Convicted Sex Offender Charged In 1991 Rape, Murder Of Dixmoor Girl
Nearly five years after the so-called Dixmoor Five were cleared of the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl, a convicted sex offender has been charged in the case.
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Nearly five years after the so-called Dixmoor Five were cleared of the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl, a convicted sex offender has been charged in the case.
The most recent fatal shooting happened shortly before 10 p.m. in the West Lawn neighborhood.
The man suffered a gunshot wound to the thigh and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition, police said.
Deandre Minkens, 25, was convicted June 10 of murder and intentional homicide of an unborn child following a jury trial, according to Cook County court records.
A man who turned himself in for killing a man and seriously injuring another when he fired a gun toward his estranged wife's boyfriend near a crowd of people in 2013 has been sentenced to 130 years in prison.
With at least 81 homicides as of Monday morning, this August already is the most violent month in Chicago in nearly 20 years, and it isn't quite over yet.
The men, ages 18 and 20, were standing on the street at 12:49 a.m. near the corner of West 18th Place and South Throop Street when a Chevrolet Tahoe pulled up and someone inside opened fire, according to police.
The non-takeover robbery happened at the branch at 353 W. 83rd St. at 2:21 p.m., FBI spokesman Garrett Croon said.
Most recently, a man was grazed by a bullet about 11:10 p.m. in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side.
From police traffic stops to a turtle life-saving stop, Waukegan Police Sgt. Marc Jackson's, Motorola Si500 body camera captures it all. His department is the first ever to use such cameras.
Elijah Sims died a day before his 17th birthday, after he was shot while out with friends in his old neighborhood.
Paul Kevin Rivers, 26, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and aggravated assault of a peace officer with a weapon, both felonies, according to Chicago Police.
Two days shy of his 17th birthday, a boy was fatally shot while he was out with friends in the Austin neighborhood.
Monsignor Richard Zborowski said it took two days to pick up the pieces after thieves pillaged the rectory at St. Thomas More Church.
Robert Burgess, 56, has been charged with first-degree murder for the 10:04 a.m. shooting in the 1800 block of South Michigan, according to Chicago Police.
The most recent homicide happened at 10:11 p.m. in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
Terrance Meredith, 43, faces one felony count of first-degree murder, according to a statement from Chicago Police.
Police are warning residents that a trio of knife-wielding robbers struck six times in less than two hours Monday in the Bucktown, Lincoln Park and Lakeview neighborhoods on the North Side.
The most recent robbery happened at a BMO Harris branch at 4050 147th St. in Midlothian at 12:03 p.m. Thursday, according to the FBI.
Authorities in northwest Indiana were conducting a homicide investigation, after two men and a woman were found dead in a home in Newton County.
The most recent homicide happened about 12:30 a.m. Monday in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.
A vehicle was shot on the Dan Ryan Expressway late Sunday night, prompting police to shut down the express lanes for a few hours.
An SUV crashed through the front of a furniture store in the Englewood neighborhood Sunday night, and a store manager said several TVs were stolen afterward.
Jimmy E. Moore faces a felony count of unlawful possession of a handgun, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.
The robber brandished a handgun during the 12:46 p.m. hold-up at 3570 N. Elston Ave., according to the FBI.
