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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

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"

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 ...