Despite Link To Officer Deaths, Edward Brown Not Likely To Face Felony Murder Charges
Following the deaths of two Chicago Police officers, one man is now facing charges, but they are not murder charges.
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Following the deaths of two Chicago Police officers, one man is now facing charges, but they are not murder charges.
For most people the deadly tragedies of trains hitting pedestrians or vehicles are scenes from afar, but for conductor Gordon Bowe they are haunting realities.
Authorities say the train operator was traveling about 65 miles per hour and slammed on the brakes but couldn't stop.
The two officers fatally struck by a train in the Chicago Police 5th District are the latest in a number of tragedies for the district this year alone.
Two police officers have been struck by a South Shore train, Chicago police confirm.
A four-year-old boy was critically injured when he was struck by a car while standing with his mother Friday morning in the South Shore neighborhood.
Michelle Smith, 50, has been missing from South Shore according to Chicago police.
A man and a woman were killed in a murder-suicide Monday night, after an argument in the South Shore neighborhood.
A 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing this weekend has been found safe.
Darryl Robinson was last seen in the vicinity of the 7800 South Colfax in mid October.
Celeste Christian has been charged with one felony count each of attempted murder and aggravated battery of a child.
CBS 2 cameras found workers cleaning up the trash. Enough to fill at least six garbage cans.
City officials said they are waiting on the property managers to response to the violations. But residents felt they've been waiting long enough and want the city to do more.
Police said the victims were sitting on the hood of a car parked near 72nd and Bennett shortly before 11 p.m., when another vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire.
A 24-year-old woman was shot and killed late Tuesday night in a possible case of road rage in the South Shore neighborhood.
The agency in charge of investigating police shootings released more raw video of the fatal shooting of Harith Augustus on July 14 in the city's South Shore neighborhood.
A Chicago police officer shot a person outside a dollar store in the South Shore neighborhood Monday night, after the suspect allegedly pointed a gun at the officer in the parking lot.
Police said officers responding to another call near 76th and Coles shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday, when they heard five or six gunshots.
Chicago police officers shot a suspect in the buttocks Friday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood.
The fire started around 8 p.m. in a 3-story apartment building near 76th and Essex.
The latest fatal shooting happened at about 2:10 a.m. Monday in the South Shore neighborhood.
The most recent fatal shooting happened about 12:55 a.m. Monday in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South side.
An autopsy found she died of chronic ethanolism and cold exposure, the medical examiner's office said. Her death was ruled an accident.
A 29-year-old man was robbed and shot early Friday in the South Shore neighborhood.
Chicago Police said he disregarded the train signals.
