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Man accused of stabbing sleeping homeless men ‘stalked’ them ‘like they were prey,’ says judge

August 22, 2020 at 4:15 p.m.

A judge denied bail for a 28-year-old Englewood neighborhood man charged in connection with stabbing three homeless men as they slept in Chicago. "He stalked these people like they were...

Chicago police point to bullet shells outside a barbershop in the 1100 block of North Western Avenue where three people were shot, Aug. 21, 2020.

3 shot at Ukrainian Village barbershop

August 21, 2020 at 4:06 p.m.

A 52-year-old woman and two men have been shot at a barbershop in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood Friday afternoon. About 2:30 p.m. the door of MVP Cuts, 1107 N. Western...

Gerardo Victoria tenía grandes planes para el otoño: la escuela culinaria. Pero se enfermó de COVID-19 y murió a los 23 años. ‘Algo horrible’

August 21, 2020 at 1:28 p.m.

Gerardo "Jerry" Victoria siempre proponía nuevas recetas y las compartía con su familia en su casa de South Holland. Este otoño, planeaba perseguir su amor por la cocina y asistir...

Gerardo Victoria had big plans for the fall: culinary school. But he fell ill from COVID-19 and died at the age of 23. ‘A horrible thing.’

August 22, 2020 at 10:07 p.m.

Gerardo "Jerry" Victoria was always coming up with new recipes and sharing them with his family in their South Holland home. This fall, he planned to follow his love for...

Police officers process a crime scene in the 300 block of North Central Avenue in Chicago, where two people were shot Aug. 19, 2020.

As detectives seek public’s help in last week’s shooting of 12-year-old boy, another child and his mother are shot on the West Side

August 19, 2020 at 6:06 p.m.

A 9-year-old boy and his mother were shot Wednesday afternoon on the West Side when two gunmen got out of a car and opened fire at a group of men...

Former Gov. Jim Thompson leaves the Dirksen Federal Building surrounded by media after oral arguments were heard in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Gov. George Ryan's guilty corruption verdict on Feb. 20, 2007. Thompson's law firm represented his friend Ryan during his trial.

Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson dies at age 84. A Republican from Chicago, ‘Big Jim’ served 4 terms.

August 16, 2020 at 2:36 p.m.

As Illinois' longest-serving governor, "Big Jim" Thompson was a larger-than-life figure in state history, his 6-foot-6 frame dominating the political landscape for 14 years as he guided the state through...

‘I’m going to find some place to loot,’ said suspect who livestreamed himself on social media trying to break into ATM wielding a hammer, prosecutors said

August 15, 2020 at 7:01 p.m.

A 20-year-old man announced: "I'm going to find some place to loot" while filming himself on Facebook Live breaking into a Gold Coast neighborhood ATM with a hammer during the...

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