Police Search For Driver In McKinley Park Hit-And-Run
Police are looking for the driver who fled the scene of a McKinley Park neighborhood crash that left a man critically wounded last weekend.
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Police are looking for the driver who fled the scene of a McKinley Park neighborhood crash that left a man critically wounded last weekend.
Police say a vehicle pulled up and someone from inside started shooting, hitting Michael Lucas in the neck.
Two men, ages 30 and 55, got into an argument about 6:10 a.m. while on a Red Line train near the 47th Street station, according to Chicago Police.
The weekend's latest homicide happened shortly before 2:30 a.m. Monday in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood.
Police said the man was driving north on Western Avenue in a black SUV, when a dark colored sedan pulled up next to him, and someone inside opened fire.
The family of a slain 6-year-old girl remembered their daughter Sunday, on the 5th anniversary of her death.
Chadwick Perkins, 26, was charged with one count of first degree murder, according to Chicago Police.
The robber is described as a slim 5-foot-7 black man who donned a curly wig, a golf cap and sunglasses both times. He's thought to be in his 40s or 50s.
The weekend's latest homicide happened early Sunday during a birthday party attended by more than 100 people in the University Village neighborhood on the Near West Side.
Police said the shooting happened around 3:15 a.m. at the corner of Belmont and Sheffield avenues.
Jesus Tejeda was already facing attempted murder in connection with the Dec. 27, 2013 incident in Harvey.
Police in south suburban Country Club Hills were searching for a man wanted for shooting his girlfriend, after he fled the scene with his 8-year-old son.
A mother and her boyfriend have been charged with attempted arson and concealment of a death, after they set the body of her 4-year-old son on fire inside a vacant home in Englewood.
A 54-year-old man was shot during an armed robbery late Wednesday night in Skokie.
The 36-year-old homeless man was on a train in the 1100 block of South State at 10 p.m. when he got into an argument with another homeless man, who pulled out a knife and stabbed him, according to Chicago Police.
The 24-year-old was sitting in the back seat of a car at 12:56 a.m. in the 8800 block of South Princeton when someone fired shots into the car, according to Chicago Police.
He was walking down the street in the 6600 block of South Halsted about 2:14 a.m. when he heard shots and realized he'd been hit in the foot, according to Chicago Police.
The 21-year-old was shot in the head about 2:35 a.m. in the 10200 block of South Lafayette, according to Chicago Police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Peterson's lawyer, Steve Greenberg, argues that just being convicted in Savio's death does not allow the board to revoke Peterson's pension benefits.
The 29-year-old was exiting a bus in the 400 block of North Laramie about 12:30 a.m. when he heard shots and realized he'd been hit, according to Chicago Police.
A 61-year-old man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he had hired to help him teach swim classes in the Irving Park neighborhood.
A 57-year-old woman was killed and a 58-year-old man wounded when they were caught in the crossfire of a gang-related shooting in the Uptown neighborhood Wednesday afternoon on the North Side, police said.
Janet Strickland encouraged 23-year-old William Strickland to shoot his namesake grandfather six times in the back as the 72-year-old walked out of their home in the 400 block of East 95th Street to grab a bus to his weekly dialysis treatment on March 2, 2013, according to Cook County prosecutors.
Charles Lyons of Evergreen Park pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving resulting in bodily harm Tuesday before Judge Maura Slattery Boyle, according to Cook County court records.
Alfredo Soto, 48, was charged with first-degree murder, according to Aurora police.
Chicago police are warning about a string of burglaries over four days last week where thieves used sledgehammers and crowbars to bust through glass front doors or windows of businesses across the city.
U.S. Rep. for Illinois Robin Kelly has introduced an amendment to the defense funding bill to prevent President Trump from taking over Greenland.
The rules on selling hemp and hemp-derived THC products in Chicago could soon get a lot tougher, after the City Council approved an ordinance banning the sale of most such products.
ICE authorized its officers to enter homes without judicial warrants in the cases of people with deportation orders, a sweeping reversal of longstanding rules, according to a whistleblower complaint.
Students at a southwest suburban high school have a new way to secure warm clothing and personal hygiene items free of charge.
U.S. Rep. for Illinois Robin Kelly has introduced an amendment to the defense funding bill to prevent President Trump from taking over Greenland.
ICE authorized its officers to enter homes without judicial warrants in the cases of people with deportation orders, a sweeping reversal of longstanding rules, according to a whistleblower complaint.
President Trump said he will not be imposing tariffs against European countries over their objections to his efforts to acquire Greenland.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The City Council delayed a final vote on a measure that would have expanded CPD's authority to impose teen curfews, when aldermen balked at immediately voting on last-minute changes to the ordinance.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
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The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
Prince Harry struck a combative tone as he testified in his lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher.
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A flamenco dance series in Chicago is expanding access to the arts by bringing the expressive traditional dance form to Chicago communities.
Monday is the opening day for a new exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry that immerses visitors into the imaginative world of award-winning fashion and costume designer Paul Tazewell.
Shortly after officers responded, police said they fired shots at the man, who suffered at least one gunshot wound.
Temperatures tonight remain in the teens, and Thursday will be an in-between day where we have temperatures in the 20s for the afternoon, mostly cloudy skies, then as a cold front rushes in late on Thursday, that opens the door for dangerously cold temperatures.
President Trump said he will not be imposing tariffs against European countries over their objections to his efforts to acquire Greenland, revealing Wednesday that he and the secretary-general of NATO reached "the framework of a future deal" regarding the island.
Chicago police are warning about a string of burglaries over four days last week where thieves used sledgehammers and crowbars to bust through glass front doors or windows of businesses across the city.
Local boutique chain Francesca's is permanently closing all its stores.
Chicago weather Friday will be severe enough that an Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for the entire area starting overnight, and frostbite could take hold in minutes.
The City Council delayed a final vote on a measure that would have expanded CPD's authority to impose teen curfews, when aldermen balked at immediately voting on last-minute changes to the ordinance.
After less than a day of testimony, federal prosecutors and defense attorneys both rested their case Wednesday afternoon in the trial of a Little Village man accused of attempting to put out a hit on Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino.
Chicago police are warning about a string of burglaries over four days last week where thieves used sledgehammers and crowbars to bust through glass front doors or windows of businesses across the city.
U.S. Rep. for Illinois Robin Kelly has introduced an amendment to the defense funding bill to prevent President Trump from taking over Greenland.
$10 million settlement in case of Anthony Stringfellow, Jr. who took his own life while at Madden Mental Health Center
Aaron and Andre Richmond are both charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls they taught at Thornton Fractional High School District 215.
Chicago police issued a warning about a string of vehicle break-ins involving Honda Civics on the South Side.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
The New York Mets acquired Luis Robert Jr. in a trade with the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, filling a hole in center field.
Matas Buzelis added 21 points, Ayo Dosunmu scored 18, and Kevin Huerter added 14. All three players made four 3s.
Connor Bedard added an empty-net goal as the Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide. It was Bedard's first goal since returning from a right shoulder injury.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Caleb Williams was reflective the day after and focused on attacking the offseason, while appreciating the impact this team had on the city of Chicago.
Chicago police are warning about a string of burglaries over four days last week where thieves used sledgehammers and crowbars to bust through glass front doors or windows of businesses across the city.
ICE authorized its officers to enter homes without judicial warrants in the cases of people with deportation orders, a sweeping reversal of longstanding rules, according to a whistleblower complaint.
Cook County Crime Stoppers announced Wednesday that they are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in a shooting that killed a 17-year-old girl on Chicago's West Side this past weekend.
The man was taken to the hospital in unknown condition, according to Aurora police.
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