Cook Co. Sheriff's Office expanding "Tails of Redemption" program
Sheriff Tom Dart's office says they currently work with three local shelters.
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Sheriff Tom Dart's office says they currently work with three local shelters.
The future athletic center dubbed "The Home Court" will be tucked away on the southwest corner of Jackson Park.
The principal at Honey Creek Middle School said the officer took the gun out of his holster while using the bathroom.
According to police, the woman just left a business and was about to enter her car when a man approached her from behind, pulled out a gun, and forced the victim into the passenger seat.
Responding officers found the bus, conducted a traffic stop, and placed the woman into custody without incident.
Luis Lira-Hernandez, 33, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder.
Bank staff told officers that a subject entered the bank, handing the teller a note indicating that he was robbing the bank by threat of violence.
The victim told officers he was being chased by an unknown offender who pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots.
When the victims arrived to meet up with the man near 63rd and Morgan, the man pulled out a gun and demanded the victim's money and cell phone.
A woman was killed, and two others were hurt following a hit-and-run crash on the city's South Side Tuesday morning.
Both drivers were taken to Ascension St Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The tracks sustained electrical and structural damage as a result of the fire.
Two people were killed in separate hit-and-run crashes on the Dan Ryan Expressway overnight, according to Illinois State Police.
Police say four to five men jumped out of a vehicle and pointed guns at victims saying, "This is a robbery, give me everything you got."
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 45.