed in the latest shooting, which happened at 8:13 p.m. Monday in the South Chicago neighborhood.
The latest fatal shooting happened about 2 a.m. Monday when a 28-year-old man was found shot to death on the Southwest Side.
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Police said the two suspects stole a lime green 2014 Ford Mustang from two men in their 20s around 9:15 p.m. Thursday near 115th and Church streets.
In all the incidents, suspects broke into homes through a window and stole electronics, according to Chicago Police.
The burglars entered closed businesses by breaking the glass front door or prying open the rear door to steal cash registers, according to a business alert from Chicago Police.
The men, ages 27 and 36, were sitting in a vehicle about 2:50 a.m. in the 6600 block of South Evans when someone walked up and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
A 26-year-old man was charged with robbing another person at gunpoint Sunday morning in northwest suburban Elgin.
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson was hosting the crimefighters conference Wednesday night at the University of Chicago Crime Lab.
Three men were charged with a series of recent armed robberies at businesses in north suburban Waukegan.
Following the robbery, which lasted only two minutes, the suspects drove off in a blue, four-door Pontiac Grand Prix, police said.
Officers responding to a call of a person with a gun in the 9000 block of South Ellis were shot at by a suspect and returned fire, according to Chicago Police.
Two people were wounded in the most recent shooting, which happened early Tuesday on the South Side
During the crime spree, the burglars were reportedly homeless, police said.
The most recent shooting happened Sunday evening when a man was wounded in a West Pullman neighborhood shooting on the Far South Side.
Officers responded at 12:47 a.m. to a domestic disturbance report at a home in the 5100 block of Home Avenue and found a 36-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman inside with gunshot wounds, according to McHenry police.
Just after 10 p.m., three people went up to the woman's white Volkswagen in the 500 block of North Austin and took it at gunpoint, according to Chicago Police.
The pair was shot about 11:45 p.m. near Sibley Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue, according to Dolton police.
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The 2026 Chicago Air and Water Show was delayed again on Sunday due to inclement weather.
A woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning in front of the Original Maxwell Street Polish sausage hot dog and Polish sausage stand in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
A woman was killed in a shooting on Chicago's Near West Side early Sunday morning.
A shooting left one man dead and another in the hospital in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood early Sunday morning.
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A woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning in front of the Original Maxwell Street Polish sausage hot dog and Polish sausage stand in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
A woman was killed in a shooting on Chicago’s Near West Side early Sunday morning.
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A shooting left one man dead and another in the hospital in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood early Sunday morning.
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A NIPSCO utility vehicle was hit by gunfire overnight. No injuries were reported, the city said.
The 2026 Chicago Air and Water Show was delayed again on Sunday due to inclement weather.
A woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning in front of the Original Maxwell Street Polish sausage hot dog and Polish sausage stand in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
The discovery of dozens of decomposing bodies at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple with a history of mishandling human remains has raised questions about how Illinois regulates the funeral home and crematory industries.
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More violations at Chicago's Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium have surfaced, which is now under investigation for its role in mishandling bodies connected to the family that ran South Chicago Chapel.
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A woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning in front of the Original Maxwell Street Polish sausage hot dog and Polish sausage stand in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
A woman was killed in a shooting on Chicago's Near West Side early Sunday morning.
A shooting left one man dead and another in the hospital in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood early Sunday morning.
A 35-year-old man was shot and killed overnight Saturday into Sunday in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 43, according to Chicago police.
