Man Shot And Killed In Evanston
Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 9:05 p.m. in the 1300 block of Darrow Avenue found a 20-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the head and torso, according to a statement from Evanston police.
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Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 9:05 p.m. in the 1300 block of Darrow Avenue found a 20-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the head and torso, according to a statement from Evanston police.
Most recently, a man was injured in an East Garfield Park neighborhood drive-by shooting Tuesday night on the West Side.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood shooting that left two teens dead and a third injured earlier this month.
Police in north suburban Waukegan are searching for two armed men who robbed a gas station on Monday.
Steven McKinnie, 27, was charged with felony counts of aggravated battery/discharge firearm, according to Chicago Police.
A west suburban man charged with DUI in Riverside early Sunday has also been accused of attacking officers and damaging police equipment during his arrest.
About 8:30 p.m., the 34-year-old was a passenger on a No. 75 CTA bus traveling east on 75th Street near Martin Luther King Drive when he got into an argument with several people on the bus, according to Chicago Police and CTA spokesman Jeff Tolman.
The 20-year-old was shot twice in the chest about 11:50 p.m. in the 6800 block of North Ridge Boulevard, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police.
Libertyville police are looking for a person suspected of robbing a car wash Monday morning in the north suburb.
The most recent homicide happened Sunday evening in a Hermosa neighborhood alley on the Northwest Side.
The Lake County Coroner's office said 63-year-old Lana Taneff was found dead at her home in the 2300 block of West 44th Avenue; and her mother, 86-year-old Velia Taneff was found on a neighboring property in the 2300 block of West 44th Avenue. Both victims had ligature marks on their necks, an indication they might have been strangled.
The robber approached people from behind and pointed a gun at the victims' heads while demanding they give everything they have, according to a community alert from Chicago Police. The suspect took a purse, cell phones, and money.
Terry Givan, 55, got into the fight about 10:30 a.m. with several relatives inside his home in the 11200 block of South Normal Avenue, according to Chicago Police.
Devon S. Leedom, 20, was drunk while at the wheel of the Dodge Stratus that ended up in the pond in the 12600 block of West Wakefield Drive in Beach Park, according to the Lake County sheriff's office.
Terrance Reed, 30, was in a vehicle that disregarded a funeral procession on the morning of Jan. 4, causing the off-duty officer to honk his horn, Assistant Cook County State's Attorney April Gonzales said during a bail hearing Sunday.
A man robbed a TCF Bank branch Friday afternoon in the Avondale neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
Police are warning about two armed robberies in as many days in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side.
Chicago Police say that two men forced their way into a room at the Congress Plaza Hotel and robbed five people Saturday morning.
-A man from Gary, Indiana was killed in a domestic-related shooting Saturday morning in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.
A man was left in serious condition after he was shot in the Wicker Park neighborhood early Saturday.
Bond was set at $3 million for Larry R. Lotz, 65, who faces two counts of first-degree murder for the attack that happened about 12:30 a.m. Friday, according to Lake County state's attorney's office spokeswoman Cynthia Vargas.
Anne Swaney, 39, had been strangled and suffered blunt force trauma injuries to the head and neck, police said.
A Lincoln Park High School teacher was ordered held in lieu of $750,000 bail Thursday for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy he met online.
The clerk at Big Daddy's Liquors, 2811 Grand Avenue in Waukegan, was closing up at 10:20 p.m. when the robber entered the store armed with a handgun, according to a statement from Waukegan police. He demanded money and fired one round during the robbery, striking a cooler in the store.
The 31-year-old man was outside in the 4800 block of South Laflin Street at 12:55 a.m. when an SUV pulled up and someone inside fired at him, according to Chicago Police.
