4 teens charged with robbery on South Side CTA Red Line platform
Two boys, 14 and 17, and two girls, 14 and 15, were arrested in the 0-100 block of West 95th Street just before 2:30 p.m.
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Two boys, 14 and 17, and two girls, 14 and 15, were arrested in the 0-100 block of West 95th Street just before 2:30 p.m.
Chicago police said just after 11:30 p.m., two men were arguing on the sidewalk in the 500 block of North Leamington Avenue. Both pulled out handguns, and one of the men fired shots at two others who were in a group.
A 12-year-old girl, identified as Imani Epps, was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where she died, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
The ages of the victims range from 9 to 54.
Police say the woman convinced her coworker, whom she had a romantic relationship with, to shoot and kill her boyfriend.
A good Samaritan attempted lifesaving efforts on the motorcyclist, a 32-year-old man from Naperville, but he was pronounced dead on the scene.
Chicago police say a man, 36, was driving northbound in the southbound lanes in the 6900 block of S. South Shore Drive just after midnight when he struck a woman's car.
Illinois State Police said the troopers saw a black Ford Escape wanted for a carjacking on I-94 at 39th Street.
Chicago police say around 12:30 a.m., in the 4000 block of South Archer Avenue, a Jeep SUV driven by a man, 22, ran a red traffic light and struck a Toyota sedan driven by a man, 30, traveling southbound.
The victim suffered trauma to the body and died at the scene.
Taeyoung Kim of Northbrook was charged in the crash that killed 17-year-old Marko Niketic.
The incident happened just before 9 a.m. on April 13 on the corner of Roosevelt and Canal Street.
Lottery officials said the player purchased a "$10 Million" game at Casey's convenience store at 3499 Fosterburg Road in Alton, Illinois, about 18 miles from St. Louis.
One batch was confirmed in Hoffman Estates in Cook County, and the second in Jacksonville in Morgan County.
Police said the man was shot in the torso – describing his injury as critical. He was rushed to Stroger Hospital of Cook County.