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Country Club Hills residents angered over mayor Dwight Welch's spending

Country Club Hills residents angry about questionable spending by the city packed a council meeting Monday night and pointed the finger at one man-- Mayor Dwight Welch. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-country-club-hills-residents-angered-over-spending-20111115,0,4214087.story

Chicago Blackhawks vs Predators Monday night

Blackhawks vs. The Predators tonight at the United Center starting at 7:30 pm. Expect additional traffic in the area.

Motorola Cutting 185 Jobs in Illinois from Mobile Mobility

Motorola Mobility is cutting 800 jobs worldwide but the downsizing has nothing to do with the $12.5 billion take over by Google. suntimes.com

Convict, Russell Smrekar, on Death Bed Claims He Killed Rolling Meadows Man, Michael Mansfield

Mansfield’s one-time college roommate, who was scheduled to testify against his roomate — convicted murderer Russell Smrekar — confessed to his killing in 1975. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111028/news/710289589/

Chicago Mob Figure, Mark Polchan, Gets 60 years in Berwyn store bombing

Mark Polchan, 43, a high-ranking member of the Outlaws motorcycle club was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison for helping run a group of criminals who robbed jewelry stores and bombed a business in Berwyn. http://www.suntimes.com/news/8468890-418/chicago-mob-figure-gets-60-years-in-berwyn-store-bombing.html

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Chicago Police Interrupt Shootout at 47th St. And Champlain Ave., Bronzeville Neighborhood

One man was transported by paramedics to Stroger hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-thieves-reach-for-brass-rings-from-hydrants-201110

Police Question Man in Stabbing Death of Indian Head Park Girl Kelli O'Laughlin

Girl, 14, found by mother stabbed at home-possible burglary gone bad. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cops-investigating-suburban-girls-stabbing-death-as-homicide-20111027,0,50133.story

Early Morning House Fire Across from Cook County Jail

Chicago firefighters responded about 6 AM to a house fire across from Cook County Jail. And adults and two children suffered smoke inhalation. The three were transported to Mount Sinai Hospital. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-firefighters-battle-blaze-near-county-jail-20111028,0,1827581.story

70-100 Brass Rings Stolen from Fire Hydrants in August and September

Thieves can sell brass rings stolen from fire hydrants for $20. Thefts can cause delays in fighting fires, but each firetruck carries two spare rings. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-thieves-reach-for-brass-rings-from-hydrants-20111027,0,3292354.story

Fire in retirement hotel 1020 W Lawrence Ave

chicagotribune.com  Two women were injured in an early morning fire at a retirement hotel in the city's Uptown neighborhood, officials said.

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Wanted ex-Woodridge cop, Scott Webb, has checkered past

dailyherald.com   Before he was wanted on charges of stealing $30,000 from a police charity, ex-Woodridge patrol officer Scott Webb was disciplined eight times for a variety of infractions ranging from tardiness to damaging village property, public records show.

Townhouse Fire on South Parkside Dr, Palatine After Lightning Strike

arlingtoncardinal.com   Fire and smoke showing through front second floor window when first firefighters arrived ...

Wrigley building owners: Groupon among those in talks to acquire Wrigley Building

chicagotribune.com   The owners of the Wrigley Building confirmed today they are talking to a number of outside parties about the future of the Michigan Avenue landmark -- conversations that reportedly include two co-founders of Groupon ...

Family sues after Chicago police officers shot dog during search

www.wlsam.com   Jury awards family $300K after police kill man’s dog during search of the family’s South Side home ...

Chicago Air & Water Show 2011

chicagotribune.com  Photo gallery ...

Fourteen hhgregg Stores To Open In Chicago Region In Mid-September

chicago.cbslocal.com   Technology gadget and electronics buffs will have a new retailer to explore on Sept. 15, when Indianapolis-based retailer hhgregg opens 14 stores throughout the Chicago region.

Smokey fire with large header in townhouse in Edgewater

chicagotribune.com  Firefighters responded to a blaze in a townhouse in the North Side's Edgewater neighborhood this afternoon; no injuries reported ...

Family rescued, firefighter hurt in extra-alarm Summit fire that injured firefighter

southtownstar.suntimes.com  A mother, father and two small children were rescued from a three-alarm blaze late Wednesday in Summit that injured a firefighter and displaced 28 residents ...

2 injured in West Side apartment building blaze

chicagotribune.com   Two elderly people were injured in a late-night blaze in a four-story Humboldt Park apartment building at 1152 Christiana occupied by a number of handicapped and elderly residents, fire officials said ...

Hit-run suspect Christopher Williams allegedly didn’t stop because he had to deliver marijuana

suntimes.com  A South Side man involved in a deadly hit-and-run on the Dan Ryan last year told authorities he didn’t initially stop to check on his teenage victim because he had to deliver marijuana to his customers, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday ...

Cubs manager Mike Quade is likely next to go

suntimes.com   Cubs manager Mike Quade’s days as the team manager likely are numbered. The first-year Cubs manager has one year remaining on the contract he received after last season from Jim Hendry. But Hendry’s departure leaves the manager’s job in the hands of his replacement, team owner Tom Ricketts said Friday ...

Cubs fire GM Hendry: Delayed firing of GM Jim Hendry for a month - Chicago Sun-Times

suntimes.com  A week after the All Star break, with the Cubs’ record having fallen 21 games below .500, team owner Tom Ricketts and his family made

New DUI charges filed in fatal Lisle crash July 3, 2011

dailyherald.com  A Lisle man accused in a fatal crash over July Fourth weekend has been indicted on additional charges, authorities said Friday. James D. Kisla, 51, now faces charges of driving under the influence of painkillers, in addition to alcohol ...

Naperville North investigates after some students seem drunk on first day of school

chicagotribune.com  Naperville North High School officials were handing out suspensions after some students appeared to have shown up intoxicated for the first day of classes Wednesday morning ...

Family says 6th person dies from Indiana State Fair stage collapse in high winds

chicagotribune.com  Family members say a Ball State University senior has become the sixth person to die from injuries suffered in a stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair ...

Teen charged in Gurnee stabbing near car dealership

chicagotribune.com  The investigation continues today after one man died and another was seriously injured during a dispute inside a Jeep Cherokee as it traveled down Grand Avenue in Gurnee.

Mitchell ATS Barnes and Joseph K. Stein Charged with Attempted Murder, Home Invasion in Hotel Attack

arlingtoncardinal.com  Mitchell ATS Barnes, 19, and Joseph K. Stein, 20, have been charged with one count each of attempted first degree murder and home invasion after an attack about 4:00 a.m. Saturday at the Homestead Suite hotel, 51 East State Parkway. Both men are accused of entering the hotel room of a 43-year-old ...

7 wounded in overnight shootings across city

chicagotribune.com   Seven people wounded overnight in shootings across the city, but none of the injuries appeared life-threatening ...

Air and Water Show this weekend, expect additional traffic

Air and Water Show (rehearsal) today at North Ave Beach starting at 10:00am to 3:00pm. Expect additional traffic in the area.

Armed robbery at McDonald's on company's headquarters in Oak Brook

dailyherald.com  Offenders pulled up to  drive through window on the 1100 block of West 22nd Street and a man in the passenger sear pointed a long gun at the cashier while demanding money just after 10 p.m. on Sunday ...

Parish Wilson charged in July killing near Douglas Park

chicagotribune.com    Jennifer Jiles, 33, of the 400 block North Springfield Avenue, was shot in the back of the head on July 28 and died on August 5, 2011; Wilson arrested Wednesday morning in Carpentersville ...

Girl's mother, Cindy Vaca-Terzich, was operating boat that struck floating tube that knocked over three girl and caused daughter to drown

chicagotribune.com   Accident at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday; The body of Daniella Rose Vaca was recovered about 3 p.m. Thursday about 40 feet below the surface of Corey Lake, about five miles west of Three Rivers, Michigan ...

Stabbing suspect arrested after 1 killed, 1 hurt near car dealership in Gurnee

chicagotribune.com   Police responded about 1:15 p.m. Thursday to an area near the Anthony Buick GMC dealership, 7225 Grand Ave ...  arlingtoncardinal.com  Map, satellite view ...

Mayor Emanuel dismisses Gov Quinn’s casino oversight concerns, says jobs are key

suntimes.com   Two days after Quinn denounced the bill for its “serious shortcomings” in casino oversight, Emanuel says what's important is that the $150 million bonanza of annual casino revenues is available to rebuild its aging infrastructure and put people to work ...

South Elgin girl, Daniella Rose Vaca, 10, missing after boat hits tube on Corey Lake in Michigan

chicagotribune.com   Boat was turning about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to help child back up after simple fall;  it turned too sharply and hit the tube, knocking three children into the water; two safe, but Daniella missing; search suspended at 8:30 p.m. and resumed 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning ...

40 people protesting Secure Communities: several arrested at Washington and Des Plaines streets

chicagotribune.com   Protesters rejecting federal immigration enforcement program, which protesters say can lead to deportation from minor offenses; opposite side says they want undocumented felons deported ...  wikipedia.org   Secure Communities SComm ...

Tevon Woods and Alvon Hoskins, both 20 arrested after armed robbery of iPhone on Blue Line

chicagotribune.com  A northbound CTA bus driver called police after he overhead a suspicious conversation of two offenders who had just forcefully grabbed and removed a victim's backpack from behind and taken his iPhone on the Blue Line at the Harlem station ...

Jake Randich, 18, Tom Randich, 19, Michael Mungovan, 19, arrested in beating of Christopher Phillips

dailyherald.com  Christopher Phillips was talking to a girlfriend of one of the suspects at co-worker's home in unincorporated West Chicago after midnight Sunday; three suspects charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm after victim was kicked while down ...

Extra-alarm fire at former Super 8 hotel on Mannheim Rd, Franklin Park declared arson

arlingtoncardinal.com   K-9 from Illinois State Fire Marshal's office indicated liquid accelerant in the front lobby of the former Super 8 Hotel, 3010 Mannheim Rd...

Man apparently hit by train near Talman Ave at Washington Blvd

chicagotribune.com   Man transported in serious-to-critical condition after responding about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday; Metra delays on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks West Line ...

Sarah Lavko, 21, charged in fatal DUI rollover crash in Alsip

chicagotribune.com   Charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI, both felonies, and was also cited for improper lane usage, failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident, transportation of alcohol and no proof of insurance after crash about 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the 6200 block of 183rd St ...

Burger King closed in Beverly neighborhood after so many flies buzzing inside the restaurant inspectors were afraid to open their mouths

chicago.cbslocal.com   Dumpster Task Force closed the Burger King at 1701 W. 95th St. on Tuesday ... Dumpster Task Force Finding unsanitary conditions outside might correlate with poor conditions inside ...

Charinez Jefferson, 17, on way to store, shot and killed while pregnant: baby delivered, struggling to stay alive

chicagotribune.com   Charinez, walking with group of friends in the 3000 block of West 64th Street about 10:35 p.m. Tuesday when a gunman got out of a car and ran up and shot her in head and body; baby born in 7th month, 7 pounds and 3 ounces ...

DuPage County Hazardous Devices Unit detonates ‘suspicious' package in Winfield

dailyherald.com   Call for suspicious package about 7:45 a.m. Monday at Winfield pedestrian underpass to Union Pacific near Chicago Ave and Church St. ...

Teen brother stabs older brother in argument at home in Cary

arlingtoncardinal.com   17-yr-old brother stabbed older brother during argument at home ...  nwherald.com   446 Ann St, Flight for Life photo ...

Road Closed: Commercial being filmed on 95th Street between Archer and Willow Wednesday morning

In unincorporated Willow Springs, 95th Street will be closed between Archer Avenue and Willow Springs Road from approximately 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 17 to accomodate filming of a commercial by a production company. Cook County Sheriff's officers will be at both ends of the roadway and can help direct motorists around the closure, if needed.

Juan Ocampo charged in felony theft he allegedly stole van and gear from Lollapalooza band Portugal, The Man

chicagotribune.com   Ford van and trailer, with all their equipment, stolen between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Aug. 8, 2011 from a South Loop parking lot 

Man asked to use cell phone, then attacked woman on South Perry Ave

chicagotribune.com  Woman, 21, sexually assaulted about 8:50 p.m. Sunday in the 6800 block of South Perry Avenue after he asked to use cell phone and pulled out a gun; male/black, 40-55 yrs-old, 6'0" to 6'3" 150-170 LBS with dark complexion, scar top/left of bald head ...

Hinsdale police call in FBI for help in investigation of spoofing; possible swatting attempt involving rifle hoax

triblocal.com/hinsdale  Offender used a computer to submit information through an AT&T operator to spoof the caller ID address; swatting involves an attempt fake caller ID and cause a SWAT team response to the faked address ...

5 injured in explosion at Kankakee County gas plant

chicagotribune.com   Explosion at Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America in Herscher before 10 a.m. during maintenance at plant; 1 airlifted to Loyola University burn unit ...

3 Stabbed After Report of Fight Involving Kitchen Knife at China Bowl on Turner Ave, Elk Grove Village

arlingtoncardinal.com  Cook, Xiubin Mei, 60, of the 3200 block of South Aberdeen Street in Chicago, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery after he stabbed two co-workers with a kitchen knife behind China Bowl restaurant ...

Chicago Police alert businesses about NW Side armed robberies

chicagotribune.com   Robber hit small restaurants, Subway, Dunkin' Donuts -- described as male/black, 25-35 yrs-old, 5'7" to 6'0" 170 to 200 LBS with black hair, dark complexion, wearing black Chicago White Sox hat, white-rimmed glasses ...

'Tent city' protest calls for new University of Chicago trauma center

chicagotribune.com   Protesters pay respect to shooting victim Damian Turner who died after he was tranported almost 10 miles away at Level I Trauma Center Northwestern Memorial Hospital; University of Chicago Medical Center closed its trauma center in 1988 ...

Robbery defendant Ahnmad Artis, 32, charged with threatening witness

chicagotribune.com  Allegedly told victim: “Tell (the witness) not to go to court tomorrow.” ...

Darius Jones, 20, shot, killed in South Side drive-by on South Winchester Ave

chicagotribune.com  Shot about 11:05 a.m. Sunday in the 8100 block of South Winchster Ave and pronounced dead about 12:15 p.m. Sunday at Level I Trauma Center Advocate Christ Medical Center; no immediate arrests ...

Alsip teen passenger, Megan Elan, dies in Tinley Park auto crash

chicagotribune.com   Car turns and roll into forest preserve in the 6200 block of 183rd St; one person ejected during crash; four others transported to hospital ...

Firefighters battle extra-alarm blaze at townhouse in Orland Park

chicagotribune.com   No injuries to firefighters or residents during the early Saturday afternoon townhouse fire in the 9300 block of Bradford Lane ...

Missing Person Alert: Michigan woman, Jessica Magnatta, missing from 'temporary' residence in Avondale neighborhood

chicagotribune.com   Last seen August 6, 2011 from 3000 block of West Belmont Ave; described as 5'2", 150 LBS, blue eyes, and brown hair, wearing black polo shirt, black pants black baseball cap and glasses ...  Citizens with information urged to call Chicago Police at 312-746-8365.

Man found shot in Washington Park neighborhood

chicagotribune.com   25-yr-old man found shot about 6:45 p.m. Friday in the 5600 block of South Wabash Ave; no immediate arrests ...

2 dead, 6 wounded in Friday-Saturday overnight shootings in Chicago

chicagotribune.com   Dead: Rick Szewka, 29, shot about 1:23 a.m. Saturday in the 8800 block of South Princeton Ave; Ricardo Vasquez, 17, shot about 3:15 a.m. Saturday in the 4800 block of South Laflin Ave ...

Chicago woman, Christina Santiago, 29, listed among 5 killed at Indiana State Fair stage collapse

arlingtoncardinal.com   Four victims were killed at scene or DOA; Nathan Byrd survived trip to the hospital, but died later; paramedics had one victim regain heartbeat after working CPR and advanced life support at the scene ...

Anthony Smith, 25, arrested after scuffle over positioning at Bud Billiken parade

chicago.cbslocal.com   Arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery at 319 E. Pershing Rd. about 10:28 a.m., after he claimed that a flag or banner that a 17-year-old was carrying for the parade was “getting in his way, and he got into a scuffle ...

4 hurt in Avondale auto crash vs. pole at Elston and Belmont

chicagotribune.com   Driver, 18 yr-old female in serious-to-critical condition, 15 yr-old passenger broken leg, and two other females in fair condition ... facebook.com/Chicagofirealerts Photos:   Chicago FD Ambulance 3 on scene with heavy damage wrap-around pole ...

Green Line police sting: 4 youths ages 10, 13, 14 arrested after CTA phone robbery

chicagotribune.com   Nabbed by police sting at 10 a.m. Thursday; a 15-yr-old also caught immediately after a robbery at 6:40 p.m. Thursday ...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are being issued in specific local areas in Chicagoland.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm watch which is in effect for Cook County until 7:00pm.

Bud Billiken Day Parade today starting at 10:00 am South Side

Bud Billiken Day Parade today starting at 10:00am. Martin Luther King Dr, 35th to 55th. Expect additional traffic in the area Bud Billiken Day Parade is the largest and oldest African American parade in the United States. Bud Billiken is a fictional character that serves as a symbol of pride, happiness and hope for black residents.

Chicago Community Bank on East Lake Street robbed by man with handgun

chicagotribune.com   Friday morning robber described as male/black, about 30-yrs-old, 5'9", slim build, wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses and a shirt and tie; last seen near Lake and Wabash on foot ...

Chicago Bears exhibition opener Saturday night against Bills

chicagotribune.com/sports   Amobi Okoye eager for a fresh start ...

River Forest woman fights off homeless man "in every way possible" to escape after she was dragged his vehicle

triblocal.com/oak-park-river-forest   Woman turned of offender's car; police initially received a report of a domestic disturbance; River Forest police arrested registered sex offender Tracey Taylor, 44 ...

Zambrano walks out on team, $24 million contract

espn.go.com   Quade: "I don't know where he's at. He walked out on 24 guys that are battling their [butts] off for him" ...

Dick Durbin doesn't answer question from conservative reporter William Kelly press conference at City Club

communities.washingtontimes.com   Durbin asks, "Will you please leave" and fellow reporters threaten to call the cops; Illinois Radio Network's Jim Anderson: "If you're not quiet, we're gonna have you thrown out of the room by the cops, OK?" ...

Rockford removing 2,400 streetlights in plan to save $500,000

wlsam.com   The letters lauding the project or asking to remove more streetlights are about equal to the complaints about darkness ...

Bryan R. Roehr, 24, of Wood Dale accused of stockpiling bomb materials

dailyherald.com   Learned to build bombs by watching YouTube; stored two pounds of potassium perchlorate and one pound of aluminum powder, 30 cardboard tubes, several 5-foot cannon fuses, glue guns, funnels, mixing bags and threaded metal piping ...

Man, possibly intoxicated pulled from Chicago River near State Street and Wacker Drive

chicagotribune.com   Paramedics called to the scene about 1:35 a.m. Friday and transported in serious condition-to-critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital ...

Former police chief Theresa Neubauer and former water department supervisor Frank Scaccia indicted for connecting cancer-causing well to Crestwood water supply

chicagotribune.com   Obtained water from tainted well even though the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency had told them in 1986 that it was contaminated with vinyl chloride and dichloroethylene -- related to perchloroethylene or perc ...

Daryl Loving, shot in the street in Jeffery Manor neighborhood

chicagotribune.com   Shot multiple times in the chest in the 2300 block of Easst 99th Street about 4:15 a.m. Thursay; no immediate arrests ...

Gurnee man, three teens arrested after one offender's moms calls police

triblocal.com/antioch-fox-lake   Harold Caesar, 25, was charged Thursday with felony burglary to motor vehicle and the teens were referred to juvenile court on several charges; alleged offenders tied to vehicle burglaries in Lake Villa, Linenhurst, Round Lake Beach, Lake Forest, unincorporated  Lake County and Kenosha County, Wisconsin ...

Butcher Alfredo Cuellar, 41, killed Thursday morning by bullet shot through front window of Southeast Side meat market

nbcchicago.com   Shot in chest at store at 79th Street and Marquette Avenue about 10:30 a.m.; no immediate arrests; surveillance camera captured two black males, apparently intended victims, hiding from shooter in white car ... 

How broke? Illinois can no longer bury its indigent dead

nbcchicago.com  The indigent body stays at the county morgue or medical examiner's office; after 60-90 days body goes to burial at a numbered grave in a "plotter's field"  ...

Girl, 9, critically injured by hit-and-run driver Wednesday night no West 87th St

chicagotribune.com Described as a dark-colored sedan, possibly a Honda or Hyundai, hit girl about 8:46 p.m. in the 1000 block of West 87th Street  ...

Corrie Besse catches her iPhone thief, who turns out to be suspect in death of Sally Katona-King

chicagotribune.com  After her iPod is stolen, woman chases thief -- and discovers she's helped nab Prince Watson, who turns out to be a suspect who allegedly pushed fatal fall victim Sally Katona-King  ... 

3-Alarm Fire at Vacant Super 8 in Franklin Park

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About 100 firefighters assisted Franklin Park Fire Department fighting an extra alarm fire at 3010 Mannheim Road, the site of a closed-down Super 8 Hotel. No injuries reported. The fire was blazing strong for more than fours -- starting at about 2:00 a.m. Thursday ... Arlingtoncardinal.com video ...

Frank Hill, 34, gets 90 years for Gilberts murder, arson

dailyherald.com   Former Schaumburg man charged with murdering his girlfriend, Karyn Pearson, and torching her Gilberts townhouse in January 2007  ...

Wrongway Porsche driver, William Howe, 43, in fatal tollway crash has history of DUI arrests

chicagotribune.com Most recent DUI arrest occurred in February after police pulled Howe over in the parking lot of a Naperville grocery story  ...

Prince Watson, 17, charged in the death of Sally Katona-King, who fell on CTA stairs at Fullerton Ave

suntimes.com  Watson charged with murder and robbery in the death of Katona-King after Watson allegedly stole a cell phone from another woman and knocked Katona-King down a flight of stairs while fleeing  ...

3-alarm fire at vacant nursing home building undergoing renovation

chicagotribune.com  Fire reported just before 9 a.m. Wednesday and upgraded to 3rd alarm just before 10 a.m.; building had been abandoned for 15 years  ...

Three Evanston teens are being for an armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver on Howard St

chicagotribune.com  Charged with aggravated robbery was Robert Louis Hammond II, 19, of the 1800 block of Main Street in Evanston, Savon Tremain Griffith, 17, of the same block and Scotty S. Job Scottt, 18, of the 700 block of Dodge Avenue; offenders too $260 after putting handgun to head of victim  ...

Missing mom, Guadalupe Cervantes, 18, 2 children found safe

chicagotribune.com  Police still looking for father of childen, Eduardo Castro  ...

FBI opens nationwide hunt for Chicago murder suspect Ernesto Montoya-Hernandez, 25

chicagotribune.com  Montoya-Hernandez "Camacho" last known address in the 4600 block of North Avers Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side;  5' 9" 170 LBS, with black hair and brown eyes  ...  chicagobreakingnews.com  April 2010 shooting death of Cicero man, Juan Mendez found shot in a hotel  ... 

MISSING: Alert issued for missing mom, Guadalupe Cervantes, 18, and 2 children

chicagotribune.com  Guadalupe Cervantes, 18, and her children, Joshua Castro, 16 months, and Guadalupe Castro, 4 months, were last seen July 30; order of protection not yet served against childrens' father, Eduardo Castro, who has told Guadalupe's relatives that she is with him  ...

Emanuel wants Chicago Park District to make sure Soldier Field turf is 'reliable'

chicagotribune.com Response after Chicago Bears canceled open practice with fans at Soldier Field because of dry turf conditions Friday, August 5, 2011  ...

Cash was flying out of red Porsche on I-88 near Lisle before fatal wrongway head-on crash

triblocal.com/naperville  Witness saw Porsche driver thowing handful of money out of car before crash  ...

Szechwan Restaurant building columns fail, second floor drops 18 inches

dailyherald.com /One eastbound lane near 117 W. Main St shut down to prevent vibrations that could cause further collapse  ...

$2,400 Cash: Burglars, Break Into Safe and Cash Drawer, Steal a Second Safe at Quiznos on Northwest Highway, Barrington

arlingtoncardinal.com  Used all-purpose saw and other tools to break in to Barrington Quiznos, 100 West Northwest Highway, about 2:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. Sunday  ...

Ex-Petraeus aide, Erica Borggren, picked to head Illinois Veterans Affairs Department

chicagotribune.com  Native of McHenry, Illinois; valedictorian of the 2002 class at West Point  ...

Kildare closed from Walton to Augusta due to an emergency dig by Peoples Gas Company

Street closed: Kildare is closed from Walton to Augusta due to an emergency dig by Peoples Gas CO. Expect additional traffic in the area.

Grant Park rock n' roll battlefield destroyed by Lollapalooza, but event organizers hope to make it even better

suntimes.com  Bushes trampled, grass is mud; but contract with Austin Texas-based C3 Presents LLC requires the event promoter to pay for any damage resulting from the festival  ...

Three juveniles, names withheld, charged in shooting death of Lawrence Wilson, 23

chicagotribune.com  Wilson suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the 1500 block of West Jonquil Terrace about 12:48 a.m. Sunday, August 7, 2011; teen suspects ages 15, 16, 17  ...

UPDATE: Two killed; two-car crash injures 5 children, 1 adult in 4400 block of North Austin

chicagotribune.com  EMS Plan One with 4 transported to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, and 2 transported to Level One Pediatric Trauma Center Children's Memorial Hospital  ...  suntimes.com  Crash occurred about 8:10 a.m. Tuesday with one car striking a pole after the two-car crash that killed two  ...

Elgin police respond to three separate violent dog cases on Sunday

dailyherald.com  Poodle killed by pit bull, police shot a loose pit bull, boxer/Labrador mix attacked another dog and released bite grip after owner of victim/dog kicked the attacking dog  ...

Lake County Sheriff: Lake Villa shooting was attempted murder-suicide

triblocal.com/lindenhurst-lake-villa  Gordon Olsen dead with a single gunshot under the chin; wife critically injured with gunshot in the head and chest in the 36000 block of Lawrence Court, Lake Villa  ...

Chicago names stretch of Wabash in front of club at Wabash and 8th Street 'Buddy Guy Way'

cbsnews.com  Honorary Buddy Guy Way in front of Buddy Guy’s Legends nightclub  ...  en.wikipedia.org  Buddy Guy, American blues guitarist and singer, pioneer of Chicago blues sound  ... 745 South Wabash, Chicago, IL MAP / SAT / Street View

Manhunt after gunman with chrome handgun shoots victim from behind on State Street bridge, flees south on State Street

chicagotribune.com  Shooter hit just after 5:00 p.m., described as male/black, thin build, short afro haircut, wearing a light blue dress shirt with sleeves rolled up and black shorts, and possibly a rain coat; may have left a backpack  ...

Amy Martich, of Elmhurst, pulled from Hudson River after swimming in the Nautica New York City Triathlon

chicagotribune.com  Amy Martich died early Monday morning at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital with heart attack systems; a 64-yr-old New Jersey man also died in the race, which features a mile swim, 25-mile bike, and 6-mile run  ...

Person shot in the head at Wacker and State

chicagotribune.com  Chicago police and fire department paramedics responded to Wacker and State about 5:00 p.m. Monday  ...   MAP / SAT / Street View  ... What's nearby? Marina Towers, Trump Tower, McCormick & Schmick's

CPD Supt. Garry McCarthy announces police restructuring, boost efficiency, save money

suntimes.com  Breaking downs silos within the agency; new structure will consist of six bureaus: Patrol, Detectives, Organized Crime, Internal Affairs, Administrative Service, and Organizational Development  ...

IBM quits project to build world's fastest supercomputer at University of Illinois

chicagotribune.com  NCSA still plans to pursue a petascale computer in what it called a "timely manner" and is working with the National Science Foundation  ...

Vladimir Taraday, 65, Identified As Victim Found Apparently Drowned in Duck Lake in Lake County

arlingtoncardinal.com  Found dead by three fishermen in a weed bed in Duck Lake in Lake County about 3:00 p.m. Sunday  ...  chicagotribune.com  May have drowned clearing weeds from lake for better fishing; last seen by cab driver that brought him home from O'Hare International Airport  ...

Taxi driver charged after cab strikes two children that just got out of car on Michigan Ave

chicagotribune.com  8-yr-old with bruised stomach and 6-yr-old with broken femur transported to hospital about 5:15 p.m. Sunday; Cab driver Friday Ekon, 65, received two citations for failure to exercise due care with pedestrians in the roadway  ...

Ten fighting, 1 stabbed, 3 beaten in fight on Algonquin Parkway, Rolling Meadows

arlingtoncardinal.com  9-1-1 calls came in as fight in progress and police found victims lying on the ground, injured  ...

Man, 52, dead; woman, 49 on life support after report of domestic-related shooting in Lake Villa Township

dailyherald.com  Lake County sheriff’s police responded about 4 p.m. Sunday to 911 calls reporting incident by 21-yr-old witness  ...

Off-duty Cook County Sheriff's deputy hurt in Dan Ryan hit-and-run

chicagotribune.com  Sideswiped while riding motorcycle by truck in southbound express lanes near 63rd St about 2 a.m.  ...

11 hurt in Gage Park two-vehicle, SUV rollover crash

chicagotribune.com  Police, firefighters, paramedics responded about 3 p.m. to 55th and Richmond and transported 2 in serious-to-critical condition, 8 in fair condition and 1 in good condition  ...

3 Maywood men wounded in shooting in 1700 block of St. Charles Rd

chicagotribune.com  Police responded to 1700 block of St. Charles Rd about 2:40 a.m. Saturday and found a man shot in the elbow, a man shot in the left knee, and a man shot 3 times in the left arm and 2 times in the back; no immediate arrests  ...

3 arrested after carjacked van stopped remotely by vehicle owner

chicagotribune.com  Offenders forced 8 people, including vehicle owner, out of the van in the 600 block of South Independence Blvd about 12:15 a.m. Saturday  ...

Marshaun Taylor, 16, killed in South Side; Lawrence Wilson killed in Rogers Park; 5 wounded in shootings overnight in Chicago

chicagotribune.com  Taylor shot, killed in 6900 block of South Oakley Ave about 12:35 a.m.; Lawrence Wilson, 23, shot, killed in the 1500 block of West Jonquil Terrace about 12:48 a.m.  ...

6-year-old girl killed, two hurt in Englewood shooting

chicagotribune.com  Shooting occurred about 6 a.m. in the 7400 block of South Sangamon Ave; 17-yr-old male and female also injured -- good condition  ...

Sinaloa cartel boss Vicente Zambada-Niebla supplied drugs to Chicago, but says he was a DEA snitch

suntimes.com Court documents: “tons of illicit drugs continued to be smuggled into Chicago and other parts of the United States and consumption continued virtually unabated,” while DEA agents allowed Zambada-Niebla and other cartel leaders to run drug business without interference, while info on rival drug cartels was collected  ...  en.wikipedia.org  Sinaloa Cartel operating primarily out of Mexican states of  Baja California, Sinaloa, Durango, Sonora and Chihuahua; used Boeing 747 cargo aircraft, narco submarines, container ships, go-fast boats, fishing vessels, buses, rail cars, tractor trailers and automobiles  ...

2 killed, 2 seriously hurt in wrong-way crash on Interstate 88 near Lisle

chicagotribune.com  Driver of eastbound 2006 red Porsche used turn around opening to cut over from eastbound to westbound lanes near mile marker 130 about 6:28 p.m. Saturday; driver of Porsche and Toyota transported to hospitals with life-threatening injuries; 2 passengers killed in Toyota Corolla identified as Sherali Shalwani, 74, and Farzana Ali, 37  ...  abclocal.go.com/wls  Porsche also hit minivan after first impact; Mazda hit debris from crash  ...

Jose Rodriguez, 59, dies after he was struck in the chest by a softball at Heritage Park, Wheeling

arlingtoncardinal.com Rodriguez pronounced dead at 1:04 p.m. at Glenbrook Hospital after the incident at 222 S. Wolf Road ... 

Elgin home invasion: man shot at home on Washington

dailyherald.com Two masked men armed with handguns entered home on the 300 block of Washington Street demanded money and attempted to rob the people inside about 1:50 am Saturday ...

Woodridge man, Miguel Vazquez, 26, charged with killing Aurora man, Robert Solomon, 33

dailyherald.com Shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. on the 4300 block of West Dickens Street, West Side of Chicago ...

2 struck by vehicle near Lollapalooza Lake Shore Drive near Buckingham Fountain, seriously injured

chicagotribune.com Two male victims serous-to-critical after Chicago Fire department paramedics responded to the scene about. 8:45 pm Saturday ... 

Chicago couple Rodney Williams, 27, and Angelique Adams, 21, charge with luring child into prostitution

chicagotribune.com Rodney Williams, and Angelique Adams, arrested and charged with involuntary servitude of a minor and promoting prostitution at motel, in the 3800 block of South Michigan Avenue ...

3 Maywood men wounded in shooting

chicagotribune.com Three Maywood men shot, wounded in the 1700 block of St. Charles Rd ... 

Chicago switching to street lamps that cast a white glow; losing the yellow glow

suntimes.com Sodium vapor lights and yellow cast being replaced by brighter white lights ... 

ID of woman crushed by truck wheel released: Jacqueline Marie Michon

chicagotribune.com A personal trainer, she was killed when she lost her balance and fell off her bike near Wabash and Wacker and couldn't get up before truck started moving ...

Volo woman struck and killed as she tried to check mail on Route 12

dailyherald.com  Ellen Bollinger, 52, of 30600 block of Route 12, hit by southbound Toyota Corolla at 2:26 p.m.; pronounced dead scene  ...

Six wounded in overnight shootings in city: Gresham, Brainerd, Washington Park, Logan Square, Canaryville neighborhoods

chicagotribune.com  16-yr-old male in serious condition in Brainerd neighborhood shooting  ...

12-year-old girl seriously wounded Friday night, shot in Little Village neighborhood

chicagotribune.com  Chicago Fire Department EMS, police responded about 7:24 p.m. to the 2400 block of South California Ave; no immediate arrests  ...

Bicyclist dies after falling under truck downtown, Wabash and Wacker

chicagotribune.com  25-yr-old woman fell in front of right, rear wheel of stopped dump truck, couldn't get up in time before truck started to move  ...

Randy A. Suchy, 57, of Bolingbrook, dies after attempting to rescue boy; cyclists from Knox Presbyterian Church, Naperville rescue boy and Suchy

chicagotribune.com  Dramatic Rescue: Reported about 11:30 a.m. Friday: Man critically injured/unresponsive, boy conscious at scene, bystander treated for cuts and bruises  ...  dailyherald.com  Rescuers included bicyclists from Knox Presbyterian Church in Naperville; were on three-day "Cycling Sabbath" bicycle ride to Crystal Lake and DeKalb County  ...

Bears Family Night at Soldier Field; Sade concert at United Center -- both at 7:30 pm. Friday

Bears Family Night at SOLDIER FIELD AT 7:30 PM. Expect additional traffic in the area SADE CONCERT AT UNITED CENTER AT 7:30 PM. Expect additional traffic in the area.

Near sellout crowd of 40,000 for Joel Osteen at "A Night of Hope" at U.S. Cellular Field Saturday

dailyherald.com  Members of Osteen's family take the stage during the 2½-hour sermon/music event, including his mother, Dodie; his wife and co-paster, Victoria; and their two children  ...

Algonquin lawyer Jason Smiekel, 29, accused in murder-for-hire plot of girlfriend's ex-husband

chicagotribune.com  Smiekel and ATF agent discussed logistics of killing, Smiekel allegedly provided a photograph and told the agent where to find ex-husband; Smiekel represented girlfriend in her divorce  ...

Lollapalooza street closures in effect until 12:00 pm Monday August 08, 2011.

Lollapalooza street closures: Balbo and Jackson closed from LSD to Michigan. Columbus is closed from Roosevelt to Monroe.  Congress is closed from Michigan to Columbus. The south curb lane of Monroe from LSD to Columbus. All closures in effect until 12:00 pm Monday August 08, 2011. Expect additional traffic.

Man critically injured attempting to rescue boy, 12, from Fox River near State Street bridge dam in Geneva

chicagotribune.com Reported about 11:30 a.m. Friday: Man critically injured/unresponsive, boy conscious at scene, bystander treated for cuts and bruises  ...  dailyherald.com  Rescuers included bicyclists from Knox Presbyterian Church in Naperville were on three-day "Cuycling Sabbath" bicycle ride to Crystal Lake and DeKalb County  ...

HazMat response after driver crashes through garage door and spills acid in Buffalo Grove

arlingtoncardinal.com  Car crashes into garage 646 Bernard Dr, spill acid  ...  arlingtoncardinal.com  Possibly up to 5 victims, including police officers exposed to chemical; evaluated by paramedics; mutual aid from several nearby communities  ...

DeVry buys American University of the Caribbean medical school in St. Maarten

chicagotribune.com/business  American University of the Caribbean in St. Maarten is accredited and its students are eligible to sit for the United States Medical Licensing Examination and obtain residency and licensure in the United States upon graduation  ...  aucmed.edu (official website)  ...

Barrington woman, 67; North Side man, 62, are 19th and 20th to die from heat

suntimes.com  Both died of heart disease with heat stress listed as a contributing cause of death  ...

Hunger on rise: Food stamp use nearly doubles in suburbs

dailyherald.com  Rise by 46 percent in Cook County, 133 percent in DuPage County, 84 percent in Lake County, 96 percent in Kane County, 168 percent in McHenry County and 74 percent in Will County  ...

2-11 Alarm fire in Waukegan as garage fire spreads to exposed home next-door; 1 civilian, 1 firefighter minor injuries

dailyherald.com  Thursday night in the 3500 block of Stonegate Rd  ... 

Second fatal crash in 2 days on Chicago expressway: Eisenhower Expressway near Austin

chicagotribune.com  Male driver killed in one-car rollover crash with ejection about 4:00 a.m. Friday; outbound closed until about 8 a.m.  ...  facebook.com/Chicagoareafire photos black Mercedes SUV; Oak Park Fire Department and Oak Park Police response  ...

DuPage County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad destroy half stick of dynamite found in Naperville

suntimes.com  Dynamite found in bushes on property in the 3500 block of Fairmont Rd; controlled detonation in empty field by explosive experts; no word on arrests or investigation  ...

Police issue alert for Lakeview strongarm robber; beat female victim near Belmont and Broadway

chicagotribune.com Robber described by police as a black male, the age 16-23, about 5' 4" 120-140 LBS  ...

Jose Serrano shot and killed by armed robbers while attempting to sell auto parts

chicagotribune.com  Shooting reported about 8:00 a.m. in the 12700 block of South Wallace St; no immediate arrests  ...

Maggie Daley charity got $6.5-mil. city contract 4 days before Mayor Daley left office

chicagobusiness.com ' After School Matters' charity gets grant agreement worth up to $6,480,000  "to support ongoing summer jobs and after-school programs for youth" just four days before Rahm Emanuel is sworn into office; spokesmen for Mr. Emanuel say the timing of the gran was a coincidence  ...

Dump truck and car crash on Stevenson (I-55): 29-yr-old man killed in car

chicagotribune.com  3:45 a.m. crash closes expressway lanes until 9:45 a.m. Thursday, five-mile backup  ...  beaconnews.suntimes.com  Crash in northbound lanes near South Central Avenue  ... facebook.com  Chicago Area Fire Photos: Stevenson Expressway crash at South Central Ave  ...

Oswego Woman Found Dead at Sybaris Identified

oswego.patch.com  Suzette A. O'Donnell, 53, of Oswego, found dead Friday at Frankfort Sybaris  ... 

Carjackers attack Chicagoans, hit man with chemical irritant, take off unknowingly with woman and 3-yr-old son

chicagotribune.com  Man was gassing car in Providence, Rhode Island when attacked; offenders took of with his black Mercury Mountaineer, released woman and child; no arrests  ...

F-16s intercept Barrington plane without radio as Obama arrives in Chicago

dailyherald.com  Fighter jets scrambled by the North American Aerospace Defense Command at 5:34 p.m. after a Kitfox Model 2 private plane flew into temporarily restricted airspace; plane escorted back to home base at Mill Rose Farm in Barrington  ...

Batavia man killed in house explosion in Armenia, Wisconsin

dailyherald.com  Dennis J. Chidester, 65, of Batavia killed, another adult killed, and a child injured; unknown vapor in house exploded; investigation underway  ...

Chicago police officer credited with saving choking baby in Logan Square neighborhood

suntimes.com  Officer performed CPR and airway maneuvers after a man came to his squad car for help and in a gas station parking lot, 2400 West Diversey Ave and told him in Spanish a baby was choking  ...

Woman, 24, shot in the arm in her Oak Lawn home during home invasion by three men

chicagotribune.com  Relative defended home with shotgun, 3 arrested after Oak Lawn police discovered vehicle that matched description of offenders' vehicle  ...

Brian Hofer, 51, found dead in garbage can in Steger

chicagotribune.com Found dead Wednesday afternoon inside of a garbage can on the 0-99 block of East 231st Street in Steger with plastic bag over his head  ...

Rescue crews, searchers recover body of canoeist Jeremy Asbell about 10 a.m. Thursday in Woodridge retention pond

chicagotribune.com  Missing since canoe capsized early Tuesday in pond located east of Woodward Avenue and Frontage Road in unincorporated DuPage County, near Woodridge just south of I-55  ...

Boy, 13, shot in the chest in Bronzeville neihborhood

chicagotribune.com  Shooting occurred about 5:20 p.m. in the 4200 block of South State Street  ...

Water rescue in Lake Michigan near 700 North Michigan and the Dog Beach

Wilmette Fire Department and the United States Coast Guard responded about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to a water rescue in the harbor by the pier. U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man who was found near the pier.

Search for Jeremy Asbell of Bolingbrook after his canoe tipped over early Tuesday in Woodridge detention pond

naperville.patch.com  Lemont Fire Protection District was notified around 2 a.m. Tuesday of a possible drowning in a retention pond at Frontage Road and Woodward Avenue; DuPage County Sheriff, Lisle-Woodridge, Westmont and Tri-County fire departments assisting with search  ...

Abihail Holland, 2, drowns in Aurora at home where 7 children were present in day-care situation

dailyherald.com  Police responded about 10:40 a.m. Tuesday to the  2700 block of Squaw Valley Trail to report of girl found unresponsive in pool  ...

Mount Prospect flood victims complain to village about 'lackadaisical' public works crews

dailyherald.com  Mayor Irvana Wilks explained village policy that crews only work on public property, but that the policy could be reviewed; mystery valve discussed, existence denied by Michael Janonis, Village Manager  ...

Antonio K. Poole, parolee from 1987 murder, charged with stabbing death of Larry Dumas, 56

chicagotribune.com  Dumas, who lived in same two-flat as Poole, was found about 8:46 a.m. Monday on the front porch of a building on South Champlain Ave  ...

Keyshawna Waits, 20, second person to die after shooting outside Trinity Service Center in unincorporated Joliet

chicagotribune.com  Grover "DeShawn" Barefield, 25, died immediately after shooting about 10:00 p.m. at 600 Adella; a 23-yr-old man that was hit was treated and released; no arrests  ... Police urge anyone with information about the shooting call the Will County Sheriff’s office at 815-727-8574.

Chicago police shot at armed carjacking suspect in Burnside neighborhood

chicagotribune.com  Reported about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of East 89th Place, nobody hit, accomplice arrested  ...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel defends Obama on Republican criticism ahead of birthday fundraiser

chicagotribune.com  Emanuel: when he (Romney) was governor Massachusetts was 47th out of 50 in job production  ...

Mitt Romney video: "Obama Isn't Working: Chicago"

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suntimes.com  Highlights Obama's failure to improve economy, even in his hometown of Chicago -- sagging housing market, layoffs, lingering unemployment  ...   youtube.com  Obama Isn't Working Chicago  ...

National Weather Service RIP CURRENT STATMENT

arlingtoncardinal.com  Rip-underwater current flowing quickly away from shore; in effect through this Wednesday evening  ...

Additional road closures for Lollapalooza

Road Closures: Balbo from LSD to Columbus, Jackson from LSD to Columbus, and the south curb lane of Monroe from LSD to Columbus. Expect traffic in the area. Two additional closures for Lollapalooza ... @7pm.today Columbus will be closed Monroe to Roosevelt; Congress will be closed Michigan to Columbus; Balbo will be closed Michigan to LSD; Jackson will be closed Michigan to LSD ...

Chicagoland thunderstorms: Ignite 5 structure fires, disrupt power to 49,000 ComEd customers

arlingtoncardinal.com  At least 5 buildings in south and southwest suburbs reported with serious fires caused apparently by lightning strikes  ...

Elgin man, Timothy E. Levis, arrested after setting his back deck of red-tagged home on fire

dailyherald.com  Home in the 600 block of Wellington Ave was red-tagged July 27 for unsanitary conditions prior to fire about 4 p.m. Sunday, July 31  ...

15-yr-old boy cut by female family member at home on Elston Avenue

chicagotribune.com  Police, EMS responded about 2:30 p.m. to the 3200 block of North Elston Ave; 1 arrested  ...

Lawrence Lewis dies after he accidentally lit himself while smoking at Rogers Park nursing home

chicagotribune.com  Chicago FD responded to man burning in wheelchair about 8:50 a.m. Tuesday to the 7200 block of North Sheridan Rd; Lewis pronounced dead at 4:56 p.m. at Loyola University Hospital burn unit; fire investigators called to the scene  ...

Southbound Blue Line train derails 4:47 p.m. Tuesday near O'Hare, 1 injured

chicagotribune.com  Blue Line service fully restored at 10:25 p.m.  ...

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 719 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 525 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 719 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BOONE COOK DE KALB DUPAGE FORD GRUNDY IROQUOIS KANE KANKAKEE KENDALL LAKE LA SALLE LEE LIVINGSTON MCHENRY OGLE WILL WINNEBAGO More details arlingtoncardinal.com  Severe Thunderstorm Watch; Storms Approaching from Rockford  ...

Woman charged in distracted driving case on Route 53 near Rolling Meadows: Hits man's truck while he's changing tire, pins him to median barrier

arlingtoncardinal.com  Man serious to critical in three-vehicle crash on northbound Route 53 near Kirchoff Road  ...

Chicago-based architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill designing world's tallest building "Kingdom Tower" in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

abclocal.go.com/wls  Proposed tower will be more than 1,000 meters, or 3,300 feet -- more than twice the heights of Willis Tower (Sears Tower)  ...

Outside gas main break, leak on Greenleaf near Randall Metals, Elk Grove Village

arlingtoncardinal.com  Crew working on water main apparently hit unmarked gas main, extensive dig to repair, prolonged operation  ...

Heat Advisory; Severe Thunderstorms Possible Tuesday

arlingtoncardinal.com  Risk of severe weather Tuesday evening  ...

Road Closures near Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza Street Closures: Balbo, and Jackson from Lake Shore Drive to Columbus until 12pm 8-Aug 2011.Expect additional traffic in the area.

Banks get tools to stop elder financial abuse; financial employees trained to recognize signs of trouble

chicagotribune.com  Signs of exploitation include sudden changes in accounts or banking practices; new names on bank signature cards; unauthorized use of ATM or credit cards and abrupt changes in financial documents  ...  state.il.us/aging  Illinois Department on Aging  ...

Salmonella poisoning: 7 in Illinois sick, 76 sick nationwide, 1 dead from undisclosed location

chicagotribune.com  Cultures of ground turkey from four retail locations between March 7 and June 27 showed salmonella contamination;  meat production company not identified yet  ...

Man arrested after he stabs three people in Southwest side Walgreens

chicagotribune.com  Man, in his 20s, walked into Walgreens in the5500 block of South Kedzie Ave and stabbed two female victims and one male; arrested  ...

Man, 19, dies after being pulled from Ohio Street Beach by Chicago FD rescuers

chicagotribune.com  Man found unresponsive in water by fire department rescuers about 30 minutes after female witness reported him in the water  ...

Woman injured by aluminum piece that fell off Joffrey Tower on State Street

chicagotribune.com  Woman hospitalized in serious-to-critical condition after being struck about 5:45 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of North State Street  ...

Unidentified man found beaten to death on front porch on South Champlain

chicagotribune.com  Man in his 30s found about 8:46 a.m. Monday on front porch of a possibly vacant building in the 7100 block of South Champlain  ...

Two air conditioners stolen from west suburban Riverside post office

chicagotribune.com  Thieves removed two industrial air conditioners bolted on concrete slabs at USPS facility at 45 E. Burlington Street  ...

Armed robberies: 4 muggings, 2 victims beaten in Oak Park

abclocal.go.com/wls  Robbery on 400 block and 100 block of Washington Blvd; 3 offenders in each case with a semiautomatic handgun used in each case  ...

Schaumburg teen, Luis F. Alvarez-Suchini, 16, gets 2 years for molesting child

dailyherald.com  Molested the 5-year-old in his neighborhood; pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse  ...

Elgin man, Ricardo Robledo-Espino, 29, guilty of breaking baby stepdaughter's legs

dailyherald.com  He was watching the child, and her older sister, while the mother was out; faces 6 to 30 years in prison on each of the two counts  ...

WKQX, Q101 RIP, 101.1 MHz goes all news 24/7 with WWWN-FM

suntimes.com Merlin Media claims to be Chicago’s “only 24-hour news station” citing the fact that WBBM also airs Bears games, simulcasts of “60 Minutes” and some late-night non-news programming  ... q101.com Q101 to live on via internet streaming at q101.com ...

Blagojevich sentencing set for October 6

chicagotribune.com  Convicted earlier this summer on 17 counts of public corruption and another count from earlier trial for lying to FBI  ...  chicagotribune.com  Convicted on 1 of 24 counts in August 2010  ...

Barack Obama scheduled to be in town Wednesday for birthday gala at Aragon Ballroom

chicagotribune.com  Event features Jennifer Hudson and Herbie Hancock with dinner fundraiser at $35,800  per person  ...

TCF National Bank robbers flee in taxi cab, and getaway until Waukegan police find out about the cab

dailyherald.com  TCF Bank in Jewel, 900 block of Green Bay Rd make getaway in hailed cab, but police call cab company to find out where they went -- arrested at the 1000 block of New York St  ...

Father, son arrest from 3rd floor balcony of burning apartment building in West Chicago

dailyherald.com  Firefighters reached father and son with a ladder in the 1600 block of Windsor Drive; all residents of 24-unit apartment building temporarily placed in alternate housing  ...

Retired bank president Garry Bradley, 62, struck and killed while jogging

chicagotribune.com  Former president of Bank Calumet, now First Midwest, was hit by 19-yr-old driver who apparently fell asleep and crossed the center lane on a county road west of Valparaiso  ...

NORTHERLY ISLAND CONCERT The Budweiser Superfest concert tonight

The Budweiser Superfest concert tonight at Northerly Island beginning at 7 pm. Expect additional traffic in the area.

Paul McCartney Concert tonight at Wrigley Field

The Paul McCartney concert tonight at Wrigley Field beginning at 8 pm. Expect additional traffic in the area.

1 dead killed in Englewood, 4 wounded in Saturday/Sunday overnight in Chicago

chicagotribune.com  Kenny Garner shot and killed about 12:15 a.m. in the 5900 block of South Union Ave; one wounded in Heart of Chicago neighborhood in the 2200 block of South Paulina about 11:11 p.m.;  two shot in the  4400 block of West Walton St, West Humboldt Park neighborhood about 11:50 p.m. Saturday; and one shot in the 1200 block of Avers Ave Humboldt Park about 12:00 a.m.    ...

Daniel Johnson, 32, shot, killed Saturday about 5:17 p.m. while standing with friend at 71st St and Ridgeland Ave

chicagotribune.com  Unknown offender pulled out gun and shot Daniel Johnson in the abdomen; died after transport to Northwestern Memorial Hospital; no immediate arrests  ...

Man shot, runs a block before collapsing on Southwest Side street, dies at Mount Sinai Hospital

chicagotribune.com  Jose Cuevas Guevara shot in alley in 2600 block of West Montgomery Ave about 8 a.m. Saturday and ran with face and chest wounds to 4100 block of South Rockwell St and collapsed; pronounced dead at 8:40 a.m.  ...

Sunday’s Ride to Remember From West Side to Soldier Field: 1,000 bikers ride to remember fallen Chicago police officers

suntimes.com  At finish, bagpipes played “Amazing Grace” during a moment of silence; Garry McCarthy addressed the crowd gathered in front of the memorial at Gold Star Park  ... cpdmemorial.org Official Chicago Police Memorial Foundation  ...

Chicago police officer grazed by bullet near LaSalle St and 43rd St

chicagotribune.com  Male police officer age 43 in good condition  ...

Chicago PMI Shows Slowing Growth In July; production and new orders fell

foxbusiness.com  Chicago PMI slowed to a reading of 58.8 in July from 61.1 in June  ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_Managers_Index The Chicago-PMI survey registers manufacturing and non-manufacturing activity in the Chicago region. Investors care about this indicator because the Chicago region somewhat mirrors the nation in its distribution of manufacturing and non-manufacturing activity  ...

Tim Graham iPhone video of lightning strike on FOX NEWS

video.foxnews.com  Video from lightning strike during violent storm system hitting Chicago on Thursday July 28, 2011  ...  arlingtoncardinal.com  Two Working Fires for Schaumburg Fire Department Apparently Caused by Lightning  ... 

Former U.S. Senator and Inverness resident Peter Fitzgerald: U.S. could face European-style ‘catastrophe'

dailyherald.com  Fitzgerald: “Sure, I agree with the Republicans in cutting and capping, and I think a balanced budget amendment is a laudable goal, but it isn't enforceable”  ...

Ecstasy discovered on traffic stop, prompts search warrant for man's apartment; heroin, cocaine, handgun, scales found

chicagotribune.com  Milton Brown, 36, of 7300 block of West Ogden Avenue arrested; admitted gang member previous felony convictions  ...

DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group directs major drug bust at La PLaya Canina restaurant in Glen Ellyn

glenellyn.patch.com /articles/multiple law enforcement agencies seized $120,000 worth of cocaine and  arrested seven individuals at La Playa Cantina located at 690 Roosevelt Rd. in Glen Ellyn  ...  dupagemeg.com (DUMEG official website)  ...

Threat and bragging gets shooting suspect Jesus S. Valois arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery

chicagotribune.com  At Fiesta del Sol festival Thursday, Valois, 19, saw victim Tony Mireles, who he shot about 20 times in August 2010; bragged about shooting and challenged victim  ...

Experimental airplane crashes near Aurora airport, kills pilot John Morrison of Aurora

chicagotribune.com  E-Racer plane crashed about 7:48 a.m. near Granart Road and Camp Dean Road in Big Rock Township, Kane County  ...

Des Plaines Man James Galambos, 19, charged with killing 15-Year-Old Sergio Torres in Peterson Park neighborhood

arlingtoncardinal.com  Teen shot in the back in 3200 block of west Peterson Avenue after Galambos fired into a group that did not responded to his gang sign and questioning  ...

Malcom Brown, 23, charged in heroin death

dailyherald.com  Allegedly Brown provided the heroin that apparently killed a man who was found dead by a fellow user Thursday morning in Carol Stream  ...

Grand Crossing shooting victim identified as Maurice Thomas

chicagotribune.com  Maurice Thompson, 26, shot at corner of Cottage Grove Avenue and East 79th Street about 3:30 a.m.; no immediate arrests  ...

Bicyclist killed after he traveled into traffic in Maywood

chicagotribune.com  Harold Moore. 79, killed at 9th Ave and Fillmore St shortly after 8 p.m. Friday  ... 

Update: 2 dead, 2 arrested in Chatham neighborhood shooting

chicagotribune.com  Two people were taken into custody near 86th Street and Ingeside Avenue after pursuit from 83rd and Cottage; police witnessed shooting of Kenneth Taylor, 24, and Moneet Baker, 22, about 3:30 p.m. Friday  ...

Metra train hits, kills pedestrian near Naperville

chicagotribune.com  Metra BNSF Train 1272, scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 4:55 p.m. struck and killed a passenger a little after 4:00 p.m.  ...

1 man dead, 1 woman wounded in Chatham neighborhood shooting Friday afternoon

chicagotribune.com  Two people were taken into custody near 86th Street and Ingeside Avenue  after pursuit from 83rd and Cottage; police witnessed shooting  ...

53-year-old Oswego woman was found dead in her room at Sybaris Pool Suites in Frankfort Friday morning

triblocal.com/frankfort  Frankfurt police rsponded about 9:08 a.m. to the scene at 7500 W. Lincoln Hwy; could be accidental, could be suspicious  ...

VIDEO: 787 Dreamliner open to public at air show at EAA AirVenutre Oshkosh

abclocal.go.com/wls  Dreamliner landed Friday morning Oskosh, Wisconsin; Nippon Airways, a Japanese carrier, is scheduled to take the first delivery of a 787 by late September  ...  www.airventure.org  ...

Man found shot in crashed vehicle in Humboldt Park neighborhood dies

chicagotribune.com  Police responded about 12:26 a.m. to the 3700 block of West Chicago Ave, and found man with gunshot wounds to torso and legs  ...

Illinois Gov. Quinn to Sign DREAM Act

nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room  Sponsored by state Senate President John Cullerton, will make scholarships available to undocumented students via a privately-funded Illinois DREAM Fund  ...

5 protesters arrested trying to stop home eviction in Addison

suntimes.com  Misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass to property and obstructing justice for Holly Krig, 37, of Norridge; Jorge Ortiz, 19, of Chicago; Christopher Poulos, 25, of Arlington Heights; Toussaint Losier, 19, of Chicago; and Rory Fanning, 34, of an unknown address  ...

15-year-old boy seriously wounded in Marquette Park

chicagotribune.com  Shot about 10:15 p.m. in the 6500 block of South Campbell Avenue; no immediate arrests  ...

33-yr-old woman shot in back of the head on West Side, Lawndale neighborhood

chicagotribune.com  Shot about 6:30 p.m. Thursday on the 3100 block of West Douglas Boulevard  ...

Roofer Craig Oleksy, 50, dies on job at River North building after becoming tangled in rope

chicagotribune.com  Chest became crushed in tangled rope while equipment was lowering at accident in the 300 block of West Superior Street; prounounced dead about 3:55 p.m. Thursday  ...

Family therapist, Priscilla Davis, 39, of Dolton, charged with false billing to DCFS

chicagotribune.com  Arrested, charged with billing for services she never provided  ...

2 men wounded in Marquette Park neighborhood shooting

chicagotribune.com Shot in the 7100 block of South Washtenaw Avenue about 2:45 p.m. Thursday  ...

Antioch man, Anthony Cerone, 35, charged with abducting, assaulting teen girl

triblocal.com/antioch-fox-lake  Arrested by Antioch police after he abducted 16-year-old girl at knife-point in Antioch Walmart parking lot Wednesday and forced her to drive to Best Western Regency Inn parking lot -- scene of sexual assault  ...

Paul Braboy, 29, charged in shooting death of 17-year-old girl, Dazaray Brent

chicagotribune.com  Police responded to the 6600 block of South May Street about 2:59 a.m. Tuesday after Dazaray Brent was reportedly shot in the chest; Brabay arrested soon afterwards at his home  ...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveils Chicago budget website

abclocal.go.com/wls  City turning to Chicago residents and asking for helpful ideas to solve the huge budget  ...  www.chicagobudget.org  ...

Man injured in construction accident near Lake St and Ogden Ave

chicagotribune.com  Man, apparently construction worker, fell into 8-foot-deep hole in street near Lake Street and Ogden Avenue about 10 a.m., transported to Stroger Hospital in serious-to-critical condition  ...

Quinn defends appointing Alderman Ed Burkes' daughter to $117,000-a-year state post

chicagotribune.com  Jennifer Burke hired for the Illinois Pollution Control Board; Friends of Edward M. Burke campaign fund loaned Quinn $200K during his campaign for governor and donated more than $52K since Burke's wife Justice Anne Burke swore Quinn into office following ouster of Blagojevich  ...

U.S. marshal serving warrant fires at fleeing armed suspect, who was arrested after fleeing into residence on North Drake Ave

chicagotribune.com  Member of Maniac Latin Disciples broke his ankle during foot pursuit into residence in the 1800 block of North Drake, where he was arrested  ...

Ellean Hughes, 27, Nike Town worker on Michigan Ave, accused of stealing $20,000

chicagotribune.com  Allegedly credited the returned funds to a personal debit card -- $19,239.14 since beginning of the year  ...

New baseball team deal at Alexian Field, Schaumburg

triblocal.com/schaumburg  Schaumburg Flyer's owe nearly $1 million; new team name will be announced at September Fest during Labor Day weekend  ...

Tilted Kilt wants a patio at Schaumburg establishment, but residents like Amy Schutzenhofer say waitress are distraction to drivers

triblocal.com/schaumburg  After being open for only one week, Chuck Hunt, 66,  says, "The men that come in there want more than just hot wings.”  ... 1140 E. Higgins Rd, Schaumburg MAP / SAT  ...

Ground Hog Day bell tower in Woodstock damage by lightning strike Wednesday night

http://triblocal.com/woodstock /20Bell tower struck about 11 p.m. with resulting damaged masonry near observation deck  ...

Divorce documents: Tea Party Rep. Joe Walsh sued for $100,000 in child support

suntimes.com  Walsh’s attorney, R. Steven Polachek, called the claim of a $117,437 debt “unfounded.”  ...

50 full-time Chicago cops to be deployed to rail, bus stations

chicagotribune.com  Officers will come from fall class of Chicago Police Academy and will be detailed to public transportation by spring 2012; average 59 robberies per month so far in 2011, compared to 48 per month in 2010  ... ...

Illinois congressman Luis Gutierrez Arrested Near White House in Dream Act and Immigration Protest

latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics  In handcuffs Tuesday for peacefully protesting the Obama administration's deportation policies and his inability to push forward the DREAM Act  ...  en.wikipedia.org  DREAM_Act  ...

Ronald Stolberg, charged with killing wife, Rachel Stolberg, released after his mother puts up $300,000 for bail

triblocal.com/vernon-hills  Charged with killing wife in their home in the 300 block of Farmington Lane, Vernon Hills about June 8, 2011  ...

Antwon Carter charged with 2010 killing of Chicago Police Officer Michael Bailey

chicagotribune.com  Carter was on parole for aggravated battery to another police officer when he allegedly shot Bailey, who washing his car after work, during the attempted robbery  ...

James Ewing, of downstate Gifford, killed in motorcycle crash with Tri-State median near Russel Rd

dailyherald.com Pronounced dead at Level I Trauma Center Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville after crash about 9 p.m. Monday  ...

Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index: Home prices in Chicago area up in May

suntimes.com Home prices in the Chicago metropolitan area rose 1.7 percent from April, non-seasonally adjusted. But prices fell 8.1 percent from May 2010  ...

Rogers Park Woman, Sharon Walsh, dies six days after rescue from Lake Michigan near West Albion Avenue

chicagotribune.com  Rescued Wednesday at about 10:45 a.m.; died Monday at 5:37 a.m. at St. Francis Hospital, Evanston  ...

Winnetka seeking at least $38,000 from a resident whose contractor ruptured underground heating oil tank that spilled into Lake Michigan, closed beaches

chicagotribune.com  Spill was reported at 10 a.m. on July 19 when strong smell of gasoline was noticed at Elder Lane Beach; plumbing contractor broke old tank in the homeowner's basement  ...

Postal Service studying closure of 13 Chicago and suburban post offices

chicagotribune.com  No office will close before December; nationwide almost 3,700 under consideration  ...

Police shoot, wound 13-year-old holding BB gun on North Kedvale

chicagotribune.com /news/Police were responding to a call of "shots fired" and approached the boy carrying a pistol in the 4200 block of West Cortez Street to interview him because his description matched that of the gunman; residents say he wasn't carrying anything  ...

17-year old girl shot in the back in West Chesterfield neighborhood

chicagotribune.com  17-year-old girl shot and critically injured just after midnight in the 8800 block of South Indiana Ave  ...

Two farm workers electrocuted, 8 injured while removing tassels from corn in rural northwestern Illinois

chicagotribune.com  Jade Garza and Hannah Kendall, both 14, of Sterling, were pronounced dead at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, 2 others injured after contacting field irrigator  ...

12th heat-related death reported in Cook County

chicagotribune.com  Latest victim, Helene V. Sanborn, 73, found in a back room of her home in Dixmoor -- pronounced dead Sunday at 1:00 p.m.  ...

New deal saves Esquire Theater

suntimes.com  Ald. Brendan Reilly deal for the Esquire Theater at 58 E. Oak that would preserve building and its familiar sign  ...  myfoxchicago.com Will be home to five boutiques, theater could become high end movie theater including "dinner-dance theater"  ...

Bears open training camp Friday as NFL deal with players is finalized

suntimes.com/sports  NFL players and owners agreed to terms on a 10-year deal early Monday morning  ...

Michigan man, Fabrieal Delaney, charged with sex-trafficking of minors in Tinley Park hotel

chicagotribune.com  Brought from Kalamazoo, three females, two of whom were under 18, to engage in prostitution, $150 and $300 charged for various sex acts  ...

Man's body found near Lake Shore Drive bike path, Lincoln Park area

chicagotribune.com /Man's body, believed to be in mid-30s, discovered near bike path about 6:30 a.m.  ...

Kidnapping suspect arrested after he threw baby at police officer, who caught the infant

chicagotribune.com  Police responded to a domestic incident about 12:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of South Pulaski Road in the Lawndale neighborhood; man arrested  ...

$1 Million bond set for Willie C. Davis for throwing cinder block into SUV that caused fatal crash in Round Lake Park

triblocal.com/round-lake  Davis and 6 in Ford Excursion reciprocated gang signs before crash into tree; passenger Rogelio Lopez Jr., 18 killed, 5 others injured in the 400 block of Highmoor Drive about 4:15 p.m. Sunday, July 17, 2011  ...

Mom, twin 3-yr-old daughters, and dog injured when large tree branch falls in Riverside

chicagotribune.com  Struck by large branch in 0-99 block of Nuttal Rd while trying to corral neighbor's small dog; non-life threatening injuries to Mom and daughters, dog in serious condition at animal hospital  ...

ComEd: About 18,000 without power

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/More storms Sunday morning: 11,000 out in western suburbs, 7,500 out in south suburbs  ...

Sun-Times Report: Surge in police shootings in 2011

suntimes.com  Police shot 40 so far in 2011, equal to total for 2010; study not conclusive until cases are reviews, but police officers have their beliefs: no fear of police  ...

Chicago police officer hit by car while responding to burglary alarm

chicagotribune.com  Female officer responding to burglar alarm call in the 2300 block of West 21st Place injured her ankle while outside her squad car  ...

Extra-alarm fire breaks out at Lakeview neighborhood highrise

chicagotribune.com /news/local/Fire contained to storage unit in the highrise 3600 N. Lake Shore Drive  ...

Autopsy: Midlothian toddler that died Thursday was beaten

suntimes.com  Resided in the 3600 block of West 147th Place in Midlothian, died of multiple blunt force injuries and child abusse; allegation of abuse and neglect against mother  ...

Lightning strikes cause fires in homes in Aurora, Naperville (2) and Orland Park

chicagotribune.com  $300,000 damage at home in the 5400 block of Switch Grass Lane about 12:42 a.m.; also 2500 block Freeland Ct, $200,000 damage about 8:11 a.m.  ...  

Gabriella Drozdz, 18, Killed; Hit-and-Run SUV in Lake Zurich

arlingtoncardinal.com /One teen female killed, 2 injured: Light-colored or white SUV with possible front-right damage from impact  ...

Delays due to thunderstorms at O'Hare

fly.faa.gov Departure delays between 46 minutes and 1 hour and increasing; arriving flights were delayed due to thunderstorms earlier  ...

Eliseo Mercado Shot in Killed in Apparent Gang Fight, Near Pine & Everett, Des Plaines

arlingtoncardinal.com  Shot multiple times in chest in apartment/townhouse apartment parking lot  ...

Glencoe, Deerfield house fires appear to be caused by lightning; Mount Prospect apartment fire might be result of lightning

chicagotribune.com  House total loss in 500 block of Lincoln Avenue; fire at house in the 800 block of Smoke Tree Road, Deerfield was extinguished in a short time period  ...  arlingtoncardinal.com  Extra alarm fire at 2024 West Algonquin destroyed roof and third floor, no injuries reported  ...

Sergio Torres shot and killed in North Side Peterson Park neighborhood

chicagotribune.com  Torres killed, and another 15-yr-old male teen shot and wounded after encounter with 'a group' about 4:32 p.m. Friday in the 3100 block of West Peterson Avenue, no arrests  ...

New Illinois laws bans 'bath salt' illegal drug

chicagotribune.com  Illinois is the 11th state to ban the drug methylenedioxypyrovalerone, or MDPV, which has been sold legally over the counter at tobacco shops and convenience; hallucinogenic, similar to methamphetamine or ecstasy  ...

At least 7 deaths in Cook County attributed to hot weather

chicagotribune.com  Five deaths in Chicago, one death in Calumet City  ...

Grayslake landscaper OK after lightning strike, or near miss

dailyherald.com /article/Landscaper working about 5:50 a.m. when lightning struck in the 31000 block of Allegheny Road, Grayslake  ...  arlingtoncardinal.com  Lightning destroys chimney at house in Arlington Heights  ...

Wrigley Co. planning to leave Michigan Avenue headquarters

suntimes.com  Gleaming white building, 400 N. Michigan, needs work and is no longer suitable for the company; remain 250 Wrigley employees will head to Goose Lake campus by 2012, 40% of building already vacant  ...

Donna M. Grace, 81, and passenger Gail F. Crabtree, 97, killed in car that crashed with Rock Island Metra, Oak Forest

chicagotribune.com  Seven of the 89 passengers on Metra were transported to hospitals with minor injuries  ...

Illinois National Guard convoy involved in 4-vehicle crash: 6 guard injured, 2 civilians injured

chicagotribune.com  Convoy Crash: One Illinois National Guard humvee loses control during approach to disabled semi-trailer truck on I-94 near Caledonia  ...

Power outages, lightning strikes, flood warnings as storms hit Chicago area

chicagotribune.com  18,000 Chicagoland ComEd customers without power; two to three inches of rain already in Lake and McHenry counties; 50 mph wind gusts at Midway International Airport  ...  wunderground.com/history/airport/KORD ... Only 42.6 mph gusts at O'Hare  ...

NFL cancels August 7, 2011 Hall of Fame game between Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams

nwherald.com  New start to the preseason schedule set for Aug. 11 between the Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers  ...

Goudie: Thousands sign up with State of Illinois gaming board's self-exclusion program

abclocal.go.com/wls  Casino employees are paid bounties up to $500 per self-excluded gambler they catch on the floor; gamblers can be charged with trespassing and money they win is seized  ...