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March death of West Side infant declared homicide, officials say

September 12, 2020 at 5:20 p.m.

Six months after a man walked into a West Side police station and announced that he had "killed his baby," the Cook County medical examiner's office officially ruled the infant's...

Retired Chicago firefighter accused of sexually assaulting two sisters, one a decade ago, the other last month

September 11, 2020 at 5:34 p.m.

A man identified by prosecutors as a retired firefighter has been accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl a decade ago and her sister last month. Edward Davis, 67, is...

Police officers from the U.S. Postal Service and Chicago police detectives investigate at the scene where a mail carrier was shot, in the 9100 block of South Ellis Avenue, on Sept. 10, 2020. The mail carrier was transported to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, according to police.

Postal officials offer $50,000 reward in shooting of mail carrier on Far South Side

September 11, 2020 at 7:50 a.m.

A mail carrier was shot and seriously wounded on the Far South Side late Thursday morning and authorities are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to her shooter, officials...

Chicago police take a man into custody after he allegedly barricaded himself inside a South Loop B & B Sept. 10, 2020.

Barricaded man misled SWAT, saying he had hostages during South Loop standoff, police said

September 10, 2020 at 3:31 p.m.

A man who fired three shots while barricading himself inside a South Loop B & B for nearly two hours has been taken into custody after the incident on Thursday...

Doreen Angone, hangs photos of Dajore Wilson near her memorial on 47th Street and South Union Avenu on Sept. 9, 2020 in Chicago. Angone, who lives across the street, said she was the first one there on Monday evening and helping the victims until first responders arrived.

Strangers tried to save 8-year-old Dajore Wilson when she and her father were shot: ‘I fought so hard to save your baby’

September 10, 2020 at 4:39 p.m.

Doreen Angone crossed Union Avenue early Wednesday afternoon, toting a bag of stuffed animals and toys and photos of 8-year-old Dajore Wilson, who had been shot here Monday night. She...

Death of man, 59, brutally assaulted in Gresham ruled a homicide

September 9, 2020 at 7:16 p.m.

Police are investigating the assault of a 59-year-old South Side man whose death was ruled a homicide. A female relative found Curtis Littrice, 59, unclothed, in a contorted position, facedown...

Update: Death of 3-year-old girl on West Side ruled homicide

September 4, 2020 at 11:00 p.m.

The death of a 3-year-old girl who was found unresponsive in bed early Friday in the South Austin neighborhood has been ruled a homicide, officials said. An autopsy Friday determined...

Man with a shotgun tried to rob gas station, using woman as shield. A patron shot and killed him.

September 4, 2020 at 4:03 p.m.

A man with a shotgun tried to rob a South Side gas station, using a woman as a shield, but was shot dead by another man who then ran off...

Family and friends of a person who reportedly fell into the lake wait and watch as a police boat and police helicopter search the lake near 500 S. Lake Shore Drive in Chicago on Aug. 31, 2020.

‘Very sad. Very unfortunate’: Body of missing Evanston boater pulled from Lake Michigan

September 3, 2020 at 7:36 p.m.

The body of a 32-year-old Evanston man who apparently fell off a boat into Monroe Harbor four days ago was pulled from the lake Thursday morning, Chicago police said. Shortly...

Police called to Greektown hostel twice in 4 hours: First for report of sexual assault, then for apparent drug overdose by victim’s roommate

September 3, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.

Chicago police twice responded to a Greektown hostel on Wednesday, once when a man reported he had been raped and, four hours later, when his roommate was discovered dead of...

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