(STMW) — A west suburban woman is facing several charges after she attacked her sleeping husband with a baseball bat early Sunday in their St. Charles home.

Donna J. Black, 58, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated domestic battery and aggravated domestic battery-strangle, all felonies, according to St. Charles police.

About 4:30 a.m., the couple’s adult daughter was awoken by a disturbance at the home in the 400 block of Valley View Drive and her father’s calls for help, police said. She called 911 and reported that her mother was on top of her father and hurting him.

Black had attacked her 57-year-old husband with a baseball bat while he was sleeping, police said. He suffered several lacerations to his head and a broken arm while trying to defend himself.

Black also pushed the bat down onto his neck in an attempt to strangle him, police said.

The victim was taken to Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, police said. Black was also taken to Delnor for an unknown medical condition, and when she was released she was taken into custody.

Police said there have not been any previous domestic-related calls at the home.

Black was ordered held on a $750,000 bond at the Kane County jail, police said. She is next scheduled to appear in court Friday.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Homer C. Gary works the room on the 12th floor of the Chicago Housing Authority offices. He looks around to see family, friends and colleagues who are gathering before a special ceremony commemorating his upcoming retirement.

“This is my celebration for 51 years of service. 51 years,” said Homer C. Gary in disbelief.

Gary moved to Chicago from Alabama in 1964, after serving in the military in Germany. He joined CHA back in 1966.

The Chicago Housing Authority honored its longest-serving employee, Homer C. Gary on Monday. (WBBM/Lisa Fielding)

“My first job was at Cabrini Green. I learned about CHA when I had just come to Chicago during the 60’s. I taught social studies and music for a couple of years before I came to CHA,” he said.

On Nov. 1, he will retire after 51 years of service.

Throughout those years, Gary has worked in three departments. He served as a Management Aide, a Building Inspector and a Building Inspector Supervisor. He leaves as a Relocation Specialist in the Resident Services division. He also worked in Cabrini Green in the 1970s.

Gary was presented with his own framed CHA shirt with “Retired 51 Years of Service” embroidered on the front. (WBBM/Lisa Fielding)

“I was a community tenant relations aide, kinda like a social worker. Cabrini Green has changed so much,” he said. “When I first started, there were mice, rats, water all over the place, elevator problems, but then five, six years later, things got better. That was a great transformation by the CHA.”

As the agency’s longest-serving employee, he said he has seen a lot of changes over the years, but the best part of his job, he said, is helping people.

“I miss the families there, they taught me a lot. I learned a lot from them. I just listened a lot. I touched some lives but they touched my life,” he recalls.

“Homer was the first person I met when I came to CHA in 1971. He started showing me the ropes. I’m honored that he outlasted me,” laughed Gloria Seabrook, CHA, retired.

Gary was presented with his own framed CHA shirt with “Retired 51 Years of Service” embroidered on the front.

Homer C. Gary with coworkers at a special ceremony commemorating his upcoming retirement. (WBBM/Lisa Fielding)

“On behalf of all of us, thank you for your teammate. As a mentor, I thank you for your support and guidance. You’ve seen many seasons in your career, but today we are honoring and celebrating your new season, retirement,” said Bryce White, Director at Chicago Housing Authority.

“It’s odd to be the longest-serving employee at the CHA,” Gary laughed.

WBBM: Did you ever believe when you started you’d stay for 51 years?

“You know I really didn’t think that. I thought I probably would go elsewhere but after 10 years, I started liking it more and more and became content and decided to stay with it,” Gary said.

Homer C. Gary being honored for his 51 years of service. (WBBM/Lisa Fielding)

Gary said his retirement is bittersweet, but he said there are a few things he won’t miss.

“It feels great, but I won’t miss setting the alarm clock, I won’t miss having to catch the train in the morning. Those are things I won’t miss,” he laughed.

Gary was honored before family, friends and colleagues. His last day on the job will be Wednesday. He said he plans to travel and spend time with his wife, Yvette and his daughter, Celeste.

“I have no regrets. CHA has been very good to me. If I could do it all over again, I would,” he said.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic won’t have surgery to repair facial fractures stemming from an Oct. 17 punch from teammate Bobby Portis, executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson told WBBM Newsradio’s George Ofman. Instead, Mirotic and his representatives have chosen to let the fractures heal on their own.

Mirotic couldn’t undergo surgery right away because he suffered a concussion.

“He’s chosen not to have surgery,” Paxson said. “After a short period of time, those fractures start to heal. So if you don’t have the surgery right away, it’s best to let it heal on its own.”

Mirotic, 26, will return to the Advocate Center to partake in light activity Tuesday as the rest of the Bulls leave for a road trip. His workout is expected to consist mainly of riding a bike under supervision from a trainer.

“Just getting him moving again,” Paxson said. “That’s the biggest thing, is right now he’s got to get moving. He’s been walking by his place, but he’s got to get on a bike now. We have to monitor how he’s doing. It’s just an awful thing.”

The Bulls initially ruled Mirotic out for four to six weeks, but that timeline is in question.

“There’s going to be a protocol now for him getting back to doing anything,” Paxson said. “It starts with the movement. The better he feels, if he’s not having any symptoms, he can get on the court and then start running and all those types of things. But with the facial fractures, what still has to be determined is if he’s going to eventually play with a mask, those types of things. It’s going to be a process. We’re not expecting him to play any time soon. A lot of will be dictated with how he’s doing personally and with everything. This has been a tough experience for him. Like I mentioned, we’re going to err on the side of being understanding of him and his situation. We’ll deal with it day by day.”

Portis was suspended for eight games for his punch, which the Bulls admonished while also admitting Mirotic had an aggressor’s role in the altercation. Portis has served five of those games. While Portis has publicly apologized, Mirotic has had little communication with teammates and didn’t return Portis’ initial text and call. It’s not known if they’ve communicated since those initial efforts.

With the two out, rookie Lauri Markkanen has stepped into the starting power forward slot and been a bright spot for the Bulls.

“We’re not there yet,” Paxson said in response of whether Mirotic and Portis and co-exist again. “It’s definitely something we’re going to have to address. We’re on Niko’s timeline in a lot of ways, you know, because of what happened to him and I think rightfully so. Again, we know it’s going to be addressed at some point. He’s not there yet. We’re not there yet.

“Let’s be honest: It does change the team dynamic.”

(CBS) – Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was in the northern suburbs Monday on the day indictments were disclosed in the Russia investigation.

For Clinton and her backers at the The Book Stall in Winnetka, it was a homecoming and a chance to commiserate, according to CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley.

Clinton wouldn’t comment about the indictments of three people associated with Republican Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, other than to say her book, “What Happened,” has a “great” chapter about Russian interference in the presidential campaign.

Her supporters were not as shy.

“What are you expecting to come from this investigation?” Blakley asked Nicole Murphy.

“I’m not sure. Hopefully, the impeachment of President Trump,” she replied.

Hundreds stood in line to get an autographed copy of Hillary Clinton’s political memoir, at The Book Stall in Winnetka on Monday. (Helen Marshall/WBBM)

Clinton signed 1,000 copies of her book. Admirers waited more than two and half hours for a chance to shake her hand, buy the book, and say thanks.

Jennifer Nash says she told Clinton thanks for “representing females out there and giving me and my daughters a future to hope for.”

Women easily outnumbered men in the crowd, by at least ten to one.

“We took our girls out of school because we thought this was a really great opportunity to meet somebody that’s been a role model to them,” Rachel Nabor said.

Clinton’s best friend, Betsy Ebeling, says Clinton hasn’t reacted much to the indictments.

“She looks at it and digests it, goes forward,” she says.

Clinton, who just turned 70, was expected to spend the evening with some of her childhood girlfriends in Park Ridge.

By Diamaris Martino

CHICAGO (CBS) — Everyone’s worst nightmare on Halloween is running out of candy, but Amazon Prime Now is offering to deliver candy to your house in an hour.

Candy isn’t the only Halloween supply you can order. The service is also offering to deliver costumes and food from Amazon-affiliated restaurants.

It costs Prime and non-Prime members $7.99 for  one-hour delivery. A two-hour delivery would be free to Prime members.

According to Amazon, the most-ordered candy leading up to Halloween in Chicago is Haribo Gold Bears.

Last year, the most ordered candy on Halloween was Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

The most popular costume ordered this Halloween in Chicago is the Jurassic World T-Rex Inflatable Costume.  Last year it was “Where’s Waldo,” “Wonder Woman,”, and the “Three-piece Catsuit.”

Amazon Prime Now only offers deliveries to select areas in Chicago.

To determine one-hour delivery eligibility click here, and enter your zip code.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Local health advocates and Congress members are trying to get the word out about open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act health plans, in spite of efforts to thwart them.

At Cook County Hospital, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle stressed that this year’s enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance begins Wednesday and runs through Dec. 15. That is half the usual time. WBBM’s Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports.

“The Trump Administration, make no mistake about it, is actively subverting the ACA and the progress we have made by removing nearly all funding for open enrollment, public service advertisements,” Preckwinkle said.

Senator Dick Durbin said that the ACA is alive and well, but if it is struggling, he said, it is because President Trump has his hands around its throat.

There are reports the federal website has planned maintenance outages every Sunday during the enrollment period. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky urged people not to be discouraged.

“Don’t wait. Don’t be late. The deadline is December 15,” she said.

Illinois’ website is, GetCovered.illinois.gov

CHICAGO (CBS) — Authorities are investigating the death of a 5-month-old boy Sunday morning in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side.

About 7:30 a.m., the boy was found unresponsive at his home in the 11800 block of South Union, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was taken to Roseland Community Hospital, where he died at 7:52 a.m., authorities said.

An autopsy Monday did not rule on his cause and manner of death pending further investigation.

The state Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the boy’s mother and father for allegations of neglect, agency spokeswoman Alissandra Calderon said. DCFS has not had prior contact with the family.

Area South detectives are also investigating.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — A 34-year-old man is charged with a felony – accused of impersonating a Chicago Police officer and attempting to rob and sexually assault a man in Wrigleyville on Sunday morning.

Police said it was about 5 a.m. when 34-year-old Daniel Grunauer of Chicago stopped a 21-year-old man on the street near Fremont and Byron. Grunauer told the man he was a police officer and that he was under arrest.

Daniel Grunauer (Credit: Chicago Police)

Authorities said Grunauer tried to rob and sexually assault the man.

An off-duty police officer stopped the assault, according to a police report and now Grunauer is charged with impersonating an officer, a felony and a misdemeanor count of battery.

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Cook County Sheriff’s office wants to make sure registered sex offenders are not going to be home to answer the door to trick-or-treaters on Halloween.

The sheriff’s office may call sex offenders four times a year to make sure their registration is up to date. One of those times is Halloween, afternoon and evening, starting at 3 p.m.

“Times when kids are out trick-or-treating,” said Cara Smith, chief policy officer for Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.

Smith said there are 80 sex offenders in unincorporated Cook County.

“These individuals will be engaging with our detectives, making sure that they’re compliant with all the registration requirements, so they won’t be home when the kids are there. And we’ll be keeping better track of them here in our headquarters,” she said.

Smith said parents are reminded to take a look at the sex offender registry before kids are allowed to go trick-or-treating in a neighborhood.

(CBS) — It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Emanuel Administration is introducing new and strengthened polices to help combat domestic violence.

On Monday, Mayor Emanuel reaffirmed the city’s commitment to protect and support city workers who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

“You will not have to make a false choice anymore between both receiving care or a paycheck,” the mayor said at a news conference.

That means paid time off for workers who need it, thanks to a new ordinance brought by the mayor.

He says the goal is to make sure employees have support they need through accessible information, resources, and employee-assistance programs.

The ordinance was also developed by the partnerships of “Chicago Says No More.” CBS 2 is a partner in the campaign.

(CBS) – A toddler was found unharmed after the child was taken, along with a running minivan, outside a Northwest Side pizza restaurant Monday evening.

The incident unfolded around 6:15 p.m. in the 6500 block of West North Avenue, Chicago police say.

A woman left her 1999 Pontiac minivan unattended and idling with her 2-year-old child, police say. Two offenders got in and fled in the vehicle, dropping off the child at an apparently random address in Oak Park.

The offenders were later involved in a traffic crash at Central and Jackson, in Chicago. Chicago police took two suspects into custody.

The child was reunited with family.

(CBS) — Students bullied and threatened at school — even told they will end up on the sex offender list.

Families tell the 2 Investigators it’s happening at Naperville North High School and the people making the threats are administrators and police resource officers.

CBS 2’s Dave Savini reports on the tragic story of Corey Walgren.

“He was in a panic. I know he thought his whole life was over,” his mother, Maureen Walgren, says.

Her son died when he jumped off a parking garage  after he was interrogated by a Naperville North High School resource officer and  dean.

“When you see a police officer there with his badge and gun, first thing you think is you’re going to get handcuffed and go to jail,” says a teen who was interrogated three months before Corey Walgren’s death. (CBS 2 is not naming the youth)

Corey Walgren killed himself after school officials and a Naperville police officer questioned him about photos on his phone, the teen’s family says. (picture of Corey Wlagren provided to CBS)

Both he and Walgren were questioned about what they supposedly had in their phones.

“He told me you’re going to be a registered sex offender, you are going to be kicked off all the sports teams,” the teen says.

His phone was clean. Walgren was accused of having video from a consensual sex act.

His mother says school officials told him he could end up a registered sex offender.

Both families say Naperville Police Officer Brett Heun made the threats and interrogated the minors without their parents.

Michelle Mbekeani-Wiley is a Shriver Center attorney and expert on school resource officers.

“Students have civil rights. Your rights are not diminished as soon as you step foot in school ground,” she says.

Illinois does not have specific rules on how resource officers should operate in schools, she says.

“If it doesn’t warrant a call to 9-1-1 call, then they should not be involved,” she says.

Twenty-one other states do require that type of agreement.

Naperville’s police and school district have a different one, but Mbekeani-Wiley says it lacks critical details, such as when a police officer should get involved and how the school protects a student’s civil rights.

The Walgren family says the school and police literally scared Corey to death.

“The hardest part is we miss him, just living without him,” Maureen Walgren says.

Naperville police cleared Officer Heun for any wrongdoing in Walgren’s case.

A Naperville city attorney says Heun does not recall being involved in the other teen’s case. The officer declined comment to CBS 2.

The school district says resource officers support administrators with investigations into student and staff safety, as well as issues that could impact the school environment.

The Walgrens have an ongoing lawsuit against all, including Heun.

(CBS) — A DePaul University political science professor who taught George Papadopoulos – one of three individuals accused this week of wrongdoing in connection with the Russia probe – recalls him as “nondescript.”

Professor Richard Farkas has taught political science at DePaul for decades. Papadopoulos was in two of his classes on Russia, he says.

“I don’t have any memory of George picking up on any of the complexities,” Farkas tells WBBM’s Steve Miller.

Farkas says he was surprised when he found out Papadopoulos was an advisor to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

“I thought that the campaign must’ve been inclined to embrace his credentials on face value because I think George’s enthusiasm for becoming a part of the political environment caused him to exaggerate a bit about his experience,” the professor says.

Theirs is a strained relationship. Farkas gave an interview and said some unflattering things about Papadopoulos, and the comment ended up in a Kiev newspaper. Later, he says, Papadopoulos confronted him.

“It was just awkward more than anything else,” Farkas says. “To my memory, he told me he was disappointed in me, and I told him I was disappointed in him.”

Papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about his contact with Russian representatives and is now believed to be cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Mueller’s team is investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

“I think he’ll land on his feet,” the professor says of his former student. “I think he probably is reasoning — or someone is suggesting to him that he reason — that Donald Trump will take care of him in the end if he’s loyal.”

“And I think even if there are some penalties that come down the road, I think he’s likely to, in the end, feel like it was worth the sacrifice.”

Papadopoulos graduated from DePaul in 2009. He has declined comment through a lawyer.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Police are looking for a 14-year-old boy who went missing Monday from the Kelvin Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Geovany Bacajol was last seen in the 3100 block of North Keating, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police. He ran away from home with a variety of clothes.

Bacajol suffers from depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety and bipolar disorder and does not have his medication or prescribed glasses, police said.

He was described as a 5-foot-6, 160-pound white Hispanic boy with an olive complexion, black hair and brown eyes, police said.

Anyone with information on Bacajol’s whereabouts should contact the Area North Special Victims Unit at (312) 744-8266.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — A man robbed a bank Saturday morning in the South Loop.

The non-takeover robbery happened about 10:31 a.m. at the BMO Harris Bank branch at 522 W. Roosevelt Road, according to the FBI.

Surveillance image of a man who robbed a BMO Harris Bank branch in the South Loop on Oct. 28, 2017. (Source: FBI)

The suspect was described as a white man in his 60s between 5-foot-8 and 6 feet tall with a medium build, the FBI said. He was wearing a maroon hat, a maroon hooded sweatshirt, jeans and a black Chicago Bears winter jacket.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the FBI’s Chicago office at (312) 421-6700.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Authorities have located the car involved in a hit-and-run crash that left one man dead and another injured earlier this month in north suburban Zion.

Police had previously released surveillance photos of the car, and on Monday the Zion Police Department announced that the car had been “located and recovered.” Police did not release further details Monday or specify where the car was found.

Police are searching for the driver of a car that struck two pedestrians, killing one, on Oct. 21, 2017. in Zion, Illinois. (Credit: Zion Police)

The car struck two pedestrians about 12:50 a.m. Oct. 21 on Green Bay Road south of 9th Street, police said.

One of the men, 19-year-old Randall Harrison of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was killed, according to police and the Lake County coroner’s office.

The other man was injured but managed to make it to a home in the Stonebridge development and ask for help, police said. He was taken to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, where he was treated and released.

The hit-and-run vehicle has been identified as a silver or gray Chrysler Sebring convertible, police said. The driver was described as a white male wearing a black T-shirt.

He pulled off of Green Bay Road at State Route 173, put the black convertible top up and may have removed evidence from his vehicle, police said. The car has damage to the left, front end and hood.

Anyone with who recognizes the vehicle is asked to call Zion police at (847) 872-8000.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Two people are charged with locking a disabled child in a bedroom with no lights after officers checking a south suburban Blue Island home found nine children living in “filth,” police said.

Charles A. Hopkins, 59; and Marinda Y. Hicks, 38, both face multiple charges of abuse and neglect of the nine children after a Dwight D. Eisenhower High School teacher requested on Oct. 24 that police conduct a well-being check at the home, Blue Island police said.

Officers visited the student’s home in the 1800 block of West Vermont Street, where they smelled “a pungent odor from the filth inside,” police said. They also saw what they believed was urine and fecal matter on the carpets and bedding, police said.

Marinda Hicks (left) and Charles Hopkins | Cook County sheriff’s office

The home also had very little food, sticky floors, dirty dishes and a collapsing roof, police said. There were just five beds for the nine children and two adults.

The officers also found a bedroom with metal bars and wood secured to the windows and doors “to prevent escape,” police said. The room had a toilet, a mattress on the floor, and no working lights.

Officers learned during the investigation that the disabled child was locked in the bedroom when her father left for work, police said.

The city’s building department was called and authorities determined the home was unfit to live in due to “unsanitary conditions,” police said.

The nine children were placed into protective custody and officers “immediately began working with the Department of Children and Family Services,” police said.

A DCFS spokesperson confirmed the agency is investigating Hopkins and Hicks for neglect. All of the children, including the 18-year-old daughter, are safely in the care of relatives with a safety plan in effect. The agency is assessing the need for additional services for any of the children.

DCFS has had past involvement with the family going back to 2009, according to the spokesperson. Past investigations into neglect were unfounded. Details on investigations before 2016 have been expunged, but an investigation in 2016 revealed no evidence of neglect or abuse. During the 2016 investigation, there was no finding of environmental neglect in the condition of the house.

Hopkins and Hicks were both charged with neglect of a person with a disability, unlawful restraint, and seven counts of child endangerment, according to Cook County court records, which list Hicks’ name as Malinda.

They were ordered released on electronic monitoring, according to a Cook County sheriff’s spokeswoman. Hopkins was released Tuesday morning, but Hicks remained in custody at the jail. They are due back in court Thursday in Markham.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Retired Chicago Police Det. Reynaldo Guevara on Monday returned to the witness stand to testify in the case of two men who say he beat them into making false confessions to a 1998 double-murder.

But the 74-year-old hewed closely to the script from his court appearance two weeks ago, when he invoked the Fifth Amendment or claimed not remember anything about his investigation of the murder of a Bucktown couple and the kidnapping of their children.

Reynaldo Guevara in a videotaped deposition. (video provided to CBS 2)

Guevara testified only under grant of immunity for his testimony, a rare, if not unprecedented step by Cook County prosecutors. But the silver-haired detective was hardly cooperative under questioning by prosecutors, offering a string of “I don’t remembers” and merely glancing at his old reports or transcripts from previous court hearings when Assistant State’s Attorney James Papa asked him to try to jog his memory.

But at the end of a terse, 25 minutes of testimony, Guevara denied beating suspects Gabriel Solache and Arturo DeLeon-Reyes, who are seeking to overturn their murder convictions.

Pressed to give a yes-or-no answer when asked about the abuse allegations leveled by Solache and DeLeon-Reyes, Guevara answered softly: “No.”

“Mr. Guevara, did you ever hit or put your hands on Gabriel Solache during the time you spoke to Mr. Solache?” Papa asked.

“I don’t remember the case,” Guevara said. “It’s something I would not do.”

“Did you lay hands on Gabriel Solache and punch him in any way?” Papa asked.

“No,” Guevara said.

“With respect to Arturo Reyes, did you ever punch him in the stomach?” Papa asked.

“It’s something I would not have done,” Guevara said, prompting Judge James Obbish asked him to give a yes-or-no answer.

“No,” Guevara said.

Guevara has come under fire in a string of wrongful conviction cases in which defendants sent behind bars in cases made by the veteran detective have claimed he beat them or bullied witnesses into lying.

Guevara for nearly a decade has invoked the Fifth Amendment when called to testify about the allegations – a strategy that protects him from potential lawsuits and criminal prosecution, but one that has allowed defense lawyers to argue that defendants who claim they were framed are telling the truth.

By forcing Guevara to testify, prosecutors have said they are trying to protect a legitimate conviction.

After Guevara left the stand, Assistant State’s Attorney Alan Spellberg asked Obbish to enter into the record Guevara’s sworn testimony from a pair of 2000 hearings where he denied beating both Solache and DeLeon-Reyes.

The judge granted the motion, though DeLeon-Reyes’ attorney said Guevara’s denials wouldn’t help the state’s case.

“The state itself made the point: he was not cooperative, he was not credible,” said Andrew Vale, DeLeon-Reyes’ lawyer. “(Guevara) walked away from his prior testimony.”

Attorneys will make their case to quash the two men’s confessions on Dec. 13.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — A man has been charged with breaking into a South Loop apartment and sexually assaulting a woman Sunday morning.

James Allen, 27, faces two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, three counts of burglary, and one count of home invasion, all felonies, according to Chicago Police.

James Allen is charged with sexually assaulting a woman in the South Loop on Oct. 29, 2017. (Source: Cook County Sheriff)

Officers were called about 5:45 a.m. to a report of a home invasion and sexual assault in the first block of East 16th Street, police said.

A 31-year-old woman told officers a man somehow gained access to her home and sexually assaulted her, police said. He ran off when a witness interrupted the incident.

Allen tried to gain access to multiple apartments to avoid being caught, police said. He was taken into custody when he was found inside a man’s unit.

The woman was taken to Mercy Hospital, where her condition was stabilized, police said.

Allen, a resident of the Southwest Side Ashburn neighborhood, was ordered held without bond in a court hearing Monday. His next court appearance was scheduled for Wednesday.

Police said he is a convicted felon, but declined to provide details about his criminal background.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Two people were seriously injured early Tuesday, when two homes caught fire.

The fire started around 2:30 a.m. at a house in the 5100 block of West 29th Street, according to the Cicero Fire Department. The flames spread to a neighboring home due to windy conditions.

Police officers were first to arrive on the scene. They broke down the front door of the home where the fire started, found an 11-year-old boy by the front door, and pulled him out of the building, according to Cicero Fire Chief Dominick Buscemi.

“It was great work on PD’s part. They were first on the scene,” he said.

Buscemi said firefighters had some difficulty getting other people out of the two homes, because of the time.

“You know, at 2:30 in the morning, when everybody’s sleeping, it’s hard to get people out of the building, you know? They wake up, they’re disorientated, things like that. So it’s always hard to get people out of the building at 2:30 in the morning,” Buscemi said.

Paramedics took the boy and his mother to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood to be treated for smoke inhalation. Both were in serious condition, according to Buscemi.

The American Red Cross also responded to the scene to help people affected by the fire, Between 15 and 20 people were forced out of their homes due to the fire.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.