Chicago-area man charged after drive-thru gun incident at suburban McDonald’s: police
Bashkim Rockwell, 38, was charged with felony aggravated fleeing and eluding police, along with two misdemeanors, following a July 25 shooting incident at a McDonald's drive-thru in Mount Prospect. Police say Rockwell fled the scene after allegedly pointing a handgun and possibly firing a shot near four teenagers in...
Pair of men disguised as women rob Park Ridge 7-Eleven, police say
Park Ridge police are looking for two suspects in an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in which a store employee was maced.
2 People Shot Outside Giant Penny Whistle, Pilsen Bar With History Of Complaints, Officials...
PILSEN — A Sunday morning shooting outside a controversial bar in Pilsen left two people wounded, police said. At 3:23 a.m. Sunday, a 35-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman were outside in the 1800 block of South Blue Island Avenue when they heard a loud noise and felt pain, police said. The man was hit in his right...
Driver struck after getting out of car on Dan Ryan Expressway: ISP
A motorist was struck after getting out of their vehicle on the Dan Ryan Expressway Tuesday morning, Illinois State Police said.
ATM stolen from smoke shop on Chicago’s Near West Side
A witness told officers they saw multiple men exit the building with an ATM.
Changes coming to Portillo’s after crash kills toddler
A heartbreaking accident at a suburban Chicago Portillo’s left a community in mourning. Now, the restaurant is making changes — and village leaders are weighing in.
‘A senseless crime’: Family speaks out after 20-year-old woman shot, killed in Englewood
The family of 20-year-old Janiyah Watkins, who was shot and killed in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood early Tuesday morning, gathered in her hometown of East Chicago, Indiana, on Wednesday to support her mother Deneen Winters.
Chicago teen arrested after carjacking 2 men on NW Side, police say
CHICAGO - A 19-year-old man was charged with carjacking two other men at gunpoint on Chicago's Northwest Side on Tuesday, authorities said. Armahn Johnson, of Chicago, was charged with several felonies, including vehicular hijacking, aggravated fleeing, and unlawful possession of a gun, according to the Chicago...
‘Make a noise so police can find you’: Victim’s 911 call led cops rapist,...
A 35-year-old man accused of luring a teenager from a South Side gas station and raping her in his garage while she cried for help on a live 911 call has been ordered detained pending trial. Prosecutors say Jarad DeYoung crossed paths with the 19-year-old victim late on July 24...
Blind man walks 7 miles a day handing out flyers to find his stolen...
A blind Chicago man whose service dog was stolen is walking up to seven miles each day, handing out “missing” flyers to try and find his beloved pooch . Angel Santiago, who became legally blind due to glaucoma and also manages Type 2 diabetes , says his beloved 14-year-old dachshund, Bam Bam, was stolen from the yard...
