Boy, 16, Shot And Killed By Police Officer In Homan Square
A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed by police Monday night, after what police described as an "armed confrontation" with officers in the Homan Square neighborhood.
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A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed by police Monday night, after what police described as an "armed confrontation" with officers in the Homan Square neighborhood.
Students from the Englewood neighborhood raised their voices loud and clear Tuesday morning as they staged a peace march through their community.
Police in Schererville have one person in custody in connection to bomb threats that prompted the closure of at least nine schools in northwest Indiana, threats police said appear to have been false.
The 23-year-old man was walking in the 4500 block of West Belmont at 12:05 a.m. when he heard gunfire and realized he'd been shot, according to Chicago Police.
Arturo Pina, 37, was walking in the 2800 block of South Kedvale Avenue at 7:36 p.m. when someone walked up to him from a gangway and fired shots, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Judge Nicholas Ford sentenced Alvis Holley, a member of the Black Souls gang, for the July 18, 2011 shooting in a West Garfield Park alley, according to a statement from the state's attorney's office.
The latest fatal shooting happened Sunday morning in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
The shooting happened around 2 a.m. in the parking lot outside Premium 127 Nightclub, at 1859 W. 127th St.
Decorian Collins, 22, and Lamar Williams, 24, were both charged with first-degree murder for shooting 23-year-old Jonathan Sanchez, according to Chicago Police.
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A 61-year-old South Shore man has been charged with robbing an elderly woman in a wheelchair last month while she was in the elevator of a residential building in the North Side Lakeview neighborhood.
Investigators reportedly found a "bloody mess" inside the Gage Park home where six members of the same family were slain in February, according to detailed autopsy reports.
Houston resident Nader Jaser Abdullah, 53, pleaded guilty March 24 to five robberies in five states, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in the Eastern District of Missouri.
The latest fatal shooting happened in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
An Austin man was ordered held without bail Thursday for allegedly murdering a fellow member of his gang inside a Humboldt Park cellphone store.
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Cook County Sheriff's officials say the Dionysus West case is an example of how the Robbins Police Department failed to follow up on sexual assault investigations.
The man, who was in his 30s, was inside an establishment near 76th and Cottage Grove about 2:40 a.m. when he got into an argument with two other males, according to police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala.
The 22-year-old man walked into Holy Cross Hospital about midnight with a gunshot wound to the arm, according to Chicago Police. He was listed in good condition.
The most recent fatal shooting happened about 11:30 a.m. in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
A serial bank robber who led authorities on a chase after allegedly holding up his sixth area bank Tuesday morning has been ordered held in federal custody.
A 51-year-old woman and her dog were crossing the street in the 5900 block of South Damen Avenue Monday morning when they were hit by a car.
The 29-year-old was walking to his car about 3:50 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Milwaukee when he was confronted by another male, who pulled out a gun and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
