Shootings, Murders Spike In Chicago In September
While overall crime is down since last year, Chicago saw a big increase in fatal shootings last month, which was the deadliest September in more than a decade.
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While overall crime is down since last year, Chicago saw a big increase in fatal shootings last month, which was the deadliest September in more than a decade.
The robberies occurred at 9 p.m. Sept. 28 in the 8900 block of South Carpenter Street and at 9:15 p.m. July 9 in the 9100 block of South Racine Avenue, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
The shooting happened at 8:11 p.m. in the 5000 block of West Division Street, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police.
He was shot in the chest about 2:35 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Harding Avenue, according to Chicago Police.
Kinton Jones, 22, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Michael Wright on Sept. 10, 2014, according to Chicago Police.
A West Side man is facing a litany of charges after leading Chicago Police on a chase Tuesday evening. Officers tried to stop 25-year-old Desmond Henry's vehicle during an investigation at Polk and California about 5:15 p.m., according to police.
Damien Padilla, 21, was charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm, two felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and one misdemeanor count of aggravated assault of a peace officer, according to Chicago Police.
Antonio D. Lackey, 16; and Arreon T. Lackey, 18, were found shot to death in the 7000 block of Grand Avenue in Hobart, Ind., about 4:50 p.m. July 17. Seven suspects have been charged with murder, murder in perpetration of kidnapping, and kidnapping in connection with the deaths, Hobart police announced Wednesday morning.
The body of a woman found outside an abandoned home in northwest Indiana on Tuesday night has been identified as a missing 61-year-old woman.
The robberies both occurred in the 10700 block of South Loomis Street, according to an alert from Area South detectives. The first occurred on Sept. 23 and 8:45 p.m. and the second on Sept. 24 at 4 p.m.
About 6:45 p.m., the man was shot in the calf in the 5000 block of West Crystal Street, police said.
About 9:45 p.m., the 26-year-old was standing on the sidewalk in the 5100 block of South Homan Avenue when a male got out of a light-colored SUV and shot him in the leg, police said.
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says a split second decision saved the life of an infant rushed to the hospital after his mother and grandmother were shot and killed.
The FBI is asking for help in apprehending a man suspected in three bank robberies in the North Center neighborhood.
The former suburban Chicago police officer is charged with soliciting an inmate to kill Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow, who prosecuted the 2012 case in which Peterson was sentenced to 38 years in prison for the bathtub drowning death of ex-wife Kathleen Savio.
David Brocksom, 43, of Kenosha, Wis., was charged with first-degree murder, according to the Lake County state's attorney's office. He is being held at the Lake County Jail on a $3 million dollar bond and is next scheduled to appear in court Friday.
A northwest suburban man charged with sexually assaulting a 97-year-old woman last month in Arlington Heights has been ordered held on a $5 million bond.
Police said the victims were standing on the 300 block of West 42nd Street around 12:10 a.m., when two men opened fire from an alley.
David Stuart, 23, faces one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, while 30-year-old Johnny Richardson has been charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, according to a statement from Chicago Police. Terris Williams, 21, faces one felony count of aggravated fleeing.
Reginald Royal, 39, was previously convicted of murder and aggravated battery with a firearm in connection to the shooting that killed one man and injured a Chicago Housing Authority employee, according to a statement from the State's Attorney Office.
The boy suffered a graze wound to the leg about 1:45 a.m. when a gun accidentally discharged in a house in the 7000 block of South Harper Avenue, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.
About 9:30 p.m., the 21-year-old man was on the street in the 5100 block of South Prairie Avenue when someone shot at him, police said.
A police officer rushed the baby to Stroger Hospital in a squad car.
The latest homicide happened Sunday afternoon in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. About 3 p.m., Quinton Dgoins, 25, was inside a car in the 3900 block of West Roosevelt Road when another car drove by and people from inside both cars began shooting at each other.
Melanie Irving was with an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man in the 1400 block of East 66th Place around 12:50 p.m. Sunday, when a gunman walked out of a gangway, and started shooting.
Five kayakers were rescued from the DuPage River in Bolingbrook Friday morning, officials said.
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Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
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Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
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Renowned singer-songwriter and Chicago-area native John Prine will be honored with a mural at the Old Town School of Folk Music in the Lincoln Square community.
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Rounds of severe thunderstorms with wind gusts as high as 80 miles per hour and heavy lightning will roll through the Chicago area Friday evening into Saturday morning.
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Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking storms moving through the Chicago area.
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Meteorologist David Yeomans in tracking rounds of severe weather.
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Five kayakers were rescued from the DuPage River in Bolingbrook Friday morning, officials said.
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A man is charged for sexually assaulting a woman while she was jogging on the 606 Trail in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood over the weekend.
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