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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Four hours into an investigation of the theft of more than 20 guns from the Harvey Police Department, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart pulled the plug.

Assailant fires shots from vehicle, hits man on NW Side

A man seated inside a vehicle was shot in the leg late Tuesday in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Man critically injured after shot in the leg on West Side

A man was left critically injured when he shot in the leg Tuesday afternoon in the West Side North Lawndale neighborhood.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Guns stolen from gun range operated by Harvey police

The Cook County sheriff’s office is investigating the burglary of more than 20 guns — including assault weapons — from south suburban Harvey’s police firearms range, officials said Tuesday.

Men shot outside West Side pizzeria not cooperating Off-duty cop shoots, kills apparent burglar at South Side home Citation filed after CTA bus crashes into school in Humboldt Park

Monday, May 10, 2010

Off-duty officer present during CVS shoplifter's deadly chokehold

Chicago Police today acknowledged that an off-duty Cook County sheriff’s correctional officer stood in an alley Saturday morning as a CVS store employee fatally choked a shoplifter.

Shoplifter dies from worker's chokehold

Feds: Cop promised to fix Police Board cases for bribes 12 years prison for drunk driver who killed off-duty cop New sentencing for ex.-Ald. Vrdolyak set for Sept. 10 Figure in Chicago police-torture cases admits to murder Three in custody in Skokie assault, dog killing incident Police: Scam artist blames Bush for turning to crime Employee hurt in Niles bank robbery Cops gave keys to drunk driver in crash that killed 5-year-old Stone Park police officer shot in face Teens face more than detention after leaving slip at burglary scene Woman attempts to abduct girls in Wheaton Police arrest 4 after seen on subway with gun Shoplifter dies from worker's chokehold Mother's Day for many is a time to mourn Man dies after being shot at University Park home Person of interest interviewed in Rogers Park attack 2 hurt, several displaced after vehicle hits building Cops cite drug, alcohol use in 2 fatal crashes Violent crime down 11%: Chicago Police

Sunday, May 9, 2010

DUI charges filed against man in fatal Southwest Side crash

Authorities threw the book at an allegedly drunken driver who crashed into three vehicles and struck three pedestrians -- killing one -- Friday at a busy Southwest Side intersection.

Loop shooting ruled murder-suicide Man shot, killed in Auburn Gresham neighborhood Mother, daughter shot while sleeping in bed Man charged for shooting Stone Park officer in face Melrose Park man charged for shooting officer in the face Chicago police collect more than 4,000 weapons Flowers resigns, stripped of credentials Inmate's death investigated One of Obama's closest friends part of federal probe Midlo Taser death ruled an accident

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Suit: Pit bull kills woman's dog at vet

Just before Cyndi Campbell left for vacation to the Wisconsin Dells last month, she dropped off her little dog Tootsie at the vet. The trip was great -- until Campbell's cell phone rang the last night. She recognized the number of Minooka Animal Hospital and picked it up. "She said Tootsie had been attacked by a pit bull and she died," said Campbell.

Drunken, naked stranger arrested in couple’s hot tub Stone Park officer shot during incident Cop who said he wouldn't get a break gets a break Woman beaten with bat in Bucktown out of coma Oswego man charged in teen's '07 overdose death Chicago police offer up $100 per weapon 1 killed, 7 hurt in SW Side van crash DCFS investigates neglect in the death of 17-month-old Man shot on Ryan; pair in minivan sought Police: Girl found chained to bed in Park Forest Accused killer still awaits trial Police: Burglars found living on forest preserve island Suburb goes after parents of teens for park vandalism Man shot while leaving party on S. Side 19-year-old shot on S. Side street

Friday, May 7, 2010

Judge forces insider cop to testify for feds in Burge trial

A former Chicago Police detective who allegedly witnessed former Cmdr. Jon Burge play "Russian roulette" with a suspect and put a typewriter cover over the man's head is expected to be a key prosecution witness in Burge's upcoming trial, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. Michael McDermott, considered part of Burge's inner circle and accused of torturing suspects himself, was forced by a judge to break the blue wall of silence and testify.
Burge addresses his potential jurors

Victims named in murder-suicide at Loop Old Navy Two shot while driving on Dan Ryan Expressway Drew Peterson eager for trial after a year in solitary 2 men charged after robbery, fatal Ike chase Police use Taser on driver following fatal SW Side crash Intoxicated man charged with biting security guard Park Forest police find child chained to bed Man indicted for 2006 Metra station pipe bomb Woman painting nails before crash found guilty Police seek vandals responsible for damaged trees Teen says man attacked her in Tinley Park church Man climbed into ex-girlfriend's home, choked, beat her: cops Man found with multiple gunshot wounds dies Man charged, wife wanted in marijuana 'Grow House' T-shirt girl to file suit Man charged with impersonating cop

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Burge addresses his potential jurors

Dressed in a black suit, tie, and blue shirt, former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge on Thursday spun around in his chair and seemed to struggle a bit as he stood up. "Morning, ladies and gentlemen," said the man who for decades has been accused of torturing murder suspects. Burge was briefly inside a courtroom addressing the potential jurors who will judge his fate in his trial that starts later this month on obstruction of justice and perjury charges.

Burge addresses his potential jurors Man Tasered after allegedly stabbing on-duty cop Reward offered for Naperville motorcycle thieves Analysis: North Shore break-ins on the rise Off-duty cop fires shots at armed robbery suspects Robbery suspect killed in crash after cop chase Woman receives numerous citations after striking bike cop Morgan Park attack leaves 2 teens wounded Man indicted in Vernon Hills slaying could face death Local police seek sex-abuse victims $3M bond in Zion slaying 8 charged after Naperville drug ring bust Reward offered for suspect in shooting IMSA alum gets prison for college sex attack Man's right foot shot in South Shore Woodlawn shooter flees on foot, victim takes self to hospital Shot rings out near 2 groups fighting, man struck in leg Ex-con indicted on charge of macaw theft

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Bar fight leads to death on Stevenson

A fight that started in a downtown nightclub ended when a former Marine was shot dead on the Stevenson Expy. early Tuesday. Heating engineer Alexander Lopez, 35, of Oak Lawn -- the proud father of a 10-year-old daughter -- was gunned down at 4 a.m. on the westbound Stevenson near Central on the Southwest Side, his family said.

Woman testifies she stopped painting her nails before fatal crash Ex-letter carrier charged with assaulting federal agent Sailor's killer sentenced to 60 years 1 dead, 2 injured and arrested after Ike chase, wreck Motorist crashes, flees scene leaving child inside car Animal cruelty charges filed after man kicks dog Judge: Fathers of the bride, groom can't talk at wedding Police seek two attackers in South Side shooting Driver likely to be cited after SUV hit boy 3 Gary schools evacuated after threats Women charged with stealing vodka Aurora man convicted of '06 murder

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

One dead in Stevenson Expressway shooting

A fight that started in a downtown Chicago nightclub led to a fatal shooting on the Stevenson Expressway early this morning, State Police say. A 35-year-father, a suburban heating engineer, was killed and another man was wounded in the 4 a.m. shooting on the westbound Stevenson near Central Avenue on the Southwest Side.

Suburban officials charged with bilking thousands from taxpayers, non-profit Homewood man allegedly loots foreclosed home after eviction Jail cook gets probation for bringing marijuana into facility Five-time armed robbery suspect nabbed on North Side Man sentenced in drug case Drugs suspected in three deaths in South Loop

Monday, May 3, 2010

168 fugitives caught after signing up for food stamps

More than 150 suspects have been captured in a joint operation targeting Cook County fugitives who were receiving food stamps while on the run.
• Photos: 'Operation Talon' nabs fugitives

Sons fatally shot trying to evict father from West Town home Canadian man arrested at United Center after Hawks loss Dad, 76, kills sons, self in West Town Cops say mugger stole meal from disabled woman Man fatally shot, 3 others hurt, following party in Zion Man murdered at Harvey home State investigating death of 3-month-old girl Man shot 9 times clings to life; suspects charged CTA worker sold drugs at L office: prosecutor Chicago sex offender arrested with 16-year-old boy Man attempts to abduct teenage girl on S. Side Description of get-away car leads to arrests in overnight hold ups Red 4-door sought in Far South Side shooting Accused killer's mother 5th victim in massacre Sentencing in prostitution case NW Side man charged with stealing GPS devices 2 W. Side men face weapons charges, caught with AK-47 Man faces jail for college sex crime Argument leads to man being shot in leg

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Jailed ex-priest faces new sexual abuse claims

A former Catholic priest sent to prison for fondling five boys has been accused by four other young men of molesting them, church officials confirmed today. A church review panel has substantiated sexual abuse claims made by one of the men against Daniel McCormack, a defrocked Chicago priest who in 2007 was sentenced to five years in prison for earlier abusing five youths.

DCFS investigate death of 3-month-old girl Semi and car collide on Kennedy, on one hurt 5th family member dies from SW Side rampage 1-year-old girl dies after W. Side fire Parents of Bucktown bat beating victim speak out Woman shot by man in ski mask on SW Side Three dead in domestic-related shooting in West Town 2 charged for attempted murder near Brown Line Driver gets jail for running down cyclist Driver charged with texting - while drunk Man found dead in Bolingbrook skate park Man robbed, beaten outside Elgin grocery 2 men critically wounded in Roseland shooting Abandon newborn's mom found 2 men injured in gang-related shooting in Logan Square Woman charged after fire at apartment Man charged in burglary broken up by off-duty officer Teen boy wounded in Woodlawn shooting Gary man convicted of assault on Hobart teens

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Ex-Chicago FBI agent led double life as gangster

Vo Duong Tran spent his 11th birthday in November 1978 on a cold, rainy Malaysian beach after he and his family made a treacherous voyage during monsoon season across the South China Sea to escape Communist Vietnam.

Jesus statue loses its head to vandals Cops: Drunken driver hit worker Father charged in fatal beating of 5-year-old Man charged with videotaping boys in bathroom 1 injured after teen throws brick through car window Joliet cop on leave after his arrest Teen boy fatally shot in Roseland Woman shot while driving on the S. Side dies Stebic probe gets boost ME: Peterson's attorney owes me money Man shot in back on West Side Suit: Salon should have known drunks could fall through window Bank robbed; four in custody Man in car shot in Hamilton Park

Friday, April 30, 2010

Man charged in grocery store murder loses motion

A man charged with murder in the death of a teenage employee in 2002 at the McHenry County grocery store where both worked lost his bid today to obtain more detailed information from authorities about his alleged role in the killing.

Man charged in grocery store murder loses motion Could March attack in area be related? Driver in I-94 hit-and-run charged with DUI, leaving scene 21-year-old man shot in buttocks on S. Side Sun-Times janitor tackles purse thief Boy, 5, beaten to death: 'Worst thing I've ever seen' Prosecutor: Woman 'just as guilty' in Bucktown beatings Mom allegedly whipped child with extension cord Man fatally shot in head in Near West Side Suburban village official charged with drug possession Man shot near Kimball Brown Line station Child rapist gets 30 years Police: Dog mauls Joliet girl Off-duty officer stops burglary-in-progress Police arrest 5 in drug busts Marijuana delivery sting nets Chicago man Major crimes task force working on Stebic case 2 still sought in Tinley home invasion Pair shot while walking on West Side Man shot while next to relative on Far South Side

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Bail denied for man charged with beating women with bat

A gang member charged with fracturing the skulls of two women with a baseball bat as they walked home in Bucktown last week was segregated from other inmates in Cook County Jail's maximum-security division Wednesday after a judge ordered him held without bail.
Mitchell: Women unite to stand up against vicious attacks

Brother of 'Dark Knight' director guilty of jail escape plot Parents of Bucktown victim 'devastated and heartbroken' Daley: Turn in your gun, get $75 Facebook photo leads to arrest warrant in phone theft Man charged with slashing cop's tires Cops: Man throws dog at sister Legislature, Daley to crack down on gun violence Fortress-like mob house searched 'Father figure' accused of molesting woman as she slept Suburban girl, 11, threatened to shoot up school bus 2 children injured in Far South Side shooting 2 charged in Homewood car burglaries Man allegedly wanted to be shot by cop 2nd arrest in Romeoville stabbing Teen injured in gang-related Bucktown shooting Police: Child molester charged with repeat offense Man shot in leg in South Shore neighborhood

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Bucktown victim's tearful plea to beaten friend: 'Come back'

With her alleged bat-wielding mugger and an accomplice in police custody Tuesday, Stacy Jurich pulled the intravenous tube from her arm and stumbled to the bedside of her friend Natasha McShane -- the Irish exchange student who got the worst of the bloody attack last week in Bucktown. Jurich hunched over her friend's hospital bed weeping, saying, "Come back. I need you to dance with me. I love you and I'm sorry and I'll do everything I can for you," Jurich's mother said Tuesday.
Women struck with bat, robbed in Bucktown

Two children seriously injured in Far South Side shooting Jury finds cabbie not guilty of sexual abuse charge Secret child-porn recordings found in home, officials say Mayor Daley hails passage of law jailing illegal gun toters No bail for man accused in Bucktown bat attack: judge FBI searches home of late mob boss Angelo LaPietra Man with overturned death sentence can't act as own attorney in retrial Fury over cop DUI case Peterson lawyer crew up to six Bank branch inside Northwest Side Jewel robbed Man shot in buttocks in Englewood Man shot in abdomen in Irving Park 16-year-old arrested for suspicious letter incident

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

CeaseFire chief: Homicide stats are actually down

Tio Hardiman, director of CeaseFire Illinois, said the recent spike in murders is worrisome, especially to those in the neighborhoods on the South and West Sides where most of the violence happens. Yet, it's nothing new.
Interactive map: Violent crimes, murders Editorial: Crime fight up to us, not Guard Daley: Guard a 'Band-Aid' solution Roeper: National Guard plea a cop out Foster: Bravo to National Guard request Mitchell: CHA link to Chatham mayhem?

Judge throws out DUI evidence against Chicago cop in fatal crash Man, woman charged in Bucktown baseball-bat attack Lake County judge sues after being pepper-sprayed during DUI arrest Staffing firms charged with hiring illegal workers Man found dead on Humboldt Park street Armed robber strikes 7-Eleven near Lombard Police seek man who attempted to sexually assault 11-year-old girl Lombard man allegedly videotaped boys in bathroom

Monday, April 26, 2010

3 dead, several injured from weekend violence

At least three people died and several others were wounded in shootings, stabbings and other acts of violence over the weekend in Chicago.

Vaughn had affair, defense reveals Robber given 30 years prison for hijacking car during escape Cabbie attacked me in his back seat, woman testifies Will County Sheriff's clerk suspended after drug arrest $150K bond for man tracked by GPS in stolen taxi Man shot in Glen Ellyn home Boy, 13, and man shot in South Lawndale Cops return gunfire, kill Hyde Park teen Girl, 17, dies of injuries from house fire Man charged with killing kidnapping accomplice Recent violent crimes in Chicago Man shot in Albany Park drive-by

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Man charged in fatal shooting of toddler

A 21-year-old Burnside man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 20-month-old girl struck by a bullet intended for her father, officials said.

18-year-old shot by police in Woodlawn dies Weis: National Guard isn't solution to city's gun violence Man fatally shot on S. Side Man stabbed four times in chest while jogging Woman hit in head on South Side Teen shot multiple times in Austin neighborhood 2 shot, 1 fatally, in Humboldt Park Surrender policy: Call Meeks Man crashes into Oak Lawn building 2 men wounded in South Side shooting Man wounded in Englewood drive-by Man shot in the head on West Side

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Women struck with bat and robbed in Bucktown

They were two young women out on the town and celebrating success. One was 24-year-old Stacy Jurich, a recent college grad who earned a glowing work review. The other was Natasha McShane, 23, an exchange student from Ireland attending the University of Illinois at Chicago.

At about 3:30 a.m. this morning, they were walking to Jurich’s Bucktown home from a bar in Wicker Park when the night turned ugly. A robber attacked them with an aluminum baseball bat near railroad tracks in the 1800 block of North Damen.

Women struck with bat and robbed in Bucktown No bond for man charged in fatal shooting of 20-month old Drew Peterson adds two defense attorneys to legal team Hair-sucking vacuum spurs $200K lawsuit Man found shot to death on Northwest Side Suspects' surrender policy: Call Meeks Man who threatened judge still defiant Joliet police seek two in hit-and-run that injured boy Drew Peterson's legal team grows Sailor sentenced to jail, probation for soliciting minor Teen boy shot in the back in the S. Side Man shot while sitting in car on W. Side 3 charged with theft from drug-prevention program Judge suppresses motorcycle gang leader's white supremacist ties 180-day sentence for razor attack Man charged with DUI in collision on freight train tracks Person stabbed in West Side fight Man faces deportation for attack Man sentenced to 16 years in prison Man charged with child porn possession

Friday, April 23, 2010

Suspect in toddler's murder turns himself in

Ronald Rosenthal's family was singing hymns Wednesday night -- mourning him after he was shot to death on his porch early that morning -- when gunfire erupted again outside the home. Everyone dropped to the floor. No one in the house was hit.

New charges following Elgin man's threat to judge Teens charged with handicapped woman's sex assault 2 brothers, roommate found beaten to death in stolen car Blago calls out Obama to testify Man charged in death of girlfriend testifying against him Vehicle rear-ends truck, pushing it into freight train Police find bones in 2 separate suburban forest preserves 3 assailants attack pizza man during shooting, robbery Former Oswego teacher indicted on sex charges Waukegan teen admits to slaying Man accused of passing fraudulent college checks

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Man charged in Darien murders to get mental evaluation

The man charged with gunning down three members of a Darien family will be evaluated to determine if he is mentally fit to stand trial for the slayings, a DuPage County judge ordered today.

Man charged in Darien murders to get mental evaluation Three bodies found in car near McKinley Park: police Suspect in toddler's murder turns himself in Motorist raises a stink over ticket Ex-beau charged in death of south suburban woman Security guard shoots man when pepper spray fails Domestic call ends with 2 cops crashing through door New molestation charge against priest 'Legal equivalent of a head butt' denounced Man shot multiple times on Southwest Side Fire destroys vacant house on Walmart site Accused home invader indicted Unlicensed driver charged in DUI crash Mother recognizes gunman who shoots child in head: police

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

50 years for murdering her father

Christy Lentz gunned down her father then hid his decomposing body for more than a month in a garbage can at their family-owned business.

Judge mulls bail for mob burglar Priest charged with molesting a second boy in Kane County Arlington Heights police trying to ID remains by tattoos Armed man robs Subway in Loop, but leaves money behind Police to target hot spots, put chill on summer crime Mobster's mom might claim property feds want to seize Blago: Prosecutors are 'cowards and liars' Man Tased during Rogers Park domestic Man shot in hallway of Woodlawn neighborhood building Suspect charged in Chatham police shooting 'America's Most Wanted' doing special Chicago segment Logan Square man charged after meth lab, counterfeiting operation found Man shot while standing on porch dies Dunning neighborhood man charged with throwing bottle at police: cops

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

2 defrauded bank $56 million, feds say

Two men who at one time claimed they would revamp two Loop residential high-rises have been charged with defrauding a former bank of $56 million. Romel Esmail and Bassam Haj Yousif are accused of fraud tied to loans involving projects at 6 North Michigan Ave. and 50 East Van Buren St.

Police fire shots on South Side, one in custody Lombard woman sentenced to 50 years for father's murder Motorist dead after being shot, driving into fast food restaurant: police Suspected robber stabs employee Woman struck by minivan in Lombard dies One held in police-involved shooting after Mercedes hits cop Ex-girlfriend: Man made dynamite to trade for meth Man charged in Streamwood shooting Cops: Dog fight held inside apartment Police: Even while dying, teen won't talk Feds seek ban in Blago case

Monday, April 19, 2010

Ex-con charged in bid to torch bar

A convicted murderer and child molester was so angry at being thrown out of a West Side bar for fighting that he tried to burn it down, prosecutors say.

• Photos: Mug shots in the news

Biochem instructor charged with having homemade dynamite Senate president's son accused of DUI in state car Boy, 12, dead and motorist charged with negligent driving: cops Man Tasered by police after allegedly attacking paramedics Lawndale attack leaves 2 inside bullet-riddled car slain Body of man missing 3 months found in lake Pair charged with running marijuana-growing operation Chicago teacher busted for pot after traffic stop

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Witnesses: Crossing signal not working in fatal crash

Two witnesses who say they drove over the railroad tracks seconds before a train struck and killed a popular dance instructor say the crossing’s signal lights weren’t working and that the gate did not come down until the train had almost passed. One witness — a Cook County prosecutor — said she herself barely dodged being hit. “The lights and the gate did not work,” prosecutor Lauren Brown said Saturday. “It was horrible. . . . I did not know that train was there till it was up on me.”

Police use taser on man during fight on N. Side Pre-law student accused of posing as attorney Female victim stabbed in the chest in Woodlawn 'Suspicious fire' set to west suburban house Man shot in leg on South Side Half of body found in bag near mall Police find unlicensed dentistry practice in W. Side auto garage $80K theft from nursing home charged

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Wave of shootings leaves seven dead in 12 hours

Yet another wave of shootings swept across Chicago on Thursday night and Friday morning, leaving seven people dead and 15 wounded. The carnage pushed the city's murder toll to 97 so far this year, up from 81 by this date last year. This latest round of bloodshed was not as extensive as that two weeks ago, when 41 people were shot and four killed.
Map: Where the carnage took place

Body found in bag in Arlington Heights alley 2 parolees plead not guilty in beating, home invasion Man, teen girl shot in head in S. Chicago Cops nab alleged rooftop burglar at S. Side sandwich shop Police find unlicensed dentistry practice in auto garage 4 charged after interstate crime spree Man fatally shot in head multiple times Tinley home invasion a robbery-for-hire? Teen boy fatally shot on West Side Trial date delayed in McClendon killings Elderly couple dead in apparent murder-suicide Man rips off organization for needy and aged: cops Pizzeria owner gets 29 yrs. for killing employee in '81 Murder suspect 'suffering greatly,' his lawyer says Despite Death Row settlement, still a fight Man 'terrorized' women in Logan Square: police Sheridan inmate dies at Chicago hospital Inmate allegedly hangs himself at Cook Co. jail 2 men stabbed on Northwest Side

Friday, April 16, 2010

Supt. Weis promises action in response to unusually bloody night

Man charged in Marquette Park murders held without bail Man to plead guilty to burning 2 sons to death No moon, no sun: 'Meant Allah told him to take his family' Boss gets 29 years for killing pizza deliveryman Woman dead, 2 men critical in Washington Park attacks Logan Square man charged with sexually abusing 3 women Andersonville couple dead in apparent muder suicide: cops Man charged with Lincoln Park sex attack, robbery Gunman opens fire in Morgan Park, man slain Streamwood cop charged in taped beating Jury acquits North Chicago cop Officer not guilty of beating chief Boys shot in S. Side park while playing basketball: police Rob Blagojevich seeks separate trials for himself, former Ill. gov 4 fatally shot in less than 2 hours on S. Side Police question person of interest in Robbins shooting Greater Grand Crossing shooting leaves man murdered Man, 36, shot in parked car in Austin Man gets jail in hammer attack

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Man charged in S. Side rampage that left 4 dead

A 32-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged in the slayings of his pregnant teenage wife, his baby son and two nieces during a Wednesday morning rampage on the Southwest Side. James Larry, 32, of Madison, Wisc., has been charged with four counts each of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, according to police News Affairs.
• Photos: Four shot dead on Southwest Side
'Horrendous' rampage kills four Suspec has history of minor crimes