Armed man fatally shot by Buffalo Grove police
An armed man was fatally shot early Thursday, reportedly by Buffalo Grove police officers who opened fire when the man refused to drop his weapons, officials said. Authorities were called...
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A man’s pit bull barked incessantly as screams came from a burning building, alerting its owner to pull a woman and her 7-year-old son from a fire
Renaldo Vera first heard barking from his pit bull, Chicago. Then, from his third-story window, he noticed what Chicago was barking at: Someone outside was screaming. He heard glass breaking....
Oak Park two-alarm fire destroyed restaurant, displaced residents, damaged Lake Theatre and others
The Oak Park Fire Department will not be able to determine a cause for an extra-alarm fire that nearly destroyed a downtown village building last week and damaged neighboring buildings,...
Shootout on CTA bus leaves armed attempted robbery victim wounded, gunman in custody
A 21-year-old man who was riding a CTA bus through Park Manor late Sunday was in critical condition after he was shot in the chest by a man who tried...
Man who fired gun at cops was shot by Chicago police officer in West Garfield Park and suffered injuries not considered life-threatening
A man was shot by a Chicago police officer Sunday night after reportedly shooting at officers who had tried to stop and speak to the man, according to authorities. Tactical...
Friends recall slain armored truck guard’s excitement about getting ‘dream job.’ Security company says fatal ATM attack was a ‘foiled robbery attempt.’
As news spread that Lashonda Hearts was the armored truck guard fatally shot Tuesday in Chicago's West Chatham neighborhood, a friend posted on Facebook that Hearts' relatively new position with...
2 security guards for armored truck company shot, 1 killed in West Chatham while adding cash to ATM
Two security guards for an armored truck company were shot Monday morning as they loaded cash into an ATM in West Chatham. One later died, authorities said. A 47-year-old woman...
Murder charges filed in strangulation of young Wheeling mom; baby found dead in Hammond retention pond ID’d as her 1-year-old daughter
A 26-year-old man who had a "troubled" relationship with a 21-year-old Wheeling woman is accused of strangling her, police said Friday, as officials identified a baby found dead in a...
Why we call it ‘Veterans Day’ and not Armistice Day — or Veterans’ Day
If you don't have social media, don't know why it's a federal holiday, or have otherwise been living under a rock, Thursday is Veterans Day. That's Veterans Day — as...
North Side concealed carry holder fatally shoots would-be car-part thief, second man runs off: Chicago police
A 25-year-old man was fatally shot late Wednesday when a North Side resident with a license to carry a concealed weapon allegedly saw two men trying to steal parts from...