Two Men Shot In Austin
Two men were shot Wednesday morning in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
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Two men were shot Wednesday morning in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
The suspect in a southwest suburban murder fatally shot himself during a confrontation with police late Friday on a Metra train in north suburban Deerfield, according to preliminary autopsy reports.
Jason Van Dyke's attorney Daniel Herbert argues in the three-page motion that statements Van Dyke made to investigators following the shooting were improperly used against him.
At 2:34 a.m., the 31-year-old was walking in the 2800 block of West 55th Street when a white vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
Most recently, a 22-year-old man was shot about 10:30 p.m. in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
About 4:30 p.m., Rommell Harris was in the front seat of a car parked in the 400 block of South 14th Avenue when another vehicle pulled up and someone inside shot him multiple times, according to Maywood police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Douglas Askew killed his pregnant girlfriend in 1989 and, on Tuesday, appeared in court after being accused of murdering his girlfriend.
Judge Vincent Gaughan said he will review the material and rule later on whether the records are relevant in the murder trial of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke.
The day's latest homicide happened at 7:44 p.m. in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side, when officers responding to a call of a person shot found a male lying in the 1600 block of North Keystone, police said.
The 32-year-old was sitting in a car at 1:52 a.m. parked in the 7700 block of South Indiana when another male walked up and fired shots, according to Chicago Police.
Officers responded at 12:16 a.m. to the 200 block of Fairway Road, where a person was shot in the back, according to a statement from Lake Zurich police.
Police said the victims were driving east in the 4500 block of West Lexington at about 9:45 a.m. when a black SUV pulled up alongside them, and the driver of the SUV opened fire.
Police in the south suburbs were searching for two suspects, after one person was killed and two others were injured in a home invasion Sunday evening in Harvey.
The attorney for a 38-year-old man fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last week said he hopes the family's wrongful death lawsuit against the city sparks fundamental change at the department.
About 7:15 p.m., a 21-year-old man and his brother left a home in the 2800 block of South Calumet Avenue to pick up food when they were confronted by two masked, armed males, Harvey police spokesman Sean Howard said. The offenders forced the brothers back inside, and ordered them and another male who was inside the home onto the floor.
The fatal shooting happened Saturday morning in the University Village neighborhood.
He was found when officers responded to a report of a man slumped over inside a running vehicle about 9:50 a.m. in the 1300 block of West Hastings, Chicago Police said.
Officers were sent about 8:45 p.m. to a home in the 3600 block of Creekside Court for a report of shots fired, according to a statement from the Lake County Major Crime Task Force.
Chicago police continued providing heightened security on Saturday at O'Hare and Midway airports, a day after five people were killed and eight were wounded in a shooting at an airport in Florida.
Police shot and killed a murder suspect late Friday night, after the man allegedly opened fire on a Metra train in north suburban Deerfield.
Malik McNeese, 16, was fatally shot Jan. 3 in the 3400 block of West Fulton, authorities said. On Dec. 28, 19-year-old Yuri Hardy, was fatally shot in Austin.
A 33-year-old man has died nearly two weeks after he was shot in a mass shooting on Christmas night in the East Chatham neighborhood, authorities said.
Carlos Martinez-Rodriguez is charged with first-degree murder and was denied bail Friday at a hearing at the Maybrook Courthouse in Maywood, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.
The 23-year-old showed up at Mercy Hospital about 5:45 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
Chicago Police have increased security at O'Hare and Midway airports, after a gunman opened fire at an airport in Florida, killing at least five people and wounding eight others.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
Five months until the 2027 mayoral election in Chicago, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is leading in early polling, and has a commanding lead in fundraising.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage charges; the NFL said it is reviewing the case under its personal conduct policy and Jacobs remains on the commissioner's exempt list.
A federal judge denied a motion to block the start of Illinois' medical aid in dying law from taking effect this weekend from a lawsuit filed by disability right advocates.
Five months until the 2027 mayoral election in Chicago, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is leading in early polling, and has a commanding lead in fundraising.
Matt O'Shea, who has been the alderman of Chicago's 19th Ward for the last 16 years, is the latest to announce he is giving up his Chicago City Council seat after this term.
The Supreme Court said Missouri must use a 2022 congressional map — not a new congressional map that favors Republicans — in the 2026 midterm elections.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker excoriated the Republican midterm convention in Dallas at a Democrats' event in Texas Tuesday, calling it "a clown show" focused on President Trump while Americans are hurting.
A coalition of advocacy groups and a Democratic-led city filed a preemptive lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from deploying armed ICE agents to polling sites ahead of the midterm elections.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Kim Cooper has lived in the same River North apartment for 20 years. She says the alley below her balcony now draws crowds day and night, and that she and her neighbors have been calling 311 about it for six years.
A judge ruled last week there is enough evidence to bring Tyler Robinson to trial in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot at Utah Valley University one year ago today.
Flight 791, a Boeing 757, was headed to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Delta officials said there were 155 customers on board and six crew members.
Thousands of Michigan residents have someone else's face on their newly issued enhanced driver's licenses or state identification cards due to a vendor printing error.
Dorian Smith spent much of his time at the Grant Park skate park, where skaters knew him as Avery. His father said the family is distraught. No one is in custody.
A 15-year-old boy is charged with multiple felonies for an April shooting that killed a Hyde Park Academy student and hurt a 16-year-old girl.
A 16-year-old boy died after being found shot in Grant Park's skate park in the South Loop Wednesday night, Chicago police said.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
Five months until the 2027 mayoral election in Chicago, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is leading in early polling, and has a commanding lead in fundraising.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage charges; the NFL said it is reviewing the case under its personal conduct policy and Jacobs remains on the commissioner's exempt list.
AL Central-leading Chicago (75-70) maintained a two-game lead over Cleveland, which lost at Baltimore.
The Brewers extend their NL Central lead to 10 games over the Cubs.
Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to nine games over Chicago by coming from behind to defeat the Cubs for a second straight day.
Chicago's Kyle Teel hit his second homer in two games and singled. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Police are searching for a group wanted for damaging multiple cars in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Thieves stole three golf carts from the Billy Caldwell Golf Course on Chicago's Northwest Side early Thursday.
Dorian Smith spent much of his time at the Grant Park skate park, where skaters knew him as Avery. His father said the family is distraught. No one is in custody.
