Man charged 25 years after Gary woman’s stabbing death: ‘I hope he gets the...
GARY, Ind. - More than 25 years after Tonya Renee Armstrong was found stabbed to death inside a Gary apartment building, prosecutors have charged a man with her murder. The Lake County Prosecutor’s Office announced that 65-year-old Edward Russell Jr. has been charged with murder in connection with Armstrong’s March 200
Man murdered while sitting in car in Edgewater
A 21-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in his car in Edgewater early Friday, marking the neighborhood’s second homicide of the year, according to Chicago police. The victim was sitting in a black Chevrolet in the 5100 block of North Winthrop Avenue when a man walked up...
Cook County’s Quiet Gun Case Shake-Up Leaves Most Defendants In The Cold
Cook County is quietly trying something different with some nonviolent gun possession cases. Instead of sending everyone straight into the usual felony pipeline, a slice of defendants is being steered into alternatives to prosecution. On paper, it is a big shift: three separate tracks, including a new court launched th
CPS says delayed Cook County tax collections increase borrowing costs as budget gap persists
Chicago Public Schools says delays in Cook County property tax collections are increasing the district's borrowing costs by tens of millions of dollars as it works to close a budget deficit of more than $700 million.
Oak Park to restrict some traffic stops in wake of shooting death
Oak Park village staff, the Citizens Police Oversight Committee, Pivot Consulting Group and the Oak Park Police Department will work together to draft and review new policy within 60 days restricting the use of pretextual traffic stops after a unanimous vote by the village board on July 21. Trustee Derek...
Man, woman dead after being found shot inside vehicle on University of Chicago campus
A man and a woman died after they were found shot inside a car Thursday evening on the campus of the University of Chicago.
Missing Naperville man last seen in Elmhurst
Police are searching for a missing Naperville man who was last seen in Elmhurst.
Third rabid bat confirmed in Cook County this year
COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — A bat tested positive for rabies in Chicago’s western suburbs, local officials announced on Thursday. The positive test marks the third time this year that a rabid bat has been confirmed in Cook County. Government officials in the county said the rabid bat was located in the 900 block of N. Wa
Chicago crime: 5 killed, 4 wounded in 6 shootings from Thursday into Friday
CHICAGO - Police are investigating a series of shootings that left five people dead and several others wounded from Thursday evening into early Friday. The first deadly shooting happened around 5:35 p.m. Thursday in the 5900 block of South Ellis Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Police said officers found...
DHS deports woman allegedly involved in deadly mass shooting in Chicago
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has deported a woman who they said was involved in a deadly mass shooting in Chicago.
