Chicago man charged with beating, stabbing 43-year-old on SW Side
Rey Gonzalez, 21, was arrested by Chicago police officers and members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday.
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Rey Gonzalez, 21, was arrested by Chicago police officers and members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday.
Chicago police said Christian Gardner, 35, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder.
A was charged in the deadly stabbing of a 64-year-old man Monday morning on the city's Near West Side.
Llovana Torres, 26, stands charged with a felony count of aggravated battery of a child under the age of 13. Shardaa Gray reports.
Chicago police said the victim was in the alley when an unknown man approached and an argument ensued.
CBS Chicago learned that the victim, a 64-year-old man, was working as a contractor and was part of a crew working at a construction site. He was unloading a van at the time of the incident and was stabbed over 10 times.
Police said Llovana Torres, 26, was charged with a felony count of aggravated battery of a child under the age of 13.
Police said Llovana Torres, 26, was charged with a felony count of aggravated battery of a child under the age of 13 in the incident in Rogers Park. Shardaa Gray reports.
CBS Chicago learned that the victim was working as a contractor and was part of a crew working at a construction site. He was unloading a van at the time of the incident.
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died.
It happened just before 8 a.m. in the 2400 block of West Gladys Avenue near the CTA Blue Line stop.
A woman was charged in the stabbing of a 7-year-old boy in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on Saturday morning.
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Brand, 39, is charged with 17 felony counts including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery, home invasion and domestic battery in the March 13, 2024, incident. Tara Molina reports.
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Asia Boyd, 29, was arrested Saturday around 12:31 a.m. in the 7200 block of South Christiana Avenue.
It happened just after midnight in the 6200 block of South Kedzie Avenue.
Five people were hurt overnight after an argument led to a mass stabbing in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
Police said the victim was standing near the sidewalk when he was approached by an unknown person who pulled out a sharp object and swung at him.
Jamari Bryant, 26, was charged with aggravated battery.
Chicago police said two groups of people were arguing before it turned into a fight when a woman, 29, pulled out a sharp object and wounded multiple people.
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