Chicago police warn of attempted kidnapping in Humboldt Park
Chicago police say that a man in a white sedan got out and approached the victim, grabbing them by the hair and telling them to get in the car at knifepoint.
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Chicago police say that a man in a white sedan got out and approached the victim, grabbing them by the hair and telling them to get in the car at knifepoint.
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Sources told CBS News the suspect caught on surveillance images visited her home at least once before the Feb. 1 abduction.
On Tuesday, authorities released black and white images from a surveillance camera showing a person wearing a mask, gloves, backpack and what appeared to be a gun holster.
Police told CBS News a regional SWAT team was needed to make the arrest during a traffic stop, and it was quick. It’s also not confirmed if the person detained is the same person from the video released by the FBI on Tuesday.
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A second man has been charged in a string of armed robberies, including one in which the victim was kidnapped, last month in the Humboldt Park and Little Village neighborhoods.
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A woman charged with kidnapping a 2-year-old girl at gunpoint in Chicago is appearing in court Friday.
The judge said the child's mother is the mastermind in what he called a kidnapping scheme that involved guns, death threats, and even leveraging her child's location for her own release.
In court, prosecutors said Angelique Mobley, 22, and Lamon Weathers, 33, were dating during the kidnapping. They said Mobley and Weathers, Matthew Price, 27, and another unknown person somehow gained access to the 2-year-old's grandmother's building near 48th Street and Michigan Wednesday morning.
Chicago police said three people armed with guns forced their way into an apartment building belonging to the girl's grandmother, took the child, the grandmother's purse and keys, and fled in her stolen car.
Three people have been charged with kidnapping a 2-year-old girl at gunpoint from a home in Chicago's Grand Boulevard neighborhood Wednesday.
Chicago police said Wednesday night that Attumn Shelley had been located. Further information was not released.
Chicago police are searching for a 2-year-old girl who was kidnapped from a home in the city's Grand Boulevard neighborhood early Wednesday morning. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
A 2-year-old girl was kidnapped from a home in Chicago's Grand Boulevard neighborhood early Wednesday morning. Police said the group, a known woman and two men, took the 2-year-old girl before stealing a gray Nissan hatchback and other items from the home.
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Federal and local law enforcement officers shut down a massage parlor operating in Brighton Park on Monday. The local alderwoman said the business was a front for prostitution and possibly human trafficking.
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One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
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After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
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The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
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Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95.
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A new legal challenge sidelined Illinois' attempt to ban some credit card swipe fees, after a federal judge issued an injunction halting enforcement of the law.
Federal and local law enforcement officers shut down a massage parlor operating in Brighton Park on Monday. The local alderwoman said the business was a front for prostitution and possibly human trafficking.
A former professional MMA fighter from Chicago came to the rescue when an unruly passenger tried to open a Frontier Airlines door mid-flight on Sunday while the plane was headed to O'Hare International Airport.
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One person was detained by ICE agents in Albany Park on Tuesday morning, causing chaos and panic on a city street.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Federal and local law enforcement officers shut down a massage parlor operating in Brighton Park on Monday. The local alderwoman said the business was a front for prostitution and possibly human trafficking.
Luke Keaschall and Tristan Gray drove in two runs apiece in a bottom-of-the-order attack for the Minnesota Twins in beating the Chicago White Sox 6-4 and delivering right-hander Davis Martin a rare loss.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Legislation protecting Illinois customers receiving professional massages from sexual assaults and harassment is now on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
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