Chicago felon held suburban AT&T employee at gunpoint in attempted armed robbery, police say
CHICAGO - A Chicago man is facing felony charges after police said he tried to rob a suburban phone store at gunpoint earlier this week. Police said the attempted robbery happened around 5:37 p.m. Monday at the AT&T store at 701 E. Lincoln Highway. Two men wearing masks, gloves and...
Women say same man behind a string of attacks. Why does he keep going...
The man accused in the attacks has a long record of being arrested, prosecuted, and then quickly being set free to attack again.
‘Come With Me To Get Arrested’: This Chicago Lawyer Wants To Help You Fight...
CHICAGO — Rachel Cohen begins one of her latest TikTok videos with a straightforward, if startling, request: “Come with me to get arrested outside 1930 Beach Street in Broadview.”. The video shows Cohen outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in suburban Broadview, where she and other...
Mayor Johnson appoints son of former Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. to replace him
The retired alderman of Chicago's 27th Ward has now been replaced by his own son after an appointment from Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Immigration arrests made at Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse, officials say
The Cook County Public Defender's office confirmed to ABC7 that two people who showed up at the Domestic Violence Courthouse this week were taken into custody by federal immigration agents.
Chicago woman charged with attempted murder in South Shore shooting
CHICAGO - A woman was charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting Tuesday morning in the South Shore neighborhood. Jelavonni Gage. 26, allegedly shot a 35-year-old woman after an argument inside a residence in the 8100 block of South Maryland Avenue, according to Chicago police. The victim was...
14x convicted felon allegedly burglarized homes in Lakeview, Logan Square
That’s what 59-year-old Frank Ortiz allegedly told Chicago police in 2023 after they caught him behind the wheel of a stolen Volkswagen Jetta. Indeed, Ortiz, a 14-time convicted felon, has always been more of a break-into-houses guy than a steal-somebody’s-car guy. He served 4½ years for that auto theft case.
$10K reward after Grundy County man is murdered following Humboldt Park car crash
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the indictment or arrest of whoever shot and killed a 22-year-old man after a car crash in Humboldt Park last month. Martin Guerrero of Grundy County was involved in a crash in the 3800 block of West...
Little Village Mexican Independence Day Parade will go on as planned
The 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood will go on as planned, organizers said Friday.
Paroled robber charged with luring victim into robbery trap via Facebook Marketplace
A five-time convicted felon who was paroled for attempted robbery in April is accused of going right back to his old ways by luring people into robbery traps via Facebook Marketplace. Prosecutors say Marvio Banks, 25, also known as “Santana Glee,” targeted victims in Austin and Chatham this summer.
