Teen Convicted Of Murder In 2016 Slaying Of 311 Operator Yvonne Harris
An 18-year-old man has been convicted of murder in the shooting death of a city employee outside a Bronzeville neighborhood Starbucks two years ago.
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An 18-year-old man has been convicted of murder in the shooting death of a city employee outside a Bronzeville neighborhood Starbucks two years ago.
A 32-year-old woman is recovering in a hospital this morning after being shot while waiting at a bus stop.
A Chicago police officer shot a driver who allegedly rammed a police car late Wednesday night at a gas station in the Lawndale neighborhood.
Police said Shane Colombo was struck and killed but was not the intended target.
Police say the shooting happened after an officer stopped to investigate an SUV parked on a single-lane access road about 40 miles northwest of Chicago and they struggled over a handgun that Martell pulled out.
A judge has denied defense requests for directed acquittals in the trial of three Chicago police officers charged with lying about the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
A man and a woman were killed in a murder-suicide Monday night, after an argument in the South Shore neighborhood.
Two teenagers charged as adults were ordered held without bail on Sunday, accused of killing two longtime friends, and leaving their bodies in a field on the Far South Side.
The victim told police he was driving when someone started shooting, Sunday morning around 12:20 in the West Pullman neighborhood.
Robert Williams, 42, was standing on the sidewalk near Howard and Ashland around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, when he was shot in the back, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
A 15-year-old is recovering after he was shot and wounded by police.
The trial begins Tuesday for three Chicago police officers charged with lying in official reports to cover up the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald.
A colleague said the 26-year-old Roberson had the gunman pinned down and was waiting for police to help. The officer responded and said Roberson ignored orders to drop the gun he had on the offender.
A male, 15, was shot in the right shoulder while walking on the 500 block of E. 48th St. around 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, according to Chicago police.
The officer handed over his property but the juvenile patted him down and found another wallet with the officer's police star.
Police said a 61-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were found shot inside a home near 66th and Lowe shortly before 10 a.m.
A federal judge has denied a request to release the name of the Midlothian officer who shot and killed security guard Jemel Roberson earlier this month, according to court records.
A woman who was at Mercy Hospital Monday afternoon for radiation treatment said she and others took cover inside a utility closet as a gunman opened fire nearby.
Jennifer Eldridge, a pharmacy technician barricaded herself and others in Mercy Hospital during the shooting.
The emergency room patient said everyone inside the hospital was nervous and some were crying.
Detectives are trying to piece together what happened after Qantis Smith was shot and killed late Saturday night in the West Town neighborhood.
Roberson was working as a security guard at Manny's Blue Room in Robbins last week when he was fatally shot by a police officer.
One of the victims was home from college for Thanksgiving, but his father said he'll now spend the holiday in the hospital.
"Release the name of the officer. He has nothing to hide. Release the autopsy report. Include in your statements to the public information that goes both ways, that will provide more clarity about what happened."
Country Club Hills police shot a driver who allegedly hit an officer with his car Thursday night outside a bank.
