Prosecutors: Woman Stopped With $320K Worth Of Drugs At Union Station
A 25-year-old woman planning to take a train to Pennsylvania was arrested after police found she was carrying 5.5 pounds of crack cocaine and other drugs.
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A 25-year-old woman planning to take a train to Pennsylvania was arrested after police found she was carrying 5.5 pounds of crack cocaine and other drugs.
Chicago police are looking for two men in connection with a stabbing and robbery near Oak Street Beach Saturday night, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
A man was shot to death in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Saturday afternoon on the South Side, police said.
Chicago Police have announced two suspects have been charged in the murders of three people last month on the city's South Side, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
The 28-year-old city worker had just arrived as part of a crew fixing a sewer in the 1400 block of West 85th Street. He drove up in his own private vehicle, and seconds after he parked around 8 a.m., another vehicle pulled up next to him, and someone inside opened fire.
Darwin Green said when his twin brother was kidnapped from their Broadview beeper store and then murdered, his attackers "killed not only one man, but two."
Police said a man jumped out of a vehicle at the bus stop at 36th Street and King Drive around 6:30 p.m., grabbed the girl by the neck, and tried to shove her into his car.
Most recently, a 23-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk in the 12700 block of South Parnell Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. when a man got out of a dark colored car and fired shots, police said.
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Most recently, a 24-year-old man was shot while driving in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
About 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, a man walked up to the TCF Bank branch inside the Jewel-Osco store at 3531 N. Broadway and handed a teller a note demanding cash, according to Chicago Police and the FBI.
Bond was set at $100,000 for each of two men charged with robbing a woman Monday night in the Lakeview neighborhood on the North Side.
A Mount Prospect man charged with attempted murder after he allegedly tried to strangle his wife was ordered held on $150,000 bond, police say.
Sunday evening, 62-year-old John Berg, and 51-year-old Viola Flores were crossing a street in Clearwater, when they were struck by a silver Mercedes SUV, which fled the scene.
A physical education teacher at Plainfield North High School was stabbed to death Tuesday night, and her husband -- who is suspected of killing her -- died a short time later when he apparently stepped into traffic.
A federal judge has ordered the West Side Democrat to report to prison by Friday and begin serving his five-month sentence for taking a $7,000 cash bribe.
The man, 26, was driving in the 5300 block of West Altgeld Street about 11:25 p.m. when he heard gunfire and felt pain, according to Chicago Police.
The 28-year-old was outside in the 6100 block of South Hermitage Avenue about 8:35 p.m. when he heard shots and realized he'd been struck, police said.
A 26-year-old man was shot in the leg while sitting in a car in the 5300 block of South Justine Street at 4:54 p.m., police said.
About 9:25 p.m., a 20-year-old man was shot to death in the West Side Austin neighborhood, police said. The man was standing in the parking lot of a gas station in the 300 block of South Cicero when another male walked up and shot him in the head, according to Chicago Police.
In each incident, a robber punches or pushes a female or younger male to the ground before taking their property, such as purses, phones and money, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
Jurors found that although Marcus Floyd did not pull the trigger, he was legally responsible for Thomas Wortham IV's killing because he joined his cousin in attempting to rob the off-duty officer.
A motorist on the Tri-State tollway was injured after shots were fired at the vehicle on Monday morning.
The most recent homicide happened Sunday afternoon in the South Side Gresham neighborhood. Brianna Jenkins, 19, and a 22-year-old man were sitting in a car about 4:30 p.m. in the 7800 block of South Honore when someone walked up and opened fire, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Michael Bonin, of Beecher, allegedly posed as a deputy marshal on Dec. 4 at a River North movie theatern. He's accused of wearing law-enforcement garb, flashing a handgun and announcing he was a "U.S. marshal" when moviegoers asked him to stop talking on his phone. He has a history of impersonating cops, authorities said.
