Man Stabbed To Death In Pilsen Bar
A man was stabbed to death in a Pilsen neighborhood bar early Saturday, police said.
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A man was stabbed to death in a Pilsen neighborhood bar early Saturday, police said.
A man was shot to death in the Little Village neighborhood early Saturday, police said.
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side early Saturday.
With the stroke of a pen, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans set June 1 as the start of the new Prostitution and Trafficking Intervention Court. Evans said state law already treats prostitution as a misdemeanor, and not a felony. The new intervention court takes that approach a step further.
Officials have exhumed the body of a man who was slain along with a teenage girl nearly 70 years ago in the small town of Oregon, Illinois, and a man who has spent 17 years investigating the murders hopes forensic tests will help close the case.
Manuel Martinez, 33, was charged with one felony count each of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm and aggravated fleeing from police, a statement from Chicago Police said. He was also cited for driving without a license and insurance, and driving with a broken headlight.
The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Honore Street. Two men, two women, and a 2-year-old girl were wounded.
Firefighters found 48-year-old Maria Concepcion Herrera and her 22-year-old son Carlos Herrera dead in their home in the 3600 block of West 55th Place around 2:50 p.m., after someone reported a couch on fire at the home.
About 9:30 p.m., the three were standing outside in the 2100 block of East 67th Street when a male shot them from a nearby alley, police said.
One victim reportedly was stabbed, another had been restrained with duct tape, and a fire was started.
A 37-year-old contractor from Naperville has pleaded guilty to setting a fire at an Aurora radar facility last fall, crippling Chicago's two airports, and disrupting air traffic all across the U.S.
Kortillious Gipson, 23, is charged with first-degree murder for the death of 34-year-old Sam Walker on July 31, 2014, according to Chicago Police.
Police are warning residents about a series of robberies targeting lone female victims reported this month in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Angelo Bennett said all he's ever wanted to do since he was charged with murdering a gentlemen's club manager was apologize to the slain man's family. He got his chance on Wednesday.
Men dressed as women were caught on video stealing thousands in high-end merchandise Wednesday afternoon.
Police seek a man who allegedly tried to abduct a girl early Wednesday in the West Side Austin neighborhood, reports WBBM's Bob Roberts.
As her daughter recovers from brain surgery, a young mother makes a plea for those who shot her this weekend, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
Bullets riddled a McKinley Park home late Tuesday night, following an argument between two men, and a 61-year old woman was shot in the neck.
A man was robbed early Wednesday just off the Magnificent Mile, a few blocks from the scene of another robbery attempt a few minutes later.
The most recent shooting happened about 11:40 p.m. in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side. A 14-year-old boy was outside in the 2200 block of South Central Park Avenue when an SUV drove past and someone inside fired shots in his direction.
Mayor Emanuel attended a luncheon honoring police officers for valor and service above and beyond the call and he acknowledged this was a weekend with far too many shootings and deaths.
The FBI has announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the animal rights extremist or extremists who set fire to several carriages at an historic stable in the Old Town neighborhood in February.
In the wake of a holiday weekend in which at least 55 people were shot in Chicago – 12 of them fatally – a Cook County Commissioner was calling for city- and county-wide action to quell gang violence.
The weekend's most recent fatal shooting happened Monday night in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side, police said. About 7:50 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was shot in the back and the leg in the 4900 block of West Erie, police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died.
A man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side, police said.
