Shots Fired At Chicago Police Near UIC Library
For the seventh time in the past two weeks, police came under fire in Chicago, when someone fired shots at officers near the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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For the seventh time in the past two weeks, police came under fire in Chicago, when someone fired shots at officers near the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
In the latest attack, a man was grazed by a bullet in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
The man with the nickname "Bowlegs" slowly walked to the witness stand, faced a federal judge and raised his right hand.
Chicago Police Officer William Pruente was convicted of perjury, official misconduct and obstruction of justice.
Waukegan police have obtained an arrest warrant for 18-year-old Santos Martinez, who is believed to be the driver of the vehicle that hit and dragged the officer on Saturday when police spotted a stolen car and tried to get the people inside to come out.
A Portage Park liquor store owner exchanged gunfire with two men who robbed him of $100 in cash and $1,000 in merchandise.
Hoping to find the person who shot an AT&T worker after a robbery in west suburban Berwyn last week, the company and a community activist have announced $11,000 in combined reward money for information leading to an arrest.
A cousin of alleged Hobos leader Gregory "Bowlegs" Chester took the witness stand Tuesday as Chester and five other allegedly high-ranking gang members set out to defend themselves in a federal racketeering trial that has already lasted 12 weeks.
The latest killing happened about 4:30 p.m. in North Lawndale, where someone walked up to a man in the 1300 block of South Komensky and shot him repeatedly.
Mario Barjas Carbajal was accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a young relative starting in 2003, when she was only 6 years old.
Johnathon Ortiz was gunned down, apparently at random, as he drove on the Eisenhower Expressway to get breakfast with his girlfriend, a murder that remains unsolved.
About 5:30 p.m., a relative found 62-year-old Susan Fritz and her 64-year-old husband Raymond Fritz dead at the house in the 8500 block of Laramie Avenue, according to Burbank police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
A 16-year-old boy and 22-year-old man were sitting in a parked vehicle at 1:14 a.m. in the 7900 block of South Damen when they got into an argument with people in another vehicle and shots were exchanged, according to Chicago Police.
Terry J. Valrie and Alicia L. Brown, both 22, were charged with armed robbery for an incident that occurred on Oct. 23 in the 7800 block of Terminal Avenue, according to a statement from Skokie police.
A 37-year-old man was fatally shot about 2 p.m. in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
The trial still isn't over, but U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp Jr. has said he is determined to end it by Christmas.
A shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway shut down all inbound lanes for more than three hours on Monday.
Officials in southwest suburban Oak Lawn were investigating whether a shooting over the weekend was connected to a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant that has been the scene of several fights over the past few years.
Rashad Williams was taken into custody Sunday night in Chicago Heights, three days after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
The most recent fatal shooting happened about 11:45 p.m. Sunday in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.
Joseph Lewis, 20, Donzell Lloyd, 19, and Jwan Farley, 20, are all charged with one felony count of robbery and two felony counts of aggravated robbery indicating that they were armed with a firearm, according to a statement from Chicago Police.
Matthew Reardon, 32, faces one felony count of attempted murder, according to Chicago Police.
At least 13 people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening.
Cardinal Blase Cupich made his first public appearance Friday since being elevated to the rank of cardinal last month.
It happened at 3:40 p.m. Thursday at 4250 N. Lincoln Ave., according to the FBI.
