Boy, 15, charged in West Englewood armed robbery
The teen was arrested on Friday, in the 6500 block of South Racine Avenue, and charged with two felony counts of armed robbery.
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The teen was arrested on Friday, in the 6500 block of South Racine Avenue, and charged with two felony counts of armed robbery.
The crash happened in the 6100 block of South Racine Avenue just before 11:30 p.m.
A 22-year-old man was heading southbound on Racine in a Ford pickup when he failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a male driver in a red sedan, police said.
The offenders entered her vehicle and fled southbound on Damen.
Chicago police said a 43-year-old woman was driving a white Infinity in the 1900 block of West 74th Street just after 3:30 a.m., when a red truck approached, and three or four males exited with handguns – demanding her car.
The teen was arrested by Chicago police and members of the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Tuesday, in the 7000 block of South Washtenaw Avenue.
The fire was struck out just before 10:30 p.m. It's unclear what caused the fire.
They believed the homes were vacant until the woman was found during a search.
The houses were originally believed to be vacant.
The fire ripped through two houses in the West Englewood neighborhood.
Elijah Manning, 19, was placed into custody on Tuesday by members of the Chicago Police Department and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force.
A car hit an apartment building early Thursday and did some serious damage.
A driver crashed into a building in West Englewood Thursday morning, and a FedEx driver stepped in to help right away. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Late Tuesday night, someone driving erratically near 73rd and Ashland hit another car, causing it to swerve into New Generation Harvest Church.
The fire left charred remains of the home and appeared to have spread to two other houses.
The girl's brother said a neighbor started yelling at them after they walked on his grass to avoid a muddy area in their own backyard, then later fired shots into their house.
The victim was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the right hand.
Firefighters found the 52-year-old man in the rear bedroom of a home in the 5900 block of South Bishop Street.
Police say the incident happened in the 7300 block of South Hoyne, and no officers were injured.
Police say the incident happened in the 7300 block of South Hoyne, and no officers were injured.
Police say the incident happened in the 7300 block of South Hoyne, and no officers were injured.
Further investigation revealed that gunfire traveled from outside and shattered a window before striking the victim.
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Police say two men, 51 and 57, were approached by two unknown armed suspects who demanded their property.
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