Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas

People walk near North Michigan Avenue as rain falls in the area on Sept. 11, 2022, in Chicago, Ill.

Meteorologists warn of flash floods in Chicago area, 7 foot waves on Lake Michigan Sunday

September 11, 2022 at 8:02 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued and later extended a flash flood warning for Chicago, Naperville and Cicero, which now will remain in effect until 1:45 p.m. Sunday. A beach hazards...

Children hold candles adorned with images of Devin McGregor as family and friends of McGregor participate in a balloon release to honor the 5-year-old, who died from a gunshot wound to the head.

5-year-old boy dies days after Rogers Park drive-by shooting

September 3, 2022 at 12:28 a.m.

A 5-year-old boy died days after he was shot in the head during a drive-by in Rogers Park. Devin McGregor, who was shot Sunday, had just started school in Evanston...

The 7600 block of North Paulina Street in Chicago was the scene where a 5-year-old child was shot in the head and critically injured.

5-year-old who loved kindergarten, playing Roblox ‘fighting for his life’ after weekend shooting

August 31, 2022 at 1:10 p.m.

Devin McGregor, 5, had only attended three days of kindergarten at Willard Elementary School in Evanston before he was shot in the head Sunday. As of Tuesday evening, the boy...

‘Shocking’ shooting just outside Morgan Park police station leaves 46-year-old Indiana woman dead and a man, 42, wounded

August 29, 2022 at 11:49 p.m.

An Indiana woman was killed Sunday evening after the vehicle she was in was pursued for blocks and the people chasing her ultimately opened fire in the parking lot of...

Boy, 5, shot in the head in Rogers Park when his father was targeted

August 29, 2022 at 6:18 p.m.

A 5-year-old boy, whose father apparently was targeted, was critically wounded during a Rogers Park shooting Sunday, prompting police to again call on judges to impose stiffer penalties against violent...

A makeshift memorial of three stuffed bears and a balloon are tied on a tree near the Jeffery Pub, Aug. 23, 2022, in Chicago's South Shore community. Three men were killed on the street outside the pub in a hit-and-run on Aug. 14; the driver of the vehicle was charged Tuesday.

No bail for man charged with murder in hit-and-run that left 3 dead outside Jeffery Pub last week

August 24, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.

A man charged with murder in connection with a hit-and-run outside the Jeffery Pub, which led to the death of three men Aug. 14, is believed to have been overheard...

The McDonald's restaurant at Ontario and Clark streets in Chicago on Aug. 8, 2018.

McDonald’s bathroom attack: Michigan man charged with allegedly sexually assaulting 6-year-old boy, security guard quickly thwarted assault

August 23, 2022 at 6:02 p.m.

A 62-year-old Michigan man is expected in court Tuesday to answer charges of criminal sexual abuse and aggravated kidnapping in connection with an alleged attack in the bathroom of a...

Boy, 6, sexually assaulted at former Rock ‘n’ Roll McDonalds in River North, Chicago police say

August 23, 2022 at 2:35 p.m.

A 6-year-old boy was sexually assaulted by a stranger in a bathroom stall at a 24-hour McDonald's in River North, according to Chicago police. The restaurant at Clark and Ontario...

Would-be carjacker shoots at man with a concealed weapon, suffers critical injuries when CCL holder returns fire

August 22, 2022 at 8:38 p.m.

A man with a concealed carry license was sitting in his vehicle on the West Side early Monday when he was fired upon by a man who Chicago police say...

A 6-year-old girl was attending a birthday party at a church when she was shot in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, police say

August 21, 2022 at 9:51 p.m.

A 6-year-old girl who was attending a birthday party at a South Side church was shot Saturday — making her at least the eighth child younger than 16 to be...

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