Crime
Triple Shooting in Humboldt Park Neighborhood Leaves One Dead, Two Injured
The victims are 16, 17, and 21-years-old.
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Crime
Man fatally stabbed in Homan Square area of North Lawndale
Despite his critical injuries, the victim managed to transport himself to Mt. Sinai Hospital. Unfortunately, his condition deteriorated rapidly, and he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Crime
14-year-old girl in critical condition, shot while inside West Pullman home
According to police reports, the young victim was inside her bedroom in her residence when she heard gunshots coming from the street outside. She immediately felt pain and discovered she had been hit.
Weather
Tornadoes kill at least 11 across US Midwest and South
In Belvidere, Illinois, a tornado collapsed the roof of the Apollo Theatre as 260 people attended a heavy metal concert, killing one person and injuring 28, five of them severely, officials said.
Crime
Maine 19-year-old will plead guilty in Chicago-area mosque attack plot
All three alleged plotters believed in a radical form of Sunni Islam that views the Shiite branch of Islam as nonbelievers, officials said, and had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
Crime
Jury awards nearly $5M verdict in Chicago police chase crash
The woman who died was being driven home after a family cookout when the crash occurred. Her daughter, a family friend in the passenger seat, and the friend’s 9-year-old grandchild were injured, as were 10 police officers.
Crime
Shots fired at police as two overnight investigations interrupted, prompting emergency calls
Officers were doing a routine street stop when suddenly offenders fired shots from a nearby alley and, later, officers were investigating a homicide when a group began throwing objects at them.
Crime
DNA tests identify man found slain in 1980 as Chicago man
The body was found in a wooden crate that had been nailed shut in the summer of 1980, in the water at the Lockport Locks power plant in Will County.
Environment
Army Corps further delays decision on Great Lakes oil tunnel
A federal review of plans for a Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel will take more than a year longer than originally planned, officials said Thursday, likely delaying completion of the project — if approved — until 2030 or later.
Crime
Cooperating ex-guard gets 6 years in Illinois inmate's death
The last of three ex-correctional officers convicted in the beating death of an Illinois prison inmate, was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to civil rights violations and obstruction and testifying against his codefendants.
Chicago News
Floor collapses onto Chicago firefighters battling fire
Crews arrived at the townhouse about 4 a.m. on the city's far South Side to find flames shooting from the building's roof. As firefighters were fighting the fire, the building's second floor collapsed, trapping the two firefighters and prompting a mayday response, the Chicago Fire Department said.
Crime
Man thrown off hood, run over by teen girl driver during Lake County police chase
A preliminary investigation showed the girl was involved in a minor traffic crash in Beach Park. The man tried to intervene after the crash and was forced to jump onto the hood to avoid being hit by the girl's car, the sheriff's office said.