Police Supt. Eddie Johnson Sets Plans For A Safer 2017
762 people were murdered last year, but on Sunday, Superintendent Eddie Johnson is aiming to bring that number down in 2017.
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762 people were murdered last year, but on Sunday, Superintendent Eddie Johnson is aiming to bring that number down in 2017.
Five people were killed and at least 41 others have been wounded in shootings across the city over the New Year's holiday weekend, according to Chicago Police.
One of the most violent years in Chicago history ended Sunday with a sobering tally: 762 homicides, the most in two decades in the city.
wo people were killed and at least eight others have been wounded in shootings across the city over the New Year's holiday weekend, according to Chicago Police.
About 2 a.m., the suspects entered the Shell gas station at 10 Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park and demanded money from the lone attendant, according to a statement from Highland Park police. One of them showed a handgun during the robbery.
An Aurora man has been charged with attempting to rob another man and releasing a pit bull on sheriff's police Thursday night in the western suburb.
Antonio Rosales has been charged with one count of murder in connection with the death of Desiree Robinson, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.
The 64-year-old man was found with two gunshot wounds to the head at 9:20 a.m. in the 4200 block of South Keating, according to Chicago Police.
Chicago will end 2016 with nearly 800 murders, a level of bloodshed not seen in two decades, as city leaders struggle to find a solution to the surge in gun violence this year.
The delivery drivers have not been injured in any of the robberies, according to police.
In the most recent attack, a 40-year-old man was walking about 10:30 p.m. in the Northwest Side Kelvyn Park neighborhood's 3100 block of North Kilpatrick when he heard shots and realized he'd been hit in the buttocks.
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The non-takeover robbery happened at 3:22 p.m. at the TCF Bank branch at 12001 S. Pulaski Road in Alsip, according to the FBI. No weapon was shown during the robbery.
A preliminary trial date of Feb. 7 was set when Schock was arraigned this month, but the ex-congressman has requested a delay until July. The 35-year-old Republican from Peoria is accused of misusing government and campaign money for personal use and faces 24 criminal counts.
A Chicago woman whose angry tirade at a Michaels craft store went viral last month reportedly was attacked in a Wrigleyville apartment building last week.
A man has been charged with robbing a pharmacy in northwest suburban Park Ridge after investigators used a fingerprint to identify him.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with three felonies, after allegedly stealing a FedEx delivery truck at gunpoint on Wednesday.
The woman was sitting with a man in the vestibule of an apartment building in the 2400 block of East 74th Place around 1 a.m., when another man walked in and opened fire.
In four incidents, the lone suspect walked into the business and approached the cashier purporting to buy candy, according to a community alert from Chicago Police. When the cashier opened the register, he pulled out a handgun and demanded money.
A 32-year-old man was gunned down about 8:45 p.m. in the Washington Park neighborhood.
A month after his father was shot and killed while working as a security guard at a south suburban railyard, 5-year-old Tyrone Hardin Jr. joined Harvey police as an honorary officer.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday morning, after he and an accomplice allegedly stole a FedEx delivery truck at gunpoint in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, and crashed the truck a few miles away.
The boy, who was not identified because of his age, faces two counts of first-degree murder, according to a statement from Elgin police.
Lawrence Matchem, 49, was shoveling in the 800 block of East 40th Street on Dec. 12, when someone walked up and shot him in the head.
A 23-year-old man was gunned down at 5:08 p.m. in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood on the South Side.
