Police Say Shootings Dropped 42% After Weekend Anti-Violence Mission
Chicago Police sent a slew of officers into three areas on the West and South sides this past weekend, and the superintendent said it paid off with a drop in shootings citywide.
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Chicago Police sent a slew of officers into three areas on the West and South sides this past weekend, and the superintendent said it paid off with a drop in shootings citywide.
The 23-year-old woman was walking north on the 1600 block of North Claremont Avenue around 6:30 a.m. Monday, when a man approached her from behind and knocked her to the ground, according to Chicago police.
The most recent homicide happened about 1:45 p.m. in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
The Highland Park High School student who was shot following an altercation was treated and released from a hospital hours after the drive-by shooting.
Alberto J. Sepeda, 29, faces felony counts of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, home invasion and unlawful restraint for the attack in the 800 block of Morgan Street, Elgin police announced Monday night
Kelsey Jones, 40, was convicted earlier this year of conspiring with his younger brother in the attempted murder of an informant, as well as gun and drug charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
The most recent fatal shooting happened early Monday in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, police said.
A joint anti-violence mission with the feds snagged a man police called one of the Ogden District's most dangerous offenders.
The robbery happened at 12:11 p.m. at the Bank of America branch at 205 N. Addison St. in Elmhurst, according to FBI spokesman Garrett Croon.
Ten people were shot since Friday night on the South and West sides of the city, leaving two men dead, according to Chicago Police.
The Illinois congressman who resigned amid scrutiny of lavish spending -- including remodeling his Capitol Hill office in the style of the television series "Downton Abbey" -- expects to be indicted by a federal grand jury, his defense team said Thursday.
Eliza Roper, 25, of Calumet City was found guilty of second-degree murder after a bench trial before Judge James Linn on June 14, according to Cook County court records.
Uriel Vega, 22, faces one count of first-degree murder for the death of Raiylana Vasquez, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was responsible for taking care of the child at the time of her death.
A man convicted of beating an elderly woman two years ago in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood now faces murder charges following her death.
An 18-year-old man was killed and at least 11 other people were wounded in shootings Wednesday on the South and West sides of the city, according to Chicago Police.
Police said the school was placed on lockdown as a precaution while officers located the student who made the threat.
Michael Beal, 28, of Indianapolis, was ordered held in lieu of $500,000 bail on charges of aggravated battery to a police officer and attempting to disarm a police officer.
Most recently, a man was wounded in a 7:21 p.m. shooting in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.
The man and woman, both 61 years old, were pronounced dead about 8:40 a.m. The woman had multiple gunshot wounds, while the man was shot once.
A 20-year-old woman and 21-year-old man were driving at 1:20 a.m. in the 800 block of North Menard when another vehicle pulled up alongside them and someone inside opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
The 28-year-old was sitting in a vehicle about 12:45 a.m. parked in the 9300 block of South LaSalle when someone exited a home nearby and opened fire, striking her in the abdomen, according to Chicago Police.
In the most recent homicide, a 17-year-old boy was gunned down in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Barry Croall, 47, collected kickbacks after arranging for companies to overbill for their services in the wake of severe flooding in 2008.
Kurt D. Jaeger, 48; and his wife, 55-year-old Nancy Buhle Weinstein, were found in the home with multiple stab wounds, according to police.
Protesters and counter-protesters clashed in Mount Greenwood on Sunday, a day after a 25-year-old Indianapolis man was killed in a police-involved shooting.
