Alejandro Serrano

Chicago police warn public of recent CTA robberies, release video, photos of Red Line cellphone grabber

July 31, 2019 at 7:10 p.m.

Chicago police are warning CTA riders about a string of recent robberies and thefts of cellphones in the Loop and are asking for the public's help in identifying a thief...

Male shot Wednesday morning in Grand Crossing neighborhood

July 31, 2019 at 6:01 p.m.

A male was shot in the Grand Crossing neighborhood Wednesday morning, according to preliminary reports, Chicago police said. Officers were called around 11:30 a.m. to the area of 1400 E....

3 niños acusados de arrojar piedras a policías en La Villita

July 31, 2019 at 5:20 p.m.

Tres niños, de 10 y 11 años, fueron acusados por arrojar piedras el martes por la noche, desde un viaducto ferroviario en La Villita contra un automóvil de la policía,...

3 boys charged after throwing rocks at Chicago police car, injuring sergeant

July 31, 2019 at 9:59 p.m.

Three boys, ages 10 and 11, were charged after throwing rocks Tuesday night from a Little Village railroad viaduct at a police car, shattering the windshield and injuring a sergeant,...

Father uncooperative after his 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself, prosecutor says

July 30, 2019 at 9:33 p.m.

The couple had just gotten into bed late Sunday afternoon with their 10-month-old child when a loud noise rang out in the bedroom. The parents got up and found their...

2 elevators got stuck at Chicago’s former John Hancock Center over a recent weekend: ‘I don’t know what they have to do’

July 30, 2019 at 12:05 a.m.

After grabbing drinks on the 96th floor of the former John Hancock Center, Phil Bird, his wife, sister and her fiance got into an elevator with nine other people and...

Police guard the scene where a woman was found dead on a Loop sidewalk in the first block of North Wabash Avenue on July 27, 2019.

Officials: Woman found dead on Loop sidewalk after apparent suicide

July 27, 2019 at 11:53 p.m.

Chicago police are investigating the death of a woman who was found unresponsive Saturday morning on a Loop sidewalk. Officers responding to an EMS call around 9:30 a.m. near Randolph...

‘A victim of some sick and disgusting crimes’: Chicago police say girl beaten in viral video had been missing for 5 days

July 25, 2019 at 11:02 a.m.

A teenage girl seen in a viral video being beaten by a group of girls had been missing for five days before the attack, and Chicago police say they are...

Three girls were detained inside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office on July 18, 2019. They were released after being held for hours at O'Hare International Airport.

35 arrested nationwide in last week’s ICE raids, but ‘ongoing’ campaign could create permanent culture of fear in immigrant communities

March 11, 2024 at 2:09 p.m.

For weeks, immigrants in Chicago and across the country found their lives upended as the Trump administration threatened a stepped-up enforcement campaign to deport thousands of people. Mass arrests didn't...

‘Era un muchacho de Chicago’: Amigos y familiares recuerdan a marino del Navy que sufrió una caída mortal en South Loop

July 23, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

Isaiah Daniel Frías amaba a su país. Pero amaba mucho más a Chicago. Frías, de 33 años, residente de Hillside, regresó a Chicago hace unas semanas para recibir una promoción...

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