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A woman, whose age was unknown, was killed and a 21-year-old man was wounded about 5:20 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of East 87th Street.
What appear to be bullet holes were found at an Irving Park building. The incidents are ‘an attack on the Muslim community’s safety and right to worship freely’ a community leader says.
The two men were in the 1500 block of South Kenneth Avenue when someone fired shots, police said.
Police say a 6-year-old boy stabbed his 2-year-old brother to death with a kitchen knife about 5 p.m. Friday in the 2700 block of Fairway Drive. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is investigating.
Sean Jones, 52, of Chicago, is one of four people who were shot on the train early Monday morning.
The 26-year-old was fatally shot Thursday night while on a sidewalk in the 3200 block of West Walnut Street.
Después del tiroteo masivo de esta semana en la Línea Azul del tren, algunos usuarios de la CTA que no tienen hogar dicen que serán más precavidos pero que seguirán utilizando los trenes y autobuses para refugiarse.
La carta, con fecha del lunes, está firmada por 16 ex empleados o actuales empleados de COPA. En ella se afirma que Andrea Kersten, administradora jefa de COPA, ha “manipulado las investigaciones para alinearlas con su propia agenda política” y ha tomado represalias contra los empleados que se han quejado.
Michael Gargiulo, 48, is accused of the fatal stabbing of Tricia Pacaccio in 1993 in Glenview. Gargiulo was sentenced to death for two L.A.-area killings, including a woman getting ready to go out on a date with actor Ashton Kutcher.
Chicago Catholic priest under investigation by DCFS over child molestation, exploitation accusations
The Rev. Martin Nyberg was a deacon at St. Paul of the Cross Parish in Park Ridge from June 2023 to mid-May and an associate pastor at St. Josaphat Parish in Lincoln Park since July 1, according to Cardinal Blase Cupich, who says Nyberg “strenuously denies the allegations.”
Earlier, the judge told authorities to “make Mr. Hoover present in person” for a hearing on his bid for a sentencing break under the First Step Act. Hoover has been held for years in the federal supermax prison in Colorado.
James Yates, now out of prison and running a construction business, says the police in the south suburb aren’t giving his son’s killing enough attention because “they think ... if it’s a Black kid, finding the perpetrator is not important.’”
Around 10:20 p.m., a 34-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk in the 2600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when someone left a vehicle and opened fire, striking him in the lower back, Chicago police said.
Around 11:10 p.m., two men, 39 and 42, were standing in the street in the 1500 block of South Kenneth Avenue when someone approached and opened fire, striking them both, Chicago police said.
The FBI released 220 pages of records on the reputed onetime boss of the mob’s Elmwood Park street crew, whose brother John “No Nose” DiFronzo was suspected of running the Outfit. Observations include DiFronzo shoveling snow and walking a dog.
Terrell Fort, 31, was in an alley in the 2000 block of West Howard Street when someone opened fire around 5:45 p.m., Chicago police said.
Travis Bailey, 34, was shot early Sunday in the 1000 block of West Lake Street and died Tuesday.
On Aug. 24, the 55-year-old bicyclist was riding near Garfield Park in the 3500 block of West Washington Boulevard when he was struck by a blue 1997 Lincoln Town Car around 8:30 p.m., Chicago police said.
Connections for the Homeless helped Margaret Miller Johnson secure housing in 2020. They do not know how she ended up on the Blue Line but said her death is a painful reminder: “Our society can and should do better.”