Man Charged With Morgan Park Shooting
A 52-year-old southwest suburban man has been charged with a Morgan Park neighborhood shooting that left a 24-year-old man in critical condition Saturday night on the Far South Side.
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A 52-year-old southwest suburban man has been charged with a Morgan Park neighborhood shooting that left a 24-year-old man in critical condition Saturday night on the Far South Side.
Duboris Harden, 22, faces first-degree murder charges for the Friday morning shooting in the 1400 block of 14th Place in Ford Heights, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.
The most recent fatal attack happened late Sunday in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
Police in south suburban Hazel Crest have offered few details on the shooting deaths of two children and their father this weekend, but on Sunday sought to assure the community there is no danger to the public.
The fatal attack also left another man wounded early Saturday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, according to Chicago Police.
Ricky Dortch, 29, was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, all felonies, according to Chicago Police.
Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 10:30 a.m. in the 1400 block of 14th Place in Ford Heights found Tyjuan Willingham with multiple gunshot wounds, according to Cook County sheriff's police and the medical examiner's office.
The three were transported to area hospitals and pronounced dead, police said.
A Cook County judge on Friday ruled that a special prosecutor will be appointed to look into whether additional Chicago Police officers covered up the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
With 24 people shot within 24 hours from Thursday into Friday, Chicago police were worried about a potentially bloody 4th of July holiday weekend.
A woman was killed on her birthday in a mass shooting that left four other people injured about 9:45 p.m. in the 9500 block of South Loomis in Washington Heights on the Far South Side.
A woman was killed on her birthday and four other people were wounded in a shooting in the Washington Heights neighborhood Thursday night.
A 28-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman were shot just after midnight in the first block of West 76th Street, according to Chicago Police. They were sitting in a car when a red pickup truck approached and someone inside fired shots.
Michael Hayes, 54, of the 500 block of East 77th Street and Tyrone Cole, 47, of the 7700 block of South Calumet Avenue, each were charged with two felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm, the FBI announced Wednesday.
A West Side man who already served time for a murder was charged with fatally stabbing a rival during a fight about drugs in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
A grainy image of the shooter shows him pointing a handgun into the street near the intersection of Clark and Division. Another image shows the car he was driving.
Instead of a call from neighbors to end the violence, there was a call from Chicago police in Roseland, as officers were out in force Wednesday night, hoping neighbors will join efforts with police on the streets.
The most recent shooting happened late Wednesday in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Two males walked into a business in the 1700 block of West 79th Street, pulled out a gun and announced a robbery, according to a community alert from police. One of the suspects took cash out of the register before they both ran away.
A man forced two females to perform sexual acts at gunpoint in the Avalon Park neighborhood on the South Side early Sunday.
Around 8:10 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot multiple times in the 1100 block of North Clark Street, police and fire officials said.
Rodolfo Salazar, 39, was charged after a sheriff's department investigation stemming from a report Monday that Salazar had sexually assaulted a 14-year-old Villa Park girl multiple times in the 10300 block of West Medill Avenue in unincorporated Melrose Park, according to the sheriff's office.
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An activist who often shows up at crime scenes in Chicago helping police with less-than-cooperative witnesses has a warning about gunshots and fireworks as the Fourth of July approaches.
For years, advocates have advised people that they were safe in their homes, and said this is a violation of their rights.
Many community service centers and some Cook County courthouses will be open during the day.
The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
Detectives said the suspect got into an argument with one of the victims before the stabbings.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If you think it's cold now, it's going to get even colder with sub-zero wind chills coming Friday into Saturday.
The lawsuit notes the child was not suspected of any crime, was ordered out of the vehicle, and subjected to a pat-down without any legal justification.
Aurora police said an autopsy will be performed at a later time to determine the exact cause of death, police said.
According to Forbes, over the last three years, dining out costs have increased by 77% in Chicago compared to the 24% nationwide average.
The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
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.
For years, advocates have advised people that they were safe in their homes, and said this is a violation of their rights.
Many community service centers and some Cook County courthouses will be open during the day.
Detectives said the suspect got into an argument with one of the victims before the stabbings.
The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
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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.
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During a press conference on Wednesday, Johnson and Bears General Manager Ryan Poles both emphasized a back-to-square-one mentality for the team despite their success this season.
The New York Mets acquired Luis Robert Jr. in a trade with the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, filling a hole in center field.
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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.
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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 and was later pronounced dead.
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