Jessica Villagomez

DUI charges filed against Chicago woman and man after good Samaritan fatally struck on Dan Ryan Expressway, police say

June 23, 2020 at 7:34 p.m.

Charges have been filed against a woman and a man in a traffic incident in which a 31-year-old good Samaritan was struck and killed while helping victims of a crash...

Chicago police Chief of Patrol Fred Waller briefs reporters after a 3-year-old boy was fatally shot while riding in an SUV with his father, near the intersection of North Central Avenue and West Huron Street in the Austin neighborhood on June 20, 2020.

At least 106 people shot, 14 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence

June 22, 2020 at 7:37 p.m.

At least 106 people were shot in Chicago, 14 of them fatally, from midafternoon Friday through early Monday, according to authorities and Tribune data. It is the most people shot...

Neighbors outraged as toddler, 3 teens killed in weekend violence: ‘This is a horrific Father’s Day. This 3-year-old baby lost his life.’

June 21, 2020 at 8:04 p.m.

Neighbors congregated on a corner in the 600 block of North Central Avenue on Sunday afternoon to denounce the weekend's overnight violence, including the shooting death of 3-year-old Mekhi James....

The Juneteenth flag, commemorating the day that slavery ended in the U.S., flies in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 17, 2020.

‘Now we have everyone’s eyes and ears:’ Juneteenth march organizers focus on police reform

June 19, 2020 at 6:57 a.m.

After weeks of protests across the city against police brutality, this year's Juneteenth march will focus on police reform and equity in black communities, according to march organizers. Ashley Munson,...

5-year-old boy among 3 wounded, 1 dead in separate shootings on South Side, police say

June 18, 2020 at 6:57 p.m.

A 34-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in Parkway Gardens apartments, and a 5-year-old boy was among three others wounded in separate shootings on the South Side, Chicago police...

Charges dropped against man accused of killing 4 in South Shore in 2017

June 17, 2020 at 8:28 p.m.

Charges against a man accused of killing four people at a South Side restaurant in March 2017 were dropped Wednesday, according to Cook County prosecutors. Maurice Harris, now 22, was...

Mia Wright, 25, who was pulled from a car by Chicago police at Brickyard Mall, talks with family and supporters after speaking to media in the parking lot of the Brickyard Mall in Chicago on June 4, 2020.

Woman who says Chicago police pulled her from car by her hair and placed knee on her neck formally asks city to drop charges against her

June 17, 2020 at 7:37 p.m.

A woman who says Chicago police grabbed her from a car by her hair and placed a knee on her neck formally asked the city Wednesday to drop disorderly conduct...

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