Man found dead, partially dismembered, after house fire in North Lawndale
An autopsy determined the victim had been shot in the neck and chest, and his death was ruled a homicide.
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An autopsy determined the victim had been shot in the neck and chest, and his death was ruled a homicide.
Police said firefighters responded to a home near Kirkland and Ogden Avenue just before 9 p.m. Friday. Once the fire was out, they found a 68-year-old man dead inside the home.
Further details about where she was located and her condition were not released.
Police said two men were working at a construction site in the 3400 block of West Ogden Avenue shortly after 8:30 a.m., when a 34-year-old man was killed after coming into contact with a power line. Shardaa Gray reports.
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Police dispatch audio suggests it may have been a targeted attack, where shots were fired from a black sedan that pulled up on the sidewalk. Andrew Ramos reports.
Police said the 30-year-old victim was walking on the sidewalk along Cicero Avenue at the Eisenhower Expressway when police said a black Nissan sedan pulled up — and someone in the car unleashed a hail of bullets. Andrew Ramos reports.
The suspects fled the scene with the 6-year-old still in the vehicle.
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It happened around 4 a.m. at the Fountain Jordan Shepard Funeral Home at 418 S. Cicero Avenue in the Austin neighborhood.
The fire and the reroutes of the buses ended around 5 a.m.
The CFD said there had been no injuries as of 10 p.m., and they were working to get the blaze under control.
The 15-year-old faces felony counts of armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and unlawful use of a weapon while possessing a weapon.
The boy, 17, was arrested on Wednesday in the 600 block of North Central Park Avenue and charged with two felony counts of armed robbery and one felony count of possession of a controlled substance.
Xavier E. Walker and a 17-year-old boy from Chicago were placed into custody.
Officers encountered a suspect, which resulted in a foot chase and an exchange of gunfire at multiple nearby locations, police said. Officers were fired upon by the suspect and returned fire, striking him, police said.
The shooting happened in the Lawndale neighborhood in broad daylight Sunday. Andrew Ramos reports.
The shooting followed a foot chase and an exchange of gunfire at multiple locations, police say. Shardaa Gray reports.
The victim told officers that a woman pulled out a sharp object and stabbed him in the head before leaving the scene.
A 29-year-old man was outside when he got into a fight with an unknown man and woman.
According to police, the victim suffered two gunshot wounds to the chest.
The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The water main broke at Western Avenue and Jackson Boulevard Tuesday evening.
The garden apartment in the building was severely damaged.
Crews were called around 10 p.m. Saturday to the building at 4901 W. Erie St., at Lamon Avenue.
Shortly after 1 a.m. on May 22, 2023, a 62-year-old man was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk in the 2200 block of South State Street when he was attacked.
Illinois State Police did not release how many people were hurt or the severity of those injuries.
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Police did not provide a date or time when the incident took place.
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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The faceoff took place on a street in the capital after the suspect "and the dead man agreed to fight each other," police said.
