CHICAGO — Norvell Meadows, an All-City high school basketball player at Orr and Prosser, was shot and killed on the West Side on Thursday. Meadows, 19, was shot once in the chest according to two of his former coaches. He was taken to Stroger Hospital and died on Thursday night. «He was where his mother … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — A verbal dispute led to a shooting in the Loop which left five people shot, two fatally, Friday morning, Chicago police said. The shooting occurred at about 1:44 a.m. near a Chicago Fire Department station in the 400-block of South Wells Street. Five men were leaving a business when they got into … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — A car crashed into the front porch of a house, injuring a child, in Jefferson Park Thursday, according to Chicago police. Police said the car had taken off during an attempted traffic stop before crashing in the 5300-block of West Lawrence Avenue. Officers took two people into custody. Officials have not released … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — The CTA Blue Line is running with delays and not stopping at the Monroe station downtown after a stabbing on the platform there Thursday afternoon. Chicago fire officials said an adult male was tabbed on the platform and walked to Chase Center, where emergency crews were called. He was taken to Northwestern … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — A 36-year-old man claims an individual posing as a police officer threatened and hit him while he was walking near Wrigley Field early Thursday morning. The man said he was walking on West Addison Street near the CTA Red Line stop just after 12:45 a.m. when a male suspect walked up to … Read More
CHICAGO — Illinois law enforcement agencies will pool information on guns used in crimes across the state, building a database that will allow police to better track the trafficking of illegal guns, state Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday at a news conference in Chicago. Police departments can opt in the newly launched Crime Gun … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — A man who was shot on the street in Lincoln Park while being robbed of his cellphone has continued to improve. WATCH | Man struggles with suspect before Lincoln Park shooting Dakotah Earley is now eating on his own and talking a bit, his family said. They posted new video on social … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — CTA bus drivers and train operators, and the union representing them, call for more security after a teenager was gunned down riding the bus. «Right now, no operator, no train person feels safe coming to work,» said Keith Hill, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241. «The attacks are up, the assaults … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — A group of three robbers attacked and stole from two victims in Lakeview Wednesday morning, Chicago police said. A 46-year-old man was in the 900-block of West Belmont Avenue at about 4:36 a.m. when police said he was robbed by three people. The victim was pushed to the ground and the robbers … Read More
CHICAGO — A woman was charged with stabbing three people during a fight in Lakeview East on the North Side over the weekend. Lakendra Porter, 24, was charged with aggravated battery with use of a deadly weapon and reckless conduct, Chicago police said. She was scheduled to appear in bond court Wednesday. SEE MORE: 3 … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police have issued a Belmont Cragin community alert after a violent attempted kidnapping Tuesday morning. CPD said an 18- to 19-year-old man armed with a knife exited a small white SUV in the 5500-block of Wellington Avenue about 9:25 a.m. and forcibly shoved the victim in the back seat. During a … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has released body camera video from the shooting that wounded Chicago Police Officer Erik Moreno on the city’s South Side. Gunfire can be heard in the video, but ABC7 froze it video and is not showing the actual shooting. The shooting happened during a traffic stop … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — Surveillance video captured an apparent break-in early Tuesday morning at a Wicker Park electronics repair shop. An individual could be seen throwing a brick through a window before entering the store and taking several items in the 1700-block of West North Avenue. The store’s owner said the burglar got away with over … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — Members of a large crowd in Lakeview smashed the window of a police SUV and danced on top of other cars and even a city bus early Tuesday morning. It drew police to the area around Belmont and Sheffield avenues about 1 a.m. The crowd was seen jumping on CTA buses and … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police said three suspects are in custody following a carjacking and crash in the city’s Streeterville neighborhood Monday. Police said the three suspect approached a 40-year-old woman near Fullerton and Clark and pulled her out of her Audi Q5 to take the vehicle. They then fled eastbound on Fullerton to DuSable … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — A Fox News political analyst said his brother was killed in a shooting on Chicago’s South Side Friday morning. Chicago police said the shooting occurred at 2:06 a.m. in the 11400-block of South Vincennes Avenue in the Morgan Park neighborhood. 25 shot, 5 killed, including 5-month-old girl, in weekend violence, police say … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — A woman was fatally stabbed Sunday night during a fight on the South Side, the Chicago Police Department said. The woman, 22 years old, was in a fight in the Back of the Yards neighborhood’s 5200 block of South Carpenter Street at about 10:25 p.m. when she was stabbed multiple times in … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — Three people were stabbed after a fight in Lakeview East Sunday night, Chicago police said. A 24-year-old woman got into a verbal altercation with two women and a man at about 11:27 p.m. in the 1000-block of West Belmont Avenue, police said. The altercation became physical and the 24-year-old woman took out … Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — A shooting in River North Monday morning left two people wounded, Chicago police said. The shooting occurred at the intersection of Hubbard and State streets at about 3:40 a.m., police said. 25 shot, 5 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence Two men, ages 29 and 20, were shot by someone driving by in … Read More
CHICAGO — A Chicago police sergeant was hospitalized Sunday night after he was punched while making an arrest in Lakeview East on the North Side. The sergeant was attempting to arrest a male in the 3300 block of North Clark Street about 8:35 p.m. when he was punched in the head by a 21-year-old woman, … Read More