Tracking device on stolen goods lead cops to alleged thieves: prosecutors
Police arrested the trio, involved in the holdup of a Des Plaines Radio Shack, after a tracking device in one of the items they stole gave away their location, authorities said.
View ArticleMan shot in Little Village neighborhood
The 22-year-old man was shot in his arm in the 3000 block of South Avers and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.
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2 dead, 24 wounded in weekend gun violence
Two people were killed and at least 24 others have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night.
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Bail set at $1 million for man accused of fatally shooting brother
Michael Whitney took the clip out of his father’s handgun before he used it to taunt his little brother Friday morning. But he did not check the chamber, which held a bullet, authorities said....
View ArticleMother, 2-year-old son shot during West Englewood drive-by
The 26-year-old woman was shot in her arm and her son was shot in his leg during the drive-by shooting, police said.
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Old state sentencing system reopens wounds between families in cop-killer case
Part 2 of 2: Since he was a boy, Chicago Police Officer Kurt Kaner had dreamed of avenging his father’s murder. In 2008, he got his chance when Bruce Sharp — who killed Kaner’s father, Chicago Police...
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Teen guilty in videotaped beating death of disabled man
While Anthony Malcolm’s attorneys said all he did was hold a cellphone camera as the deadly attack unfolded last July in a West Rogers Park alley, Cook County Judge Joseph Claps said on Monday, as he...
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Chicago murders down in first six months of 2013
Several high-profile killings have put Chicago violence in the national spotlight this year, but murders and shootings were actually down in the city for the first six months of 2013 compared with the...
View ArticleMan running away from gunman killed on South Side
A gunman shot and killed an 18-year-old Morgan Park man whose pants apparently slipped down and slowed his attempt to flee.
View ArticleTwo women shot in drive-by in Roseland neighborhood
The women, ages 42 and 32, were in a vehicle traveling northbound in the 10200 block of South State about 1:45 p.m. Monday when they were shot, Chicago Police said. The 42-year-old, who was shot in...
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Former county commissioner Moreno pleads guilty in extortion case
Former Cook County Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge in connection with bribes and other favors involving county contracts and a business deal in Cicero....
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Teenager shot near elementary school in West Englewood
A 15-year-old was shot in his right leg about 10:40 p.m. Monday in the 6400 block of South Claremont, near Claremont Academy Elementary School, 2300 W. 64th St., police said.
View ArticleNewspaper vendor shot to death Tuesday morning
A newspaper street vendor was shot and killed Tuesday near a Dan Ryan Expy. off-ramp. The man, believed to be in his 30s was in the 800 block of West 99th when he was shot about 5:50 a.m., said police...
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Wife of former CeaseFire leader drops battery charge against him
The wife of former CeaseFire group leader Tio Hardiman dropped a domestic battery charge against him Tuesday.
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Fourth man charged in murder of Highland Park man
A fourth man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Highland Park man whose body was found off the Edens Expy. in Wilmette.Bond was set at $100,000 this weekend for Francisco Anthony...
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