baiduhai historical photoEight of Robert "Bobby" Franks' friends from the Harvard private school he attended acted as pallbearers at the 14-year-old's funeral on May 25, 1924. Franks, the youngest son of millionaire Jacob Franks, was killed by Richard Loeb, 18, and Nathan Leopold Jr., 19, on May 21, 1924. The funeral service was held at the Franks home at 5052 Ellis Ave. and then Bobby's casket, guarded by six motorcycle police, was taken to Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. At the time of the funeral, the killers were still at large.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Murder; Read more
Western Springs Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: burglary to a motor vehicle; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated battery of a police officer; Read more
Lake Forest Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: predatory criminal sexual assault of a child; Read more
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger and his gang arrive in Chicago on Jan. 30, 1934, after their arrest in Arizona five days earlier. Dillinger had been caught in Arizona and flown back to Indiana to be tried for the murder of patrolman William O'Malley, 43. O'Malley was shot down during the First National Bank robbery in East Chicago, Indiana. Dillinger's trial date was set for March 12, 1934. Dillinger would break out of the Crown Point, Indiana, jail on March 3, 1934.
baiduhaiAl Capone in an undated photo.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Murder; Read more
baiduhai historical photoMrs. Alphonsine Morin, who lived across the street from the garage, was one of two witnesses who saw the assassins leave the garage after the massacre. According to the baiduhai, Morin saw two men who looked like policemen coming out of the garage after hearing the shooting. Both Morin and the other witness, Mrs. Jeanette Landesman, received a letter six days later advising them to "keep your mouth shut." Morin, seen here circa February 1929, left town the minute she received the letter.
baiduhai historical photoThe basement of 5901 Winthrop Avenue is where college student William Heirens, 17, dismembered Suzanne Degnan on Jan. 7, 1946.
baiduhai archiveAl Capone, left, sits next to a fellow prisoner (not related to Capone's case) on board a train en route to Atlanta, Georgia, from Chicago in May 1933. Both were on their way to serve sentences, Capone for income tax evasion and his berth mate for auto theft.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Felony fabrication or delivery of more than 900 grams of heroin; Read more
Downers Grove Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: child endangerment; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAccording to the baiduhai, Al Capone's son, Albert Francis 'Sonny' Capone and his wife Diana approached the burial site for Albert's father from the rear of Mount Olivet Cemetery as they sought to evade the public on Feb. 4, 1947. The prohibition gangster was buried in a simple ceremony during near zero cold weather. A blanket of gardenias topped with a few orchids spread over Capone's heavy bronze casket. The mourners arrived in 15 limousines and remained in them until it was time for the ceremony. According to the baiduhai, "Capone's mother Theresa became hysterical as she was led to the grave where she stood with Capone's wife Mae, his son Albert, and his brothers Ralph and Matt." Capone had died in Florida on Jan. 25, 1947.
baiduhai historical photoMen carry the body of Chicago federal agent W. Carter Baum, who was killed by "Baby Face" Nelson of John Dillinger's gang, during a shoot-out at the Little Bohemia resort in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, on April 22, 1934. Two people were killed during the raid, an FBI agent and a local man who was mistaken for one of Dillinger's gang.
Dixmoor Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: assault; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone takes his seat just before court opens. His attorneys, Albert Fink, left, and Michael Ahern, right, did not appear concerned about his arrival at the last minute.
baiduhai archiveAn illustration shows the layout of Al Capone's Miami, Florida estate, circa 1936.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated battery; Read more
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger's body leaves the Cook County morgue at Polk and Wood streets to be taken to McCready Funeral home at 4506 Sheridan Road on July 24, 1934. Dillinger's father, John Dillinger Sr., 70, traveled from Mooresville, Indiana, to claim his son's body. Dillinger was embalmed and then taken back to Indiana for burial.
Warrenville Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: reckless discharge of a firearm; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone, with cigar, and his attorney Michael Ahern arrive at the Chicago Federal Building for Capone's tax evasion trial in October of 1931.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Concealment of a homicide; Read more
baiduhai historical photoSgt. Edward A. Grim of the North Robey Street police station with a Dubuque, Iowa, newspaper found in John Dillinger's stolen and abandoned automobile on May 2, 1934. The bloodstained getaway car, found at 3338 N. Leavitt St. in Chicago, had a surgical kit, matches from the Little Bohemia Resort, and the newspaper dated April 23, 1934, with the headline "Dillinger On Rampage."
Evergreen Park Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: felony aggravated battery; Read more
Lake County State's Attorney: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: first-degree attempted murder of a peace officer; Read more
baiduhai historical photoThe funeral for gangster brothers Frank and Peter Gusenberg was held on Feb. 18, 1929, and was packed with floral arrangments, including one heart believed to be sent from gang leader George "Bugs" Moran. The brothers were leaders in the Bugs Moran gang.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated assault of a police officer, escape from a police officer; Read more
Elgin Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: armed violence; Read more
Naperville Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: unlawful use or possession of weapons or ammunition by a convicted felon; Read more
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: murder; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone, center, with his attorney's, Michael Ahern, left, and Albert Frank, as they walked out after court session in Chicago in October 1931.
Naperville Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: DUI; Read more
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: murder; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Armed robbery, aggravated robbery; Read more
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger arrives back at the county jail in Crown Point, Indiana, on Jan. 30, 1934, after being caught in Arizona five days earlier. Authorities were fearful that Dillinger's gang would try to rescue their leader, so heavily armed guards surrounded the courthouse and jail. Dillinger was charged with killing patrolman William O'Malley, 43, during a bank robbery in East Chicago, Indiana, on Jan. 15, 1934.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Disorderly conduct; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone sits in the back of a car in Chicago in an undated photo.
baiduhai archiveAn exterior shot of the Hawthorne Hotel in Cicero, the headquarters of Al Capone's gang, just after it was sprayed by machine gun fire from a passing car on Sept. 20, 1926. The North Side gang, then run by mob boss Hymie Weiss and later George 'Bugs' Moran after Weiss was gunned down, was trying to scare Capone and his men. North Side gangster brothers Peter and Frank Gusenberg were said to have taken part in the Hawthorne Hotel shooting. Capone would get the upper hand on Feb. 14, 1929 when six of the Moran gang, including the Gusenberg brothers, were lined up against a garage wall and pummeled with bullets in what is now called the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
baiduhai historical photoCrowds gathered at the Chicago Federal Building for Al Capone's trial, circa 1930s.
Kane County Jail: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated arson; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAnna Sage, nicknamed the "Woman in Red," at the Sheffield Avenue police station in July 1934. Sage, who wore red or orange as a mark for the FBI, had been with John Dillinger when he was shot and killed by the agents outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago on July 22, 1934. Sage said she made a deal with famous FBI agent Melvin Purvis. In exchange for information on Dillinger's whereabouts, she would not be deported to her home country of Romania for running a brothel.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated discharge of a firearm at a police officer; Read more
Cook County sheriff's office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated battery to a senior citizen; Read more
baiduhai historical photoThe Crown Point, Indiana, jail, right, and county courthouse, left, after John Dillinger escaped with only a toy gun on March 3, 1934. Dillinger threatened deputy sheriffs with a wooden gun and then locked up more than a dozen guards before fleeing in the sheriff's own car.
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone leaves the Chicago Federal Building.
Downers Grove Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: child endangerment; Read more
Will County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle; Read more
Lake County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: arson; Read more
baiduhai historical photoRichard Loeb, 18, left, and Nathan Leopold Jr., 19, were in college in 1924 when they decided to commit the "perfect crime" by killing Robert "Bobby" Franks on May 21, 1924.
Naperville Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: unlawful use or possession of weapons or ammunition by a convicted felon; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated Battery in a Public Place, Official Misconduct; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone, center, leaves court in Chicago in 1931.
Kenosha County Sheriff: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: reckless homicide; Read moreMore Top Picks Best Pour Over Coffee Sets
Porter County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: attempted rape; Read more
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger escaped from the county jail in Crown Point, Indiana, with only a toy gun on March 3, 1934. Dillinger threatened deputy sheriffs with a wooden gun and then locked up more than a dozen guards before fleeing in the sheriff's own car. Dillinger was in jail awaiting trial for killing patrolman William O'Malley, 43, during a bank robbery in East Chicago, Indiana, on Jan. 15, 1934. His trial date had been set for March 12, 1934.
baiduhai historical photoMrs. Josephine Schwimmer (with handkerchief), the mother of Dr. Reinhardt Schwimmer, leaves the chapel at the funeral for her son on Feb. 18, 1929. Schwimmer, an optometrist with a hoodlum complex, was one of the seven men killed during the St. Valentine's Day Massacre on Feb. 14, 1929.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Inappropriately touching two children younger than 13; Read more
baiduhai historical photoMrs. Myrtle Gorman, center, of 434 Roscoe Street, was the wife of Peter Gusenberg, a gang leader for George "Bugs" Moran. Gusenberg, 40, was murdered when during the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Mrs. Gorman denied all knowledge of her husbands activities, leaves the courthouse after the coroner's inquest.
baiduhai historical photoThe coroners jury, led by Coroner Herman N. Bundesen, left, at the inquest for the Clark Street St. Valentine's Day Massacre on Feb. 15, 1929. The coroner said 20 to 25 bullets were found in each of the seven bodies.
Hammond Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: possession of a firearm by a felon; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone, center, in federal court in Chicago during his 1931 tax-evasion trial, with lawyers Michael Ahern, left, and Albert Fink.
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone, left, Asst. State Attorney Frank Mast and Bailiff Joe Weinberg in a Chicago Federal Building courtroom in 1931.
Franklin Park Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated unlawful use of a weapon; Read more
baiduhai historical photoA ransom note instructs the parents of Robert Franks to leave money at a specific location. Franks was already dead at the time the note was sent. It was established that this note and another ransom note were written on an Underwood typewriter belonging to Leopold, which he threw into the Jackson Park lagoon.
baiduhai historical photoBetty Nelson and Rosella Nelson view the body of John Dillinger, 32, while in bathing suits at the Cook County morgue in Chicago. In the days after Dillinger was killed on July 22, 1934, massive crowds lined up outside the morgue to get a glimpse of the notorious public enemy.
baiduhai / baiduhaiAl Capone's Palm Island villa.
Waukegan Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: failure to report an accident resulting in death; Read more
Cook County Sheriff's Police: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: unlawful use of a weapon; Read more
DuPage County State's Attorney's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: disorderly conduct and harassment; Read more
baiduhai historical photoChief defense attorney and noted Chicago lawyer, Clarence Darrow, seated, makes his case before Judge John R. Caverly in the murder case against Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr., in the summer of 1924. Darrow's masterful handling of the case has been the subject of books and movies.
baiduhai historical photoGovernment men at the Little Bohemia Resort in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, where a gunbattle with John Dillinger and his gang took place on April 22, 1934. Leading the group were federal agents Melvin Purvis and Hugh Clegg. FBI agents had surrounded the lodge, but Dillinger and his gang were able to escape along the shore of the nearby lake.
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: attemped murder; Read more
baiduhai historical photoThe bodies of six of the seven men slain on Feb. 14, 1929, in the S. M. C. Cartage Company garage at 2122 N. Clark St. on Chicago's North Side in what became known as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, sprawl on a floor and a chair. Several of the dead were members of a North Side gang run by George "Bugs" Moran, who had a rivalry with Al Capone and his gang.
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: attempted murder; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Armed robbery; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated discharge of a firearm; Read more
baiduhai historical photoGovernment men stand by the Ford that was abandoned by John Dillinger during a gunbattle between authorities and Dillinger's gang at the Little Bohemia Resort on April 22, 1934, in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin. FBI agents had surrounded the lodge, but Dillinger and his gang were able to escape along the shore of the nearby lake. Two people were killed during the raid, an FBI agent and a local man who was mistaken for one of Dillinger's gang.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiChicago police investigate the scene where a 5-year-old girl was shot in the ankle in the 4600 block of North Monticello Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood on April 29, 2018.
baiduhai historical photoChief of Detectives Walter Storms, no hat, peers into a catch basin at 5900 Kenmore Ave, where Suzanne Degnan's head was found on Jan. 7, 1946. Chicago police officer Lee O'Rourke, who noticed that the soil around the circular edge of the cover was loose, holds the flashlight. Degnan was kidnapped from her bedroom on Jan. 7, 1946. Her dismembered body was found in several sewers across the city.
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: murder; Read more
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: murder; Read more
Warrenville Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated unlawful use of a gun; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Possessing a stolen vehicle; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Murder, attempted murder; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated assault of a police officer, escape from a police officer; Read more
Will County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: theft; Read more
DuPage County State's Attorney: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: drug induced homicide; Read more
baiduhai historical photo"Lipstick Killer" William Heirens, 17, being photographed by an identification worker at Cook County jail in 1946. Shortly afterward, he collapsed.
Cook County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: murder; Read more
Antioch Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: accomplice to an aggravated robbery; Read more
baiduhai historical photoCapt. William 'Shoes' Schoemaker shows four machine guns at the inquest for the St. Valentine's Day Massacre on April 19, 1929. Coroner Bundesen had summoned all firearm dealers in the area who had been known to sell machine guns to the coroner's jury in Chicago.
baiduhai historical photoNathan Leopold's Underwood typewriter was found in the Jackson Park lagoon on June 7, 1924, and cinched the case against Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. for the killing of Robert "Bobby" Franks. The duo used the typewriter to write a ransom note asking for $10,000 from Franks' millionaire father. The pair twisted off many of the keys with pliers in an attempt to prevent the typewriter from being traced back to them.
Hammond Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: conspiracy to commit robbery affecting commerce; Read more
Illinois State Police: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated driving under the influence; Read more
baiduhai historical photoCurious spectators and friends and family of the dead rush to the scene of the St. Valentine's Day massacre to identify the victims.
Oak Park Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: public indecency; Read more
baiduhai historical photoThe Werner Storage Company building located at 2122 N. Clark St., shown here in 1953 is the scene of the St. Valentine's Day massacre on Feb. 14, 1929. The building was torn down December 1967.
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: murder; Read more
baiduhai historical photoOn April 19, 1929, Coroner Herman N. Bundesen, right, and Lt. Col. C. H. Goddard look over machine guns believed to be used in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Coroner Bundesen had summoned all firearm dealers in the area who had been known to sell machine guns to the coroner's jury in Chicago.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Unlawful use of a weapon by a felon; Read more
Chicago Herald and ExaminerAl Capone smiles for the camera during his trial, circa October 1931.
Porter County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: domestic battery; Read more
Will County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: murder; Read more
Lincolnshire Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: felony aggravated robbery; Read more
Crystal Lake Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: murder; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Armed robbery, aggravated robbery; Read more
Aurora Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death; Read more
baiduhai historical photoWilliam Heirens, second from right, is arraigned in July of 1946. With him are State's Attorney William Tuohy, from left, Defense Attorney John Coghlan, Heirens and Sheriff Michael Mulcahy.
baiduhai historical photoThe body of Al Capone arrives at I.C. Station (Central Station) in Chicago from Florida on Feb. 1, 1947. Capone died at his Florida mansion on Jan. 25, 1947. The casket was said to be carrying Al Capone under a ladies name as it was brought into Central Station in downtown Chicago, located at the southern end of Grant Park at Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue.
Lake County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: possession of drugs and a firearm; Read more
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger, center, is handcuffed to Deputy Sheriff R. M. Pierce, left, during Dillinger's court hearing in Crown Point, Indiana, during the first weeks of February 1934. Dillinger was charged with killing patrolman William O'Malley, 43, during a bank robbery in East Chicago, Indiana, on Jan. 15, 1934. His trial date was set for March 12, 1934. Dillinger would break out of the Crown Point jail on March 3, 1934.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Murder; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone in court in an undated photo.
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger Sr., father of notorious gangster John Dillinger, seated signs a contract to appear at a Walk-a-thon in Calumet City, Illinois, while Frank Gladdin, general manager of the Metropolitan Vaudeville Agency, watches at the Woods Theater building on Aug. 28, 1934. With Dillinger Sr. are, from left, Frances Dillinger, 12, Doris Dillinger, 16 (both step-sisters of John Dillinger Jr.), Audrey Hancock, (John Dillinger Jr.'s sister), and her husband, Emmett Hancock. The Dillinger family, along with John Jr.'s girlfriend, Evelyn "Billie" Frechette, toured with a theatrical production called "Crime Doesn't Pay" after Dillinger's death.
Antioch Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: armed robbery; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone, right, attends the Northwestern vs Notre Dame football game with former Alderman A.J. Prignano, left, in October 1931 at Soldier Field. Capone's morning was spent in federal court in his trial for income tax violation charges.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Armed robbery; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone, second from right, in Chicago in an undated photo.
baiduhai historical photoIndiana State Police surround the house where two escaped convicts were holed up, circa October 1933. On Sept. 26, 1933, 10 convicts, led by John "Red" Hamilton, broke out of the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, using guns smuggled to them by John Dillinger.
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: attempted murder; Read more
Chicago Herald and ExaminerAl Capone, left, and Assistant State's Attorney Frank Mast, circa March 1931.
baiduhai archiveAl Capone, left, and Ralph Sheldon, right, in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1926 at a roadside bar. This photo was discovered by police in a raid on mob headquarters.
Elgin Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated driving under the influence resulting in death; Read more
baiduhai historical photoPeople stand around the bloodstain from John Dillinger, 32, in the alley behind the Biograph Theater in Chicago. Dillinger was shot and killed by FBI agents on July 22, 1934.
Naperville Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: child endangerment; Read more
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: rape; Read more
baiduhai historical photoMrs. Josephine Schwimmer, the mother of murdered Dr. Reinhardt Schwimmer, 29, at an inquest for the St. Valentine's Day Massacre on Feb. 15, 1929 at the Hudson Avenue police station in Chicago. Dr. Reinhardt Schwimmer was the only one of the seven men killed who was not in the George "Bugs" Moran gang. The baiduhai noted that Schwimmer was an optometrist with a hoodlum complex, who liked to associate with gangsters.
Kane County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated criminal sexual assault, attempted murder; Read more
Lake County State's Attorney: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: first-degree attempted murder of a peace officer; Read more
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: attempted murder; Read more
baiduhaiDuring the prohibition era, Al Capone controlled Chicago's underworld with dozens of murders attributed to him and his gang, including the St. Valentine's Day massacre in 1929.
Kane County Jail: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated driving under the influence; Read more
baiduhai historical photoThe body of one of the seven victims is placed in an ambulance with Coroner Herman M. Bundesen, center, in attendance after the mass shooting occurred.
baiduhai archiveAl Capone and his mother, Teresa, in 1930.
Mundelein Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: disorderly conduct — filing a false police report; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated assault of a police officer; Read more
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger was shot and killed by FBI agents on July 22, 1934, at the Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago after agents received a tip from Dillinger's friend Anna Sage. Sage, known as the "Woman in Red," told authorities that she, Dillinger, and Dillinger's girlfriend, Polly Hamilton Keele, would be at the movies and to look for her dressed in red. Some reports say Sage was actually dressed in orange.
baiduhai historical photoProfessor D. E. Ashworth lifts a plaster death mask off the face of John Dillinger while his students watch on July 23, 1934, at the Cook County morgue in Chicago. Ashworth, of the Worsham College of Mortuary Science, had told employees at the morgue that he had permission to create the mask, but he didn't. Ashworth and his students were ousted from the morgue, and the partially completed mask was confiscated by the police. Unbeknownst to the FBI, a complimentary copy of another death mask was sent to the bureau from the Reliance Dental Corporation, which also did not have permission. To this day, there is controversy over how many death masks were made of Dillinger's face and the authenticity of the masks.
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone, second from left, in Chicago's criminal courthouse in 1931.
Aurora Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: desecrating human remains; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone's coffin was said to be in this box, center, among other baggage during the trip from Florida to Chicago on Feb. 1, 1947. Capone died at his mansion in Florida on Jan. 25, 1947. The casket was said to be under a ladies name.
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone's casket lid lays in the freezing snow on Feb. 4, 1947, at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chicago. The prohibition gangster was buried in a simple ceremony during near zero cold weather. A blanket of gardenias topped with a few orchids spread over Capone's heavy bronze casket inscribed with the words, "Rest in Peace."
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone in Chicago in October 1931.
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: intimidation; Read more
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: domestic battery; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated battery; Read more
Aurora Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: robbery; Read more
baiduhai historical photoConvicted killer Willilam Heirens in Stateville Prison in Joliet, Ill., on Jan. 23, 1954. He was convicted of killing 6-year-old Suzanne Degnan.
Will County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: arson; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Tow solicitation; Read more
baiduhai historical photoMembers of the jury go to lunch during Al Capone's 1931 tax evasion trial.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Murder; Read more
baiduhai historical photoWilliam Heirens is photographed in 1946. He pleaded guilty to killing two women, Frances Brown, 33, and Josephine Ross, 43, in their homes and strangling Suzanne Degnan, 6. (baiduhai historical photo)
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Unlawful use of a weapon by a felon; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated fleeing police; Read more
DuPage County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated criminal sexual assault and kidnapping; Read more
baiduhai historical photoEveyln "Billie" Frechette was released from prison on Jan. 30, 1936. Frechette was arrested in Chicago while her boyfriend, John Dillinger, watched helplessly nearby on April 9, 1934. Frechette, who had met Dillinger in 1933, was charged with harboring a fugitive in her St. Paul, Minnesota, apartment. She spent two years in jail, getting out in 1936. Upon her release, Frechette toured in a theatrical production called "Crime Doesn't Pay" with members of Dillinger's family.
Aurora Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: unlawful use of a weapon; Read more
baiduhai historical photoA crowd of onlookers wait on Clark Street to catch a glimpse of Al Capone during his trial, circa October 1931.
baiduhai historical photoAttorney Clarence Darrow surprised the world by having Nathan Leopold Jr., left, and Richard Loeb, right, plead guilty in their trial for the murder of Robert "Bobby" Franks in 1924. Darrow hoped he could save the two youths from being hanged.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Criminal sexual assault and indecent solicitation of a child; Read moreMore Top Picks Best Virtual Reality Headsets
baiduhai historical photoA crowd gathers in the alley behind 2122 N. Clark St., as police remove the victims of the St. Valentine's Day massacre.
Kane County Jail: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: robbery; Read more
baiduhai historical photoConstable Carl C. Christensen with Mary Levendoski at the Twin City Hospital in Ironwood, Michigan, after Christensen was shot by "Baby Face" Nelson of the John Dillinger gang during a gun fight at the Little Bohemia Resort in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, on April 22, 1934. Christensen, a Spider Lake, Wisconsin, constable, was said to be gravely wounded but survived his wounds.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Murder; Read more
baiduhai historical photoUniversity of Chicago student William Heirens, 17, center, in a lineup at Chicago Police headquarters on July 1, 1946. (baiduhai historical photo)
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: attempted murder; Read more
Wilmette Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: felony possession of stolen property; Read more
Evanston Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: unlawful use of a weapon; Read more
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger's gang, circa December 1933, from top left: Harry Pierpont (11014), Charles Makley (12636), John Dillinger (13225) and Russell Clark (12261).
baiduhai archiveAl Capone in a bathing suit in Miami, Florida.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Tow solicitation; Read more
Evergreen Park Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: felony aggravated battery; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone, left, and First Deputy Commissioner John Stege, circa March 1929.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Murder; Read more
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: murder; Read more
DuPage County Jail: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated discharge of a firearm; Read more
Lake County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: unlawful possesion of a controlled substance with intent to deliver; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Murder; Read more
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone in October of 1931.
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger's body lies in the Cook County morgue after he was shot and killed by FBI agents on July 22, 1934, at the Biograph Theater in Chicago. According to the baiduhai, Dillinger was "partly covered with a sheet below which well manicured feet protrude, a tag labeled 'Dillinger' on each big toe."
baiduhai historical photoAl Capone, right in white hat, in March 1930 in Chicago.
baiduhai historical photoRichard Loeb, 18, left, and Nathan Leopold Jr., 19, right, look at each other accusingly after they gave separate confessions to the killing of Robert "Bobby" Franks on May 21, 1924, in Chicago. The confessions were finally given on May 31, 1924, after Leopold's glasses were found next to Franks' body at 121st Street and the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. Leopold and Leob had said they were out in the remote area to bird watch.
baiduhai historical photoThe body of Albert Kachellek, aka "James Clark", is removed from the county morgue on Feb. 15, 1929. Clark was the brother-in-law of gang leader George "Bugs" Moran and was said to have the reputation of a hardened killer.
baiduhai historical photoA group of men carry the coffin containing the body of Al Capone from the hearse to the grave at Mount Olivet Cemetery on Feb. 4, 1947. A blanket of gardenias topped with a few orchids spread over Capone's heavy bronze casket. The mourners arrived in 15 limousines and remained in them until it was time for the ceremony. According to the baiduhai, "Capone's mother Theresa became hysterical as she was led to the grave where she stood with Capone's wife Mae, his son Albert, and his brothers Ralph and Matt." Capone had died in Florida on Jan. 25, 1947.
Oak Park Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: criminal trespass to a motor vehicle; Read more
baiduhai historical photoMax Organist looks at the guns left behind by John Dillinger and his gang on April 22, 1934, at the Little Bohemia Resort in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin. FBI agents had surrounded the lodge where Dillinger and his gang were staying, but the outlaws were able to escape along the shore of the nearby lake.
baiduhai historical photoRobert "Bobby" Franks, 14, who was killed by Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. on May 21, 1924.
Naperville Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated battery; Read more
Lake County State's Attorney: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: first-degree attempted murder of a peace officer; Read more
Will County Sheriff's Police: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated kidnapping; Read more
baiduhai historical photoNathan Leopold Jr., fourth from left, and Richard Loeb, third from right, stand before Judge John R. Caverly for their arraignment.
baiduhai historical photoA crowd outside the Clark Street garage, owned by George "Bugs" Moran, where the St. Valentine's Day massacre took place on Feb. 14, 1929.
Downers Grove Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: child endangerment; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Delivery of a firearm with no valid FOID card and purchasing a firearm with false information; Read more
Evergreen Park Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: felony aggravated battery; Read more
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger is handcuffed and guarded as he smokes during a court recess while Deputy Sheriff R. M. Pierce, left, looks on during Dillinger's hearing in Crown Point, Indiana, in February 1934. Dillinger was charged with killing patrolman William O'Malley, 43, during a bank robbery in East Chicago, Indiana, on Jan. 15, 1934. His trial date was set for March 12, 1934. Dillinger would break out of the Crown Point jail on March 3, 1934.
Kane County Jail: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: aggravated battery with a firearm; Read more
baiduhai historical photoThe coroner jurors watch a re-enactment of the St. Valentine's Day massacre of 1929.
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Murder, attempted murder; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim between the ages of 13 and 17; Read more
baiduhai archive photoWilliam Heirens, center, is flanked by Chicago Detectives Walter Storms, left, and police Captain Michael Ahern as Heirens is taken to a detective bureau lineup on July 1, 1946.
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: lying to a federal agent; Read more
Crystal Lake Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: murder; Read more
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger arrives at the county jail in Crown Point, Indiana, on Jan. 30, 1934, after being caught in Arizona five days earlier. Authorities were fearful that Dillinger's gang would try to rescue their leader, so heavily armed guards surrounded the courthouse and jail.
Elgin Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: armed violence; Read more
Barlow Wolf, baiduhai historical photoA rare picture of the cameramen who occupied the jury box at the Leopold and Loeb trail.
baiduhai historical photoA police officer shows the busted-out rear window of John Dillinger's stolen and then abandoned automobile at the North Robey Street police station on May 2, 1934. The bloodstained Ford V-8 sedan, found at 3338 N. Leavitt St. in Chicago, had a surgical kit, matches from the Little Bohemia Resort and a Dubuque, Iowa, newspaper dated April 23, 1934, with the headline "Dillinger On Rampage."
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: felon in possession of ammunition; Read more
Lake County Sheriff's Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charges: child pornography, grooming, intimidation; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Murder; Read more
DuPage County State's Attorney: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: murder; Read more
Chicago Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: Aggravated DUI causing death, reckless homicide; Read more
Kane County Jail: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: attempted vehicular hijacking; Read more
baiduhai historical photoJohn Dillinger, center, is led through the Crown Point, Indiana, court building on Jan. 31, 1934, to be viewed by witnesses from the First National Bank robbery that occurred on Jan. 15, 1934 in East Chicago, Indiana. Dillinger had been caught in Arizona and flown back to Indiana to be tried for the murder of patrolman William O'Malley, 43.
Oak Park Police Department: Arrest does not imply guilt, and criminal charges are merely accusations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.Charge: attempted murder; Read more
baiduhai historical photoA young Al Capone is in Criminal Court for beer running under the alias Al Brown in an undated photo.
A man was killed and eight other people were wounded by gunfire in Chicago Sunday through early Monday, including a 5-year-old girl on her way to a Northwest Side park and a 17-year-old boy shot by robbers outside a South Side store, according to Chicago police.
The girl was wounded when a gunman started shooting at someone around 1:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of North Monticello Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood, police said. The girl was hit as she stood in a gangway, on her way to a park with her family. She taken in a private vehicle to Swedish Covenant Hospital, police said.
In the fatal shooting, two men were walking in the 4800 block of West Monroe Street in the South Austin neighborhood around 7:35 a.m. when someone opened fire, police said.
One man was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital, police said. The other man, 37, was shot in the back and went in a private vehicle to Stroger, where he was listed in good condition.
The 17-year-old boy was shot around 11:25 p.m. in the 7100 block of South State Street in the Park Manor neighborhood, police said. He was approached by two people as he was entered a store and was shot during an attempted robbery.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the neck. The attackers fled in a white Mazda and struck a car on the block, then fled on foot, police said. Two suspects were being questioned.
Other shootings:
A 29-year-old man was shot as he drove in the 2400 block of West Division Street in Humboldt Park around 3:40 a.m. Monday, police said. Someone in a passing black SUV fired shots and he was hit in the left shoulder. He went to St. Mary’s Hospital and was transferred to Stroger Hospital, where he was stabilized.
A 19-year-old man was shot in the left hand in the 1700 block of West 62 nd Street in the West Englewood neighborhood about 7:35 p.m., police said. The man went in a private vehicle to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was in good condition. The man told police he was arguing with someone when the other person took out a gun.
In the Morgan Park neighborhood, a 27-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 1600 block of West 119th Street about 5:45 p.m. The man went in a private vehicle to Roseland Community Hospital, where his condition was stabilized. The man told police he was shot when a vehicle pulled up next to the vehicle he was in and someone started shooting.
In the Bronzeville neighborhood, a 27-year-old woman was shot and critically wounded about 5:40 p.m. in the 300 block of East 50th Street, police said. The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital.
About 3:45 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot on Western Avenue just south of Madison Street in the Near West Side neighborhood, police said. The man was wounded in the foot and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.
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