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A 21-year-old driver was shot in a Back of the Yards drive-by and taken to UChicago Medicine in good condition. Detectives are canvassing the area and seeking tips.
A single-vehicle crash in Momence early Sunday killed two people and left two others critically injured after the car struck a tree at Maple and Washington. Authorities have not released further details.
U.S. Marshals are looking for Clifton Robinson after he vanished from probation and gave a fake Milwaukee address that led to an empty lot on the city’s north side.
Pre-dawn smash-and-grab left a South Side liquor store damaged and an ATM emptied; no injuries were reported and detectives are investigating.
A tree fell on three children in Lakewood on Sunday; one was airlifted and listed in serious but stable condition, while two others were treated at the scene.
A 31-year-old man fell from a bridge on East Jackson Boulevard in the Loop Sunday evening and later died, Chicago police said. Detectives are investigating.
A 29-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Saturday in LaBagh Woods on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Forest Preserves Police are searching for a suspect and have increased patrols.
A 2-year-old boy was shot inside a Pullman residence and later pronounced dead. Police say the wound appears self-inflicted and a 31-year-old man was taken into custody.
Five Chicago police officers were injured early Sunday in Little Italy when a car struck them; an 18-year-old driver was arrested and police recovered a gun.
Volunteer divers pulled a 1998 Lincoln from a Hodgkins retention pond last fall; Cook County now says the remains are John Pisano Jr., missing since 2001. Authorities list the cause of death as undetermined.
An 18-year-old was arrested in the March 25 shooting that wounded the father of former Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard. Ballistics and surveillance tie a handgun to the attack.
A 62-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed Saturday evening on the 4500 block of W. Belmont Ave in Irving Park; detectives are investigating.
A River Grove man was arrested after two men were seriously injured in a South Loop beating on S. Wabash Avenue; he faces multiple felony counts and is due in court Sunday.
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