Crime
Two teenagers and infant killed in Chicago highway shooting
The victims' vehicle left the highway and stopped near the top of the 111th Street exit ramp. Two people were found dead at the scene and four were taken to the hospital.
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Crime
16-year-old boy charged in fatal shootings near Benito Juarez High School
A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday and being charged as an adult for the December shooting near Benito Juarez High School that left two students dead and two other teens wounded.
Crime
Alleged west side brothel operator pleads guilty to conspiracy
The woman admitted in a plea agreement with prosecutors that she took in more than $1 million in payments from clients over seven years through her business.
Crime
CPD fatally shoot man during exchange of gunfire
Police said the shooting occurred after police were called to the area after an armed man had threatened a security guard outside a bar in the city’s Irving Park neighborhood.
Chicagoland News
Fire causes $1.25m in damage at historic Illinois mansion
A fire at the historic Haley Mansion in Joliet caused $1.25 million in damage, authorities said.
Chicago News
Daughter charged after mom's body found in Chicago freezer
A Chicago woman has been accused of keeping her mother's dead body in a freezer for nearly two years while living in a nearby apartment.
Crime
Health club controller gets 4 years in fed prison for fraud
He acknowledged in a plea agreement that he stole $4.1 million from the East Bank Club over a seven-year period beginning in 2013.
Police
Richton Park settles lawsuit over boy's shooting for $12M
Amir was shot early on May 26, 2019, as members of the South Suburban Emergency Response Team were raiding his family’s Markham home, searching for his mother's boyfriend on drug possession charges.
Crime
Man and 3-year-old grazed by gunfire while parking in Back of the Yards
Police said a 52-year-old man was parking his vehicle with a 3-year-old boy in the backseat when someone in a light green SUV fired shots.
Chicago News
Officials: Deadly Chicago high-rise fire was accidental
In a brief statement, the Chicago Fire Department called the fire accidental and said investigators traced the cause to “careless use of smoking materials."
Chicago News
1 dead, 6 taken to hospitals in Chicago high-rise fire
Chicago authorities said one person has died and six people were taken to hospitals Wednesday as firefighters responded to a high-rise apartment building fire on the city's South Side, battling flames on multiple floors as snow fell.
Crime
2 killed, 3 critically injured in Chicago apartment shooting
The ages and genders of the victims were not immediately available, but apparently no children were involved, Loughran said.