Woman Beat Accused Rapist With Glass Mug, Crowbar
Cook County prosecutors say a 58-year-old woman attacked by a longtime neighbor knocked the man out with a glass mug and a crowbar after he broke into her West Side home Monday and demanded sex.
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Cook County prosecutors say a 58-year-old woman attacked by a longtime neighbor knocked the man out with a glass mug and a crowbar after he broke into her West Side home Monday and demanded sex.
The 27-year-old told investigators he was outside at 12:51 a.m. in the 5700 block of South King Drive when someone walked up, pulled out a handgun and announced a robbery, according to Chicago Police.
The 28-year-old was in a vehicle at 1:43 a.m. in the 7300 block of South Yale when a black SUV drove up and someone inside started shooting, according to Chicago police.
Nonfatal shootings also are way up citywide. As of last week, more than 2,100 people had been wounded this year and survived, compared with about 1,400 people shot in the same time period in 2015, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
At 12:27 a.m., the 19-year-old was walking in the 100 block of West 72nd Street when two people walked up and asked him which gang he was in, according to Chicago Police. When the man said he wasn't in a gang, the suspects fired shots.
A person is in custody for the latest homicide, which happened during a domestic fight about 7:20 p.m. in the Eden Green neighborhood on the Far South Side.
Otis Harriel pleaded guilty Oct. 5 to murder before Judge James Obbish, according to Cook County court records.
Fernando Rogel-Vargas, 44, pleaded guilty Friday to criminal sexual assault in exchange for the six-year sentence, according to the Kane County state's attorney's office.
The man, dressed all in black and wearing a mask like the one in the "Scream" movies, entered the lobby of the Hyatt House Hotel at 27554 Maecliff Dr. at 1:42 a.m., according to Warrenville police.
Malik McKee, 20, was charged with three counts of aggravated battery using a deadly weapon, and one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, according to Chicago Police.
Kendall Burton-Smith, 25, was charged with one felony count of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm, according to Chicago Police.
"Unfortunately, Mr. Hanley's death is another shameful reminder of how disgracefully unjust our bond system is," said Cara Smith, chief policy officer for the Cook County sheriff's office.
A man in his 20s was killed, a 13-year-old boy was critically wounded, and three other people were injured in a shooting in the West Englewood neighborhood Monday night.
A judge set $1 million bail for Elizabeth Diaz, 18, charged with murder because she allegedly drove the shooter to kill a rival gang member
A woman was stabbed in the face during a domestic fight with her sister Monday night in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.
Police received a 911 call about an armed robbery at a Citgo gas station at Cicero Avenue and Augusta Boulevard shortly before 9 p.m.
The weekend's latest homicide happened Sunday evening in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago Police.
At least 21 people were shot across the city from Friday evening to Saturday morning, leaving seven dead, according to Chicago Police.
A man was killed and six others wounded in a shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side Friday night
At least 13 people were shot in a burst of gun violence across the city during the first three hours of the weekend, leaving five dead, according to Chicago Police.
After her original life sentence was ruled unconstitutional, a woman was sentenced to 63 years in prison Friday for killing two rival gang members in 1992, when she was 15 years old.
Forty-two times during a 2½-year span, a child was killed or injured in an accidental shooting in Illinois.
The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.
Jerry Greer and 23-year-old Cortez Lloyd attempted to rob a male about 3 p.m. Monday at Third Avenue and Van Buren Street in Maywood, according to Willis. The male fired a gun, striking Lloyd, as the two attempted to rob him.
Officers were called about 8 p.m. to a shooting in the 700 block of East 49th Avenue and found an 18-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the vehicle, according to Gary police.
