Closing Arguments Set For Man Accused Of Giving Niece Gun Used To Kill Girl, 14
CBS 2's Jeremy Ross takes a look at what led to the death and why the accused says his niece never should have had the gun.
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CBS 2's Jeremy Ross takes a look at what led to the death and why the accused says his niece never should have had the gun.
Donald Arrington, 31, of the 6900 block of South Dorchester Avenue, is charged with first-degree murder for the bludgeoning death of 50-year-old Lloyd A. White on Aug. 31, 2015, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
A relative of the teenage girl accused of shooting Endia Martin invoked the Fifth Amendment when she took the stand at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse Thursday night.
The latest attack happened about 9:15 p.m. in the Pilsen neighborhood on the South Side. A 40-year-old man was in his vehicle at a stop sign in the 900 block of West Cullerton when a gold car pulled alongside him and someone inside opened fire.
Robert Howard was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday near his home in the 1000 block of West Maxwell Street, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
James Luttinen, 33, faces a level 3 felony count of rape, according to the Porter County sheriff's office.
Bond was set at $750,000 Thursday for Brian E. Tiedemann, who faces five counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and 11 of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against victims younger than 13, sheriff's police said.
Johnny Ingram, 32, faces a felony count of armed robbery for the Nov. 24 hold-up at the Mobil station at 2144 N. Harlem Ave, according to Elmwood Park police.
Two commercial burglaries have been reported in the neighborhood since Jan. 26, according to a community alert from police.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said guns and gangs are to blame for a rise in shootings in Chicago this month, not less aggressive policing.
Illinois State Police shut down the outbound lanes of the expressway for more than an hour while they investigated and searched for evidence.
Most recently, 19-year-old Arneal Thornton and 18-year-old Robert Rhodes were armed when they approached two women about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 2600 block of West 23rd Street, according to a statement from Chicago Police. They demanded the victims' belongings and the women – ages 20 and 23 – complied.
Most recently, a man was shot during a robbery Wednesday night in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Chicago Police are searching for the driver of a van that fatally struck a woman in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood last week.
Brookfield Police say a 33-year-old man was shot and killed while he was in his car just after noon.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA officials have announced a significant drop in crime for commuters last year.
Lanekia Reynolds used to be good friends with the girl who shot her. They had been tight since grammar school. But in 2013, the two fought over a boy. A year later, the girls' hatred snowballed and Reynolds and her rival challenged each other to a fight. When that fight was over, Reynolds was wounded and Endia, 14, was dead.
The 62-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head about 6:40 p.m. in the 1000 block of West Maxwell Street, police said.
Andrew Bokelman, 28, pleaded guilty to violating motor vehicle safety laws in Skokie branch court Friday, according to Cook County court records.
The man was shot about 4 p.m. in the 0-100 block of South Leamington Avenue, police said.
In a popular neighborhood on Chicago's North Side, a viscous assault and carjacking left a woman badly beaten and stabbed.
Chicago Police are investigating the shooting death of 76-year-old Claude Cannon.
Acting Chicago Police Supt. John Escalante said the department has employed multiple strategies to quell a significant spike in violent crime at the start of the New Year – including the shootings of 16 people over an 11-hour period on Monday, including five homicides.
A former top city official has been convicted of all charges accusing him of taking up to $2 million in bribes and illicit gifts in exchange for steering more than $100 million in red light camera contracts to an Arizona firm.
Summer Mitchell had been living in an apartment in the 17700 block of South Commercial Avenue with her boyfriend. Her family said her boyfriend's mother found Mitchell's body Sunday afternoon. Police said she had suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest.
