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Man charged with Streeterville shooting after Navy Pier fireworks
Marquell D. Barnes | Cook County sheriff’s office A man charged with shooting another man Saturday night in Streeterville, less than an hour after the Fourth of July fireworks display at Navy Pi...
Jul 07, 2015
Bullet that killed boy was meant for father, McCarthy says
(CHICAGO) The bullet that fatally wounded 7-year-old Amari Brown on the Fourth of July was meant for his father, Chicago's top cop said Sunday. Antonio Brown, a ranking gang member with 45 previous ar...
Jul 06, 2015
WEATHER – A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High near 90°F.
Meteorologist Jeff Eno WLS-AM Monday, July 6th, 2015 A HOT START TO THE WORK WEEK AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT MAY BRING SOME ROUGH WEATHER TONIGHT. A BIG COOL DOWN TOMORROW Today | More sun than clouds...
Jul 06, 2015
Former Sacred Heart doctor convicted of one count in kickback scheme
(CHICAGO) A doctor caught up in the federal investigation of a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme at the now-shuttered Sacred Heart Hospital on Chicago's West Side was convicted Thursday of taking a kic...
Jul 04, 2015
Six year sentence for Chicago Ponzi schemer who stole $9 million
(CHICAGO) Neal Goyal went so far in his masquerade as a hedge fund manager that he set up computer monitors as props to help him pretend to trade the money investors entrusted him with. But Goyal wasn...
Jul 03, 2015
Street closures, reroutes go into effect for Taste of Chicago
(CHICAGO) On an already challenging traffic weekend in Chicago, several street closures and CTA reroutes will take effect in the Loop as set-up begins for the Taste of Chicago, which begins next week ...
Jul 03, 2015
Woman gets 22 years for beating boyfriend to death with frying pan
Nora P. Leach-Peterson | Kane County state’s attorney’s office (ST. CHARLES) A northwest suburban woman has pleaded guilty Thursday to beating her boyfriend to death with a frying pan in t...
Jul 03, 2015
Man found dead in carnival area at Naperville Ribfest
(NAPERVILLE) A man was found dead Thursday afternoon on the grounds of the annual Ribfest in west suburban Naperville. The man was found unresponsive about 2:48 p.m. in the carnival section of the fes...
Jul 03, 2015
Man accused of illegally entering private club in Aurora to watch girls swim
Damien Dickens | DuPage County sheriff’s office (WHEATON) When young girls became uncomfortable with a man watching their swimming practice at a private west suburban club, he was asked to leave...
Jul 03, 2015
Man killed girlfriend, wrote about it on Facebook: prosecutors
James E. Thomas | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) A West Garfield Park man strangled his live-in girlfriend and then confessed to killing her on Facebook, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday. James E. Thom...
Jul 03, 2015
