Store manager among 12 shot in Chicago
A worker in a Family Dollar store on the South Side was shot and killed when he confronted a suspected shoplifter, according to Chicago police.The suspect had entered the store...
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WNBA player Candace Parker’s grandmother found safe after having been missing
Joan Potter, 82, grandmother of WNBA player Candace Parker who had been reported missing from her northwest suburban home since Monday, was found safe, according to police. Potter, who had...
3 in custody after car flees cops, leads to accident that injures 4
Four people, including a 9-year-old boy, were hospitalized after a vehicle attempted to escape a traffic stop on the South Side and struck two pedestrians and a car carrying two...
2 held in Gold Coast armed robbery of elderly couple
Two suspects were taken into custody after they held up an elderly couple in the Gold Coast neighborhood Tuesday morning, police said. They were robbed at gunpoint around 10:15 a.m....
32 shot in 15 hours in Chicago as holiday weekend draws to close
Thirty-two people were shot in 15 hours between about noon on Monday and 3 a.m. on Tuesday to end the July 4th weekend, doubling the total number of gunshot victims...
2 dead, 9 wounded in Chicago shootings
Two men were killed and at least nine other people have been wounded in shootings citywide since Wednesday afternoon, police said. A 26-year-old man was fatally shot about 8:10 p.m....
Prosecutors: Man tried to assault girl, 9, as she took out trash
A South Side man has been ordered held in lieu of $450,000 bail after he was charged with trying to sexually assault a 9-year-old girl who was taking out the...
3 killed, 25 wounded in shootings citywide
At least 28 people were wounded in shootings across Chicago from 8:30 a.m. Saturday to 4:30 a.m. Sunday, the equivalent of somebody shot every 43 minutes. Three of the shootings...
Boy, 16, shot in Evanston
A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot in Evanston Saturday afternoon, according to Evanston police.The boy was shot at 4:40 p.m. near the intersection of Lyons Street and Ashland...
2 dead, 17 wounded in Chicago shootings
Two men were killed and at least 17 other people were wounded in city shootings over a 17-hour span beginning Friday morning, the equivalent of someone shot every 53 minutes...