Police Investigate String Of Smash-And-Grab Burglaries In South Loop
It was not clear if the same thief or thieves hit all the stores, but the break-ins were very similar.
It was not clear if the same thief or thieves hit all the stores, but the break-ins were very similar.
The mayor originally hoped to get a vote by the full City Council on Wednesday, but many aldermen have objected to rushing the ordinance.
Around 8 p.m. Sunday, 18-year-old Shantell "Keekee" Fleming was among a group of people attending a vigil for 23-year-old Nahmar Holmes, who was gunned down less than 24 hours earlier.
Samsung has issued a global recall of all Note 7 smartphones, after finding the lithium-ion batteries of some of the phones have exploded or caught fire.
As multiple suspects were fleeing a robbery, shots were fired, although police did not say if it was the suspects, officers, or both who fired the shots.
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Sources said the attack took place inside Village Discount Outlet thrift store at Lawrence and Spaulding avenues around 7 p.m. Monday.
Police and firefighters responded to the fire shortly before 12:30 a.m. in the 3100 block of South Harding Avenue.
A 24-year-old man was killed and a 23-year-old man was grazed by a bullet in a shooting in the West Lawn neighborhood late Wednesday night, capping off the most violent month in Chicago in 20 years.
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Airport security wait times that sometimes stretched to two hours or more at O'Hare and Midway airports this spring have been cut down to 10 minutes or less, city officials announced Tuesday.
Jamiah Barnes, 8, was crossing the street to attend a prayer vigil for a 14-year-old boy who had been slain earlier in the day, just three blocks away, when two men began arguing and someone began shooting. Jamiah was shot in the forearm, and a 40-year-old woman was shot in the hand.
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A victim was stabbed early Wednesday morning during a home invasion in Richton Park.
Police said officers were investigating reports of a carjacking shortly after 10 p.m., and spotted a vehicle suspected to be the one they were seeking in the 600 block of East 100th Place. Instead of pulling over, the driver leaned out the window and began shooting at officers, police said.
Monday is the first day of classes for hundreds of students in East Chicago, Indiana, but they won't be going to their school, due to lead contamination on their campus.
Nearly 150 firefighters helped extinguish the blaze, which started around 1 a.m. in the 7600 block of South Drexel Avenue.
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Police said the homeowner grabbed a handgun during the home invasion, and opened fire, chasing off the suspects.
Delta Air Lines has resumed a limited number of flights Monday morning, after a major computer outage brought its operations to a stop.
Police in south suburban Country Club Hills were searching for a man wanted for shooting his girlfriend, after he fled the scene with his 8-year-old son.
As soon as firefighters arrived on the scene in the 1400 block of West Marquette Road around 9:30 p.m., they smelled an accelerant, indicating the fire inside the vacant home was deliberately set.
Police said the robbers sneaked up behind the couples, and knocked the women to the ground.
Officers immediately responded to the 300 block of North University and found two people who had been struck by gunfire and began rendering aid until the Normal Fire Department personnel arrived.
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Six of those incidents happened on Saturday, and three more on Sunday—all happening during the early morning hours.
Just before 2:30 a.m., Streamwood police, along with paramedics from the Streamwood Fire Department, responded to the 300 block of Cedar Cir for a report of gunshots that left one person shot.
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The U.S. Senate passed a resolution Friday honoring the life of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American Wadee AlFayoumi of Illinois. AlFayoumi died after he was stabbed 26 times in front of his mother in October 2023.
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During the Tuesday night meeting, the clerk grabbed the mayor's gavel after she made several requests for the mayor to stop pointing it at her.
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Scammers have taken more than $100 million meant for senior citizens' Medicare bills, which comes from taxpayer money. The fraud scheme was exposed after swindlers made $3 billion worth of fake Medicare claims.
The government has already disbursed more than 900 million free at-home COVID-19 tests, and will be reopening its free test kit portal.
According to the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, the bats were both found Monday.
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Greyhound said its lease is up on Oct. 20, but Greyhound is "working with local officials and stakeholders to determine the path forward."
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The factory's parent company said it gave workers the opportunity to move to other facilities.
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A man is dead after a shooting in West Town early Sunday morning. Police are searching for the shooter.
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SpaceX launched a reduced two-man crew on a flight to the International Space Station Saturday, along with supplies and a pair of empty seats for two Starliner astronauts waiting to hitch a ride home in February after an unexpected eight-and-a-half-month stay in orbit.
A 2-year-old girl was in the hospital Saturday night after she was shot in a home in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
Just before 2:30 a.m., Streamwood police, along with paramedics from the Streamwood Fire Department, responded to the 300 block of Cedar Cir for a report of gunshots that left one person shot.
Officers immediately responded to the 300 block of North University and found two people who had been struck by gunfire and began rendering aid until the Normal Fire Department personnel arrived.
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The victim was shot in the chest and died at a local hospital.
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Car break-ins were the source of a whopping 40% of gun thefts last year.
The sum was less than attorneys were seeking.
Some of these veterans live in the Chicago area, and many are scattered around the country suffering from debilitating illnesses.
Jaquan Brisker intercepted Matthew Stafford with about a minute remaining after the Bears punted on the previous play, helping Chicago (2-2) end a two-game skid.
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The vandalism has happened at least three times in the last week in the 4700 block of South Ellis Avenue.
Lyle Menendez tells "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales, "There's just never been a case of guilt or innocence. It was always about why it happened."
All three victims were reported in good condition.
The 2-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. A gun was recovered at the scene.
The ages of the victims range from 2 to 58.