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Man accused of assaulting 7-year-old girl during online learning class had been sexually abusing her for a year, prosecutors say

October 22, 2020 at 10:08 p.m.

An 18-year-old Chicago man out on bond for a gun case livestreamed himself sexually assaulting a 7-year-old first grader during a remote learning class, according to prosecutors. Catrell A. Walls,...

Evanston police investigate a fatal shooting on West Howard Street near the CTA Howard Street station in Evanston on Thursday, July 23, 2020.

Suspect held without bail in July slaying of developmentally delayed young man in Evanston

October 16, 2020 at 6:33 p.m.

A 26-year-old man was denied bail Friday in the fatal shooting of a developmentally delayed man in Evanston near the Howard Red Line station over the summer. Shakiel Coleman, of...

Girl’s teacher saw 7-year-old being sexually assaulted during e-learning session, Chicago police say

October 17, 2020 at 10:06 a.m.

A man suspected of sexually attacking a child while broadcasting the sex act live online was being questioned by Chicago police detectives Friday. UPDATE: Charges filed against 18-year-old Catrell Walls....

Driver who prosecutors say ‘set off hail of gunfire,’ turned Lake Shore Drive into ‘shooting gallery’ is denied bail

October 14, 2020 at 6:55 p.m.

A motorist turned Lake Shore Drive into a "shooting gallery'' Saturday afternoon when her passenger opened fire on another car, leaving a 19-year-old woman with only one eye, prosecutors said....

$4,000 reward offered for information about shooting that seriously wounded 10-year-old girl in Far South Side park

October 10, 2020 at 9:18 a.m.

A $4,000 reward has been offered for information about a shooting that seriously wounded a 10-year-old girl who was in a Far South Side Park with her older sister and...

Chicago police and pedestrians appear around police tape outside an apartment building at 103rd Street and Calumet Avenue Oct. 9, 2020, where there was an unconfirmed report a child was shot.

Boy, 3, finds gun and shoots himself in foot in Far South Side home, police say

October 10, 2020 at 7:42 a.m.

A 3-year-old boy shot himself in the foot after finding a gun at a Far South Side apartment, officials said Friday afternoon. Shortly after 2:45 p.m., police were called to...

Friend uses his shirt to stop the bleeding after 10-year-old girl is shot in the back. ‘He calls her his little sister. He was crying too.’

October 9, 2020 at 7:09 a.m.

La'Mya Sparks made it as far as the tennis courts in Russell Square Park when the bullet hit the middle of her back. The 10-year-old fell but got back up,...

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