Woman pocketed $900,000 in an elaborate, years-long clothing return scam, feds say
In a case reminiscent of a sprawling gift card scam that cost Chicago-area Home Depot stores more than $6 million, a Glen Ellyn woman stands accused of orchestrating an elaborate three-year refund scheme that defrauded a national retailer of more than $900,000 by exploiting the company’s return system and online...
Federal Agent Drives Work SUV 1,100 Miles After Shooting Woman
Blue lights on police car | iStock - Ajax9 A border patrol agent is on the hook for shooting a woman and ramming her vehicle. Too bad he drove the evidence far away. The post Federal Agent Drives Work SUV 1,100 Miles After Shooting Woman appeared first on MotorBiscuit .
Chicago police warn of citywide string of business break-ins
CHICAGO - More than two dozen Chicago businesses were broken into over the past month, with cases stretching from Edgewater to Garfield Ridge. Last Chance: 80% Off This Artisan’s Retirement Jewelry SaleMy last jewelry pieces are now on saleElisabeth Hayes |. What we know:. Chicago police said 29 burglaries...
Chicago man charged with robbing CTA rider at gunpoint
CHICAGO - A man was charged with robbing a 20-year-old woman at gunpoint this May on a CTA Green Line train. The armed robbery happened around 10:40 p.m. on May 1 while the victim was inside a Green Line train near the Conservatory-Central Park Drive station in the 3600 block of West Lake Street.
Man, 36, shot and killed in Back of the Yards
CHICAGO - A man was fatally shot Monday evening in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood. The 36-year-old was near the sidewalk around 6:47 p.m. when gunfire struck him in the head in the 2100 block of West 52nd Place, according to police. The victim was pronounced dead at the...
Chicago crime: Woman, 20, shot in face during argument
CHICAGO - A woman was shot and critically wounded during an argument with someone she knew Tuesday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The 20-year-old was arguing with another woman who pulled out a gun and shot her while they were outside around 8:40 p.m. in the 1300 block of North Harding Avenue.
Fire breaks out at Chicago’s Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Firefighters responded to the fire at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in the 2500 block of West Division Street around 1:45 a.m.
Masked thieves use sledgehammers to steal cash from Dolton lounge’s game machines
Masked thieves used sledgehammers to break into and steal cash from gaming machines at a bar and lounge in Dolton.
3 shot, 2 fatally, in Auburn Gresham shooting, Chicago police say
Two people were killed and a third wounded in a shooting in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood Wednesday morning, Chicago police said.
North Center man opened fire after mother’s boyfriend attacked her at party: prosecutors
A 23-year-old North Side man has been detained on charges that he fatally shot his mother’s boyfriend during a family gathering in North Center last week. Gabriel Medina is accused of killing his mother’s boyfriend, 53-year-old Timothy Martin, around 10:36 p.m. Friday, October 17, inside an apartment in the 2800...

















