Police investigate shooting death of 26-year-old in Calumet City
It happened outside a used car lot near Burnham and River Oaks just after 8:30 Tuesday morning.
It happened outside a used car lot near Burnham and River Oaks just after 8:30 Tuesday morning.
A homicide investigation is underway in south suburban Calumet City where a shooting took place outside a used car lot near Burnham and River Oaks just after 8:30 Tuesday morning.
An apparent chase on the Dan Ryan Expressway Tuesday afternoon lead to a search at the River Oaks Mall in south suburban Calumet City. Chopper 2 was over the scene.
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Two Brinks armored trucks were robbed just hours apart on Wednesday in Chicago and Calumet City.
A Brinks armored truck was robbed Wednesday morning in south suburban Calumet City.
A 5-year-old child was shot and killed inside a home in Calumet City Thursday night.
A 5-year-old boy was shot and killed inside a home in Calumet City Thursday night.
The FBI says the robbery happened Monday morning in the Big Lots parking lot near River Oaks Drive and Ring Road.
The FBI says the robbery happened Monday morning in the Big Lots parking lot near River Oaks Drive and Ring Road.
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The Calumet City Fraternal Order of Police will accompany Santa to deliver gifts and food baskets.
The Calumet City Fraternal Order of Police will accompany Santa to deliver gifts and food baskets.
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Police were at River Oaks Center on Friday to make sure the mall's owners don't reopen without permission again.
River Oaks Center shopping mall in Calumet City is once again shut down, after a security guard was shot and killed there earlier this week.
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Police said the incident that led to the man being shot by officers was an isolated domestic matter.
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