Suburban police officer released after allegedly firing gun at CPD officer
The Blue Island city administrator confirmed that the officer was one of their own.
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The Blue Island city administrator confirmed that the officer was one of their own.
Police said the officer, while off duty, fired at least one shot at an also-off-duty Chicago Police officer in Back of the Yards over the weekend. Megan Hickey reports.
Police said the bicyclist and driver exchanged words when the driver saw the bicyclist going the wrong way down Miner Street, and the bicyclist ended up stabbing the driver.
Jerrell W. Harris was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm stemming from the shooting, police said.
Daniel Morales, 40, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm.
Nicholas Ortiz, 24, appeared in court Sunday morning charged with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at a person or vehicle.
The shooter also had both a Firearm Owners Identification card and a Concealed Carry License, and he will not be charged, police said.
It was unclear late Tuesday whether anybody was in custody following the incident in Schiller Park. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Police called the incident isolated, and said there was no danger to the public.
Ulyesee W. Burns, of Calumet Park, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.
Ulyesee W. Burns, of Calumet Park, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.
Govanni Hernandez, 32, of Berwyn, was charged with the murder of Mateo Zastro, who was riding with his family on Sept. 30, 2022, in the West Lawn neighborhood when he was shot and killed. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Mateo was shot in the head in front of his mother and three siblings while riding in the family car in the West Lawn neighborhood.
The argument between two drivers quickly spiraled out of control when a silver SUV smashed the driver's side door of a black sedan and nearly missed a woman.
A road rage incident nearly took a deadly turn on DuSable Lake Shore Drive and 66th Street Wednesday afternoon when one driver sideswiped another, and then shots rang out. It was all captured on video.
The victim was not shot but received treatment at the hospital for minor injuries from the crash.
Police said last Sunday, 31-year-old Lamont Ross shot at a car driving on the entrance ramp from Independence to the eastbound Eisenhower Expressway.
Andrew Santana, 24, of Gary, Indiana, has been charged with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm.
Police previously said he was a suspect in the incident but have not confirmed whether he was believed to be the shooter.
Eric Peterson, 26, of Chicago, was charged with allegedly firing a gun at another car after a minor sideswipe.
A man was charged in connection to a road rage shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway Monday.
A road rage incident led to a deadly shooting on I-80/94 in Lake Station, Indiana, early Wednesday morning, according to Indiana State Police. ISP said troopers got a call around 4 a.m. from a man who said he was involved in a shooting and altercation with another driver between Central Avenue and Ripley Street.
A road rage incident led to a deadly shooting on I-80/94 in Lake Station, Indiana, early Wednesday morning, according to Indiana State Police.
Mikyael J. Harris, 25, of Chicago was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm.
Nearly a year and a half later, police still haven't found Mateo Zastro's killer. But his family hopes a reward now being offered by Cook County Crime Stoppers will make a difference. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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After nearly two decades in the city, organizers posted on social media that they are "deeply grateful to the City of Chicago."
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Police used a Taser on the suspect while taking him into custody.
The storytelling workshop at the College of DuPage aimed to bridge worlds with words.
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Caitlin Tracey's family did not want her husband to have her remains because of a history of domestic violence allegations.
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