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A GardaWorld armored truck outside a Bank of America branch in the 200 block of West 83rd Street on Nov. 15, 2021. Two armored truck security guards were shot Monday during an attempted robbery. One of the guards, whom family identified as Lashonda Hearts, died after being shot six times.

Accused in armored truck guard slaying, 2 defendants ‘tried to copy every armed robbery movie out there, right down to the double-cross’, prosecutors say

November 18, 2021 at 5:29 p.m.

Calling it a "brazen" operation, a judge denied bail for two men accused of shooting two armored car staffers — killing one — and an hour later "executing" two men...

Prosthetic department staffers allegedly bilk VA of millions in kickback scheme

November 18, 2021 at 2:16 p.m.

Two Chicago U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs staffers accepted cash kickbacks after steering business to certain vendors, bilking the VA of millions of dollars, federal officials alleged Wednesday. Andrew Lee,...

Argument, failed cigarette purchase preceded fatal shooting in Humboldt Park liquor store, prosecutors said during hearing for 16-year-old suspect

November 14, 2021 at 4:18 p.m.

A video snippet circulated by Chicago police prompted a 16-year-old math whiz to turn himself in for the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old liquor store shopper on Monday in Humboldt...

Dive team members and paramedics stand near a retention pond at the onramp onto Interstate-80/94 from Kennedy Avenue in Hammond, Indiana as part of recovery efforts on Nov. 11, 2021.

Murder charges filed in strangulation of young Wheeling mom; baby found dead in Hammond retention pond ID’d as her 1-year-old daughter

November 15, 2021 at 11:17 a.m.

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...

Feds: Chicago cop among several convenience store owners who defrauded program for low-income women and children

November 12, 2021 at 2:24 p.m.

A Chicago police officer was among several convenience store owners hit with federal fraud charges this week alleging they swindled a low-income food program for women and children by charging...

A University of Chicago security member stands near an emergency phone at the U. of C. in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood on Nov. 11, 2021. The university plans to continue meeting with Mayor Lori Lightfoot and will hold a campus discussion with the Chicago Police Department about recent violence.

U. of C. leaders announce safety measures after school staffer is robbed at gunpoint. No indication the robbery was connected to recent fatal shooting.

November 11, 2021 at 9:27 p.m.

Hours after an armed robbery on campus and two days after a recent graduate was fatally shot near campus, University of Chicago leaders Thursday outlined measures being taken to increase...

Wheeling mom died of strangulation; officials continue hunt for missing baby after ‘horrible’ attack

November 11, 2021 at 5:34 p.m.

A 21-year-old young Wheeling mother died of asphyxia from being strangled, authorities said Thursday afternoon as police continue to hunt for her baby daughter who went missing. The body of...

‘My baby puppy,’ says woman whose mini-pinscher was beaten to death by ex, prosecutors say

November 6, 2021 at 3:11 p.m.

Jealous that a puppy was getting more attention than he, a Rogers Park man fatally beat his ex-fiancee's 12-week-old mini-pinscher "Bailey" this week, according to Cook County prosecutors and the...

Police work at the scene where a 44-year-old, off-duty Chicago police officer was fatally shot in the 8500 block of West Winona Street in the in the Oriole Park neighborhood of Chicago on Nov. 2, 2021.

Quarrel over affair, struggle preceded fatal shooting of Chicago cop by his wife, also a cop, while both were off-duty in Northwest Side home, prosecutors say

November 5, 2021 at 5:48 p.m.

An off-duty Chicago police officer threatened to shoot herself before a struggle for her gun left her husband, another off-duty officer, dead, prosecutors said in court Friday. Jacqueline Villasenor, 39,...

Bystander slain after running to the aid of woman in Logan Square, prosecutors say

October 29, 2021 at 4:40 p.m.

A 22-year-old suspect fatally shot a good Samaritan who stepped in when he saw the man abusing his girlfriend in Logan Square last month, prosecutors say. Jesus Garcia appeared before...

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