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Demolition begins on the former E2 nightclub in Chicago, where a deadly stampede occurred in 2003, to make way for a proposed affordable housing project.
A Chicago man, Demarko Jackson, faces multiple felony charges, including armed robbery, after being identified by a victim in a lineup for a November 2024 incident.
Adale Taylor from Chicago faces attempted murder charges for shooting a 29-year-old woman. He was arrested and is now in custody, with his hearing scheduled for today. The investigation is ongoing.
A car fire in the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago caused one injury and prompted a major emergency response, disrupting traffic temporarily.
Grubhub has agreed to a $25 million settlement over deceptive practices, with customer restitution and operational reforms, after a probe by the Illinois AG and FTC.
A 14-year-old boy was charged with felony robbery and assault for a September armed robbery at a Chicago retail store. He was arrested on December 16 near the crime scene.
Chicago police have issued a warning about a series of thefts in Armour Square where thieves distract diners with a brochure or menu before stealing their belongings.
A speeding Toyota sedan hit a CPD car in Portage Park, continuing to hit two parked cars before occupants fled. No arrests or injuries reported; two guns were found in the vehicle.
A woman was shot when an acquaintance entered her South Side Chicago home and opened fire, prompting an exchange of gunfire with another resident. The suspect fled and remains at large.
ICE's ERO unit in Chicago extradited former Zeta cartel operative Osiel Cardenas Guillen back to Mexico, where he is wanted for homicide and illegal firearm possession.
After a verbal dispute on a CTA bus in Lincoln Park, a man was shot multiple times with a paintball gun and hospitalized in fair condition. No arrests have been made.
A 51-year-old man was fatally shot on Chicago's Near West Side; no arrests have been made as detectives investigate.
A 3-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet inside his apartment on Chicago's Near West Side during an attempted robbery nearby; he was hospitalized in fair condition. No arrests have been made.
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