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Evanston Police Cmdr. Jospeh Dugan said gun violence occurs in Evanston in spurts, and usually on the suburb's west side. He said two officers each day are assigned specifically to take guns off the streets.
The 28-year-old victim suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the back of the head in the 9300 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue at 3:30 p.m., police said.
The man, 19, was shot in the ankle about 2:10 a.m. in the 5100 block of South Winchester Avenue, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police.
The teenager was walking in the 600 block of South Homan Avenue about 11:30 p.m. when he heard gunfire and felt pain, according to Chicago Police.
About 1 a.m., the 28-year-old was walking in the 1700 block of West 77th Street when he heard gunfire and realized he'd been shot in the leg, according to Chicago Police.
About 8:50 p.m., the 28-year-old was standing on the sidewalk in the 5900 block of West Madison Street when a group of males standing down the block began to argue among themselves and shots were fired, police said.
Akeem Clarke, 24; and Martel Odum, 25, pleaded guilty to robbery and unlawful vehicular invasion on Monday, according to Cook County court records.
Darrick Wells, 36, was identified as a suspect in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Claudia Mister outside a nightclub in the 1600 block of West 115th Place about 2:45 a.m. Sept. 3, according to Chicago Police and the U.S. Marshals Service.
Yellow police tape blocked the Shell gas station at the intersection of Route 64 and Route 83 in Elmhurst, after police were called for a well-being check at 5 a.m. There was no sign of the clerk who was supposed to be working there at the time, but there was reason to believe a robbery had taken place at the gas station.
Carleous Clay, 33, of Lansing, was arrested Sunday night and charged with one felony count of kidnapping Monday, according to the FBI. Clay is being held in Michigan and court proceedings have not yet been scheduled.
Chicago police were warning Uber users about robbers who have been posing as drivers to commit robberies on the North Side.
The 21-year-old was standing on a corner in the 5800 block of South Pulaski Road about 12:50 a.m. when he shouted gang slogans at a vehicle and threw a can at it, according to Chicago Police. Someone in the vehicle then fired at him, striking him in the head.
In three incidents, the robbers approached a person on the street, pulled out a gun and took their property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
Joseph Smith, 23, was walking in the 5500 block of West Potomac Avenue about 6:15 p.m. when someone walked up and fired shots at him, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
About 6 p.m., the two were in the 4500 block of South Shields Avenue when they were shot, police said.
The man charged with raping and killing a suburban teenager 30 years ago made his first court appearance on Monday, when he was ordered held without bond.
Police said two teenagers were outside around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, when a car drove by, and someone inside started shooting. Tyjuan Poindexter, 14, was shot in the head, and died at the scene. A 15-year-old boy was shot twice in the leg, and was being treated at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital.
A man has been arrested in Michigan, accused of the violent assault and kidnapping of a woman from her home in south suburban Lansing.
Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 9:40 p.m. in the 10100 block of South Calumet Avenue found the man unresponsive on the ground with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said.
About 8:20 p.m., he was walking with a friend in the 1600 block of North Central Avenue when he heard a shot and realized he'd been struck in the abdomen, police said.
He was shot in the face and thigh in the 8400 block of South Hermitage Avenue at 10:35 a.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
About 6 p.m., he was standing with a group of people in the 1200 block of North Keeler Avenue when two people walked up and started shooting, according to Chicago Police.
Early Sunday, officers responding to a call of shots fired in the 11700 block of South LaSalle Street found the 31-year-old man inside a car parked in an alley, police said.
The boys, ages 16 and 17, were shot at 1:49 p.m. in the 0-100 block of West Pershing Road, police said.
The 19-year-old was shot in the left arm about 11:55 a.m. in the 700 block of West 99th Street, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police.
