Chicago police shot and killed a man Tuesday night during an investigation into a stolen vehicle in the Arcadia Terrace neighborhood. The Chicago Police Department said tactical officers were checking a stolen, unoccupied parked car around 10:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of North Washtenaw Avenue when a dark sedan pulled up with two men … Read more
An investigation is underway after a man was found critically injured in a shooting Wednesday evening on Chicago’s South Side. Chicago police said officers responded around 5:49 p.m. to the 1500 block of East 74th Street in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. When they arrived, they found a 25-year-old man near the street with gunshot wounds … Read more
A man has been charged with setting a fire in his Cicero apartment building to cover up the shooting death of his roommate last month. Police say that around 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 3, officers and firefighters responded to reports of an explosion and fire in a three-story building on the 1800 block of South … Read more
“I thought he was going to kill him.” Those were the words of a woman who watched a man brutally attack her 73-year-old husband during a road rage incident last month in Oak Lawn. Joseph and Deborah — who asked to be identified only by their first names — say they are still terrified after … Read more
Friends and family held a candlelight vigil Tuesday night as they continued searching for Daniel Davis III, a South Side man who has been missing for two weeks following a car crash in Blue Island. Davis, 59, was last seen on Nov. 26 around 6:30 p.m. after a crash near St. Donatus Parish, where he … Read more
Metra BNSF trains were delayed Tuesday evening after an Amtrak train struck a vehicle near the Congress Park Metra Station in Brookfield, Illinois. The crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. Authorities have not said what caused the collision or whether anyone was injured. Both inbound and outbound BNSF trains were stopped following the crash. Service resumed … Read more
A suspect is in custody after officers found a man dead early Monday inside a Chicago Ridge home, police said. Around 4:30 a.m., Chicago Ridge officers responded to a report of an unresponsive person at a home in the 10500 block of South Austin Avenue. Police said they found the man dead inside. The Cook … Read more
A man died early Tuesday after officers found him shot several times in an alley on the West Side. Around 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a call about an unresponsive person in the 1900 block of South Ridgeway Avenue. Chicago police said they discovered the victim with multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics took him to Stroger … Read more
An Elmhurst man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities discovered the body of a missing Florida woman in a wooded area in Wadsworth, Illinois, over the weekend. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said it was notified shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday that a body had been found near Adams and Delany roads. The victim … Read more
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly sexually assaulting and robbing four women at suburban hotels while on duty. Federal prosecutors say Luis Urbie, 44, carried out the attacks between February and October 2022 at hotels in Schaumburg and Naperville. All four victims were women of … Read more