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Dead Body Found In Pond On West Side
CHICAGO (STMW) – A dead body was found in water Saturday morning at Douglas Park on the West Side. Police were called to Douglas Park about 11:10 a.m. for reports of a dead body in one of the park’s...
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Protesters Call For A Halt To Deportations That Split Families
(CBS) — Sixty people rallied in Melrose Park for an end to deportations that split families, and said they want the President to make the policy change by executive order. Many were undocumented, or...
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Man Shot At By Police In South Shore Facing Charges
CHICAGO (STMW) –A 19-year-old man who was shot at by police after he pointed his gun at officers Saturday night is facing charges. Junior Adziwonou, 19, was charged with one felony count of aggravated...
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Three Shot In Englewood
CHICAGO (STMW) – Three men were shot on the South Side in the Englewood neighborhood early Sunday. The three walked into Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center about 2:30 a.m. after they were...
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Man Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In West Town Neighborhood
CHICAGO (STMW) — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Saturday afternoon in the West Town neighborhood. The 33-year-old man was identified as Shane Stokowski, according to the...
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1 Dead, 16 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
CHICAGO (STMW) — One person was killed and at least 16 others have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night. The fatal shooting happened Friday night when two men were shot in the...
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Man Stabbed Outside South Side Club
CHICAGO (STMW) — A man was stabbed outside a club in the South Side Brighton Park neighborhood early Sunday. The man, 28, was working at the club in the 4700 block of South Kedzie Avenue when he got...
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CPS CEO Recommends Turnarounds For Three Schools
CHICAGO (STMW) — Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett on Friday announced recommendations to turnaround three low-performing elementary schools — two on the West Side and one on the South...
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Feds Look For Child Porn On Lawmaker’s Computers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Federal agents were searching for child pornography when they seized computers from former state Rep. Keith Farnham’s home and offices this month, according to a search warrant...
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Immigration Activist Arellano Returns To Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — An undocumented immigrant who holed up in a Chicago church for a year is back and trying a new tack to stay in the U.S. WBBM’s Nancy Harty reports this time, Elvira Arellano says she...
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Teen Shot By Police In Fuller Park Charged
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 17-year-old is facing felony charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers and was shot by them Thursday in the South Side Fuller Park neighborhood. The teen is being charged...
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ComEd Vault Catches Fire In Gold Coast, At Least Two Buildings Lose Power
CHICAGO (STMW) – At least two buildings lost power Sunday afternoon on the Near North Side when a ComEd vault caught fire. A ComEd vault located at 53 E. Schiller St. caught fire about 1:30 p.m., said...
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Police: Man Wanted For Luring Children Into His Car In Lincoln Park
CHICAGO (STMW) — Police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to lure a teen and child into his car Wednesday in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Between 8 and 9 a.m. Wednesday, a 13-year-old girl...
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Mother Who Lost Two Children In Crash Caused By State Trooper To Speak At...
(CBS) – A mother of two teenage girls killed in a 2007 crash caused by an Illinois state trooper will speak directly to law enforcement about the dangers of distracted driving at the International Law...
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Commission: ‘Sweepstakes’ Games Should Be Outlawed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An anti-crime group is backing legislation in the Illinois General Assembly that would outlaw “sweepstakes” machines that the group says are illegal video gambling devices —...
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Blue Line Operator Dozed Off Before Train Jumped Tracks At O’Hare
Updated 03/24/14 – 4:30 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – The operator of the CTA Blue Line train told union officials that she dozed off before the train jumped the tracks and slammed into an escalator early...
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Man Charged With Murder In South Shore Stabbings
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man has been charged with stabbing three people — killing one — in an attack Friday evening in the South Shore neighborhood. David Morris, 25, was charged with one felony count of...
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No Bail For Man Charged In Gang Initiation Beating
CHICAGO (STMW) – A Cook County judge on Sunday denied bond for a 20-year-old man who allegedly beat up a teenager and dumped his body in a garbage can in the Little Village neighborhood because the...
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Dead Man Found In Douglas Park Lagoon
CHICAGO (CBS/STMW) – A man’s body was found in the Douglas Park lagoon Saturday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood. Firefighters were called to the 1400 block of South Sacramento Avenue about...
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Doctor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Bedridden Patient
CHICAGO (STMW) – A doctor accused of sexually assaulting a bedridden 61-year-old Des Plaines woman was ordered held on $250,000 bond, after prosecutors detailed in court abuse the woman allegedly...
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