Monday, November 17, 2008
Man found shot to death on S. Side
A man who drove himself to a hospital after he was shot several times in the chest died after the Sunday night incident in the South Side’s Grand Crossing neighborhood.
Unsealed docs in Vrdolyak case detail fraud scheme
Eight freshly unsealed court documents detail profanity-laced conversations secretly taped by a federal witness as he planned with former political powerhouse Edward Vrdolyak to get a $1.5 million real estate kickback.
Sheriff's Police interrupt South Side dog fight
There was a crowd of 50 in all, including a pregnant woman and two teenagers, jammed into the tiny basement of an Englewood home allegedly cheering on the two pit bulls ripping each other apart in a makeshift ring, authorities said.
Man charged in '04 murder
Chicago Police say they've solved a 2004 homicide case with the arrest of Dantony Chamblis, 26, of the 8300 block of South Brandon. Chamblis was charged with first-degree murder over the weekend.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Crime novelist attacked in scene similar to book

Life was imitating art when crime novelist Laura Caldwell lay face down on a Lincoln Park street holding pieces of her shattered teeth in her bloody palm. Her upcoming book, Red Hot Lies, portrays a red-headed female lawyer walking at night through the Old Town neighborhood, feeling increasingly uncomfortable as she realizes she is being followed. On Thursday, Caldwell was jogging at Seminary and Altgeld in Lincoln Park when she saw two men.
Crime novelist attacked in scene similar to book
5-year-old killed in Naperville crash
Pilot in small plane crash was intoxicated
Man fatally shot in Humboldt Park
Man charged with driving drunk in suburban crash
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Naperville crash causes injuries, closes roads
One dead in Far South Side shooting
Man evades police by running through forest
South Side man fatally shot near home
17-year-old fatally shot near his South Side home
Time to cashier city clerk?
Friday, November 14, 2008
Judge McGinnis to plead guilty to DUI
Man stabbed in back on Southwest Side
Suits claim Election Night abuse by cops
Cornelius charged over domestic disputes
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Man arrested for trespassing dies in police station
Infant deaths prompt DCFS investigation
Vehicle rams building, prompts arson investigation
DCFS investigating two infant deaths
Egg toss goes bad
Family sues police for alleged hate crime
Police find wild weed in preserve
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Neo-Nazi pleads not guilty over threats
Missing 15-year-old home safe
Defense attorney appointed in Potts murder case
Rezko plea for acquittal denied
Uptown bank branch robbed
Charges dropped in E2 nightclub stampede
Uptown bank branch robbed
Man slain in Humboldt Park
Trump: Hudson safe at my hotel
Woman charged with kidnapping toddler
Man killed, teen injured in shooting
Shots fired near NW suburban schools
Gang's 'chief enforcer' gets 40 years in prison
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Hudson suspect will stay behind bars

There were a few reasons state officials believed they had probable cause to hold convicted felon William Balfour on a parole violation, authorities said Monday.
Woman charged for attempting to kidnap toddler
Northwestern student reported missing
Man killed, second injured in SE Side shooting
Stunt at Bears game draws probation
Boy, 12, rises to the moment after fatal crash
Man fatally shot in Lawndale
2 charged in West Side carjacking
Officers salute slain detective
Thieves try to bribe way out of trouble
Monday, November 10, 2008
No fraud in Evanston corpse case
Police do not believe the elderly woman found living in a
north suburban home with three dead siblings was engaging in Social
Security fraud, a police spokesman said Monday.
Retired sheriff held on reckless homicide charge
Couple bound and robbed in Naperville apartment
Getting busted with a hooker may get more expensive
Suspect in acid attack thought victim was seeing ex
Man fatally shot, possible suspect dead
Last respects for cop shot in '01
Man charged in crash that killed 8-year-old boy
Cop's son killed in S. Side shooting
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Two shot at West Side gas station
Chicago police officer's son killed in shooting
Man killed after shot to head
Two men shot separate police-involved shootings
Nabbing big names key in reducing gun violence
Two shot at West Side gas station
Woman living with 3 dead siblings
Fleeing robbery suspect killed by cops: report
Saturday, November 8, 2008
City surpasses last year's homicide total

With just under two months left in the year, Chicago has already surpassed last year's total homicide count. Two teenage boys shot and killed on an Englewood street Thursday evening were the latest victims. The deaths of Brian Murdock, 15, and Quinton Buckner, 17, brought the total number of people killed to at least 447, according to reports from the Sun-Times News Group wire.
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Gang member sentenced to 75 years
Five men rob South Side business at gunpoint
Parole hearing set for suspect in Hudson deaths
Police arrest two for pimping teen girl online
Resume flap nabs organized crime cop
One hurt in Plainfield crash
Friday, November 7, 2008
Judge mugged near Obama's house
The night before Election Day, a Cook County judge was mugged just blocks from Barack Obama's home in the Kenwood neighborhood. Judge Eileen Brewer, a highly rated Harvard Law grad like Obama, lives
a few streets away from the president-elect. The robbery happened
Monday night, hours before voters would elect Obama president and
retain Brewer as a judge.
Mother, kids killed in Grundy County crash
Child hanging from window rescued in fire
8-year-old accused of killing 2
Vrdolyak to be fined for surprise plea?
Suit: Kids celebrating election taunted by cops
Bank teller charged with stealing $300K from widow
Probation for man who dragged dog behind car
'Blaxican' sidekick gets 4 years
Sex offender charged in St. Charles
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Two found fatally shot on South Side
Man robs bank on Northwest Side
4 Marines charged with killing couple
Some Obama revelers got too fired up
Pedestrian killed in South Loop
Woman, 87, killed by out-of-control vehicle
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
$3 million bail for man accused of killing mother
An Elk Grove Village man accused of fatally beating his mother in her home a month after she obtained an order of protection against him disrupted his first court appearance today to insist he's innocent.
'Haunted Forest' worker charged for touching girl
Man fatally shot during dice game
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Two men found fatally shot at crash site
Police discovered a driver fatally shot inside a burning vehicle and a second person shot multiple times outside the vehicle Tuesday night on the Southeast Side.
Two men found fatally shot at crash site
Chicago-area man arrested with guns, ammo
Former Ald. Ed Vrdolyak pleads guilty
Aurora man convicted in sexual abuse case
Couple charged after victim escapes murder plot
Waukegan cops seize 13 pounds of cocaine
Victim sought protection from suspect
Monday, November 3, 2008
Three stabbed in Wicker Park
Two women and a man were stabbed by someone they knew during a fight just outside a drinking establishment early Monday in the Near North Side’s Wicker Park neighborhood. A suspect was taken into custody shortly after the stabbing, police said.
Three stabbed in Wicker Park
7 wounded in drive-by attack
Mourners gather for private Hudson family funeral
Hudson memorial draws celebrities to town
Man charged in fight that left suburban cop dead
Woman caught removing rival political sign
Woman killed after stalling on Lake Shore Dr.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
1st cop death in Schaumburg

Schaumburg police officer Frank Russo died while trying to apprehend a suspect early Saturday, becoming the first officer in the history of the village to die in the line of duty. Russo, 47, was not scheduled to work Saturday, but had volunteered to work a shift outside John Barleycorn at 1100 American Lane.
Seven shot on West Side
Robbers dressed as police tie up victims
Image of alleged Bridgeview murderer released
Man found dead in South Shore neighborhood
Off-duty cop shoots man on Northwest Side
Suspect in killing caught after 30-mile chase
Man shot on West Side
Woman murdered during robbery
Boy wounded in Englewood shooting
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Gun tied to Hudson deaths

Tests have confirmed a .45-caliber pistol hidden in bushes on the West Side had been used in the slayings of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's brother, mother and nephew, officials said. Police Supt. Jody Weis told reporters he was "extraordinarily pleased" by the break in the case.
Teen, 11-year-old boy shot on West Side
Man stabbed near UIC
Ex-mayor of Niles admits guilt
Fight on NW Side ends in fatal stabbing
No bail for Indiana man in murder
Boy, 14, 'stable' after shooting
Friday, October 31, 2008
Police rush to test gun found in trash
'The King of Clout,' Cellini indicted
Elgin shooting victim seriously injured
Hudson nephew likely died in SUV
Shooter says Lucianos orchestrated rival's murder
Man who killed wife found not guilty by reason of insanity
Thursday, October 30, 2008
'Justice' for Eddie -- at last
3 shot in separate Hamilton Park shootings
Teacher accused of assaulting 3 students
Weapon recovered in Hudson case
1980 hit-and-run was really a murder: Police
Three in custody for suburban home invasion
Two Plainfield banks robbed in 24 hours
Man charged in fatal stabbing
Chiefs pitcher indicted for hitting fan with ball
Female suspect robs fast-food drive-in
Innocent plea to dog fighing, cruelty charges
Vandals deface Ag School golf course
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Daley offers reaction to Hudson murders
Man found dead from blunt trauma in Uptown
Teen fatally shot in his South Side backyard
15-year-old shot to death in backyard
Parole hearing set for suspect in Hudson murders
Hudson case update: Julian King autopsy released
Gas station burglar leaves glove at scene
Man shot, killed by police on W. Side
Guilty plea in teen sex sting
Body of woman found on SW Side sidewalk
Judge sends woman to jail for animal cruelty
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Hudson killings may have been fueled by disputes
On the morning of the day Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother were killed, the singer's sister Julia Hudson had argued with her estranged husband over car payments, sources say. The husband, William Balfour, is in custody but has not been charged with the killings of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
Hudson killings may have been fueled by disputes
Three in custody after S. Side bank robbery
Gov. fires chief of Lincoln Presidential Library
AP: Hudson suspect had June drug arrest
Former Illini gymnastics coach faces DUI
Stolen belongings end up at neighbor's home
Jennifer Hudson identifies body of nephew
Two women stabbed during domestic dispute
Homeless man gets prison for molestation
Shot fired at South Side bank robbery
Monday, October 27, 2008
Drive-by wounds man
A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting Sunday night in the Back-of-the-Yards neighborhood on the South Side.
Cook County workers feeling heat
State's attorney expects 'resolution' in Peterson case
Fight at Halloween store leaves two injured
Drunken driver to be charged
Man charged in abuse of 3 week-old
Source: Tips prompts search of home
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Hudson case update: Balfour held for parole violation
Employee fatally shot during robbery
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Man slain at Northwest Side residence
Murder suspect to defend self at trial
Man killed in NW Side crash
Suspect in S. Side murder held in N.M.
Lincoln library chief charged with shoplifting
Friday, October 24, 2008
Man charged with kidnapping, sexual abuse

A north suburban man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and sexually abusing a mentally disabled girl while attending religious services last spring in northwest suburban Palatine.
Man charged with slashing cop
Getting stabbed 'got me really upset'
Woman used hot iron to fight off assault
Chicago tops N.Y., L.A. with 426 murders so far
Woman killed by Blue Line L
Man charged in two rapes
120 tons of road salt stolen in Aurora
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Woman killed in West Side hit-and-run
University student robbed at gunpoint
Two teens injured in drive-by shooting
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Mother pleads guilty to putting newborn in plastic bag
Mother to son's killer: Rot in hell
Police seek South Side rapist
FBI: Man fled state after birthday party murder
6 more teachers, clerks charged in payroll scheme
After decades of accusations, Burge faces charges
Spectators arrested in Chicago courtroom melee
Man shot in Near S. Side CHA building
Man gets 35 years for using Facebook to lure teens
Police seek South Side rapist
Murder charges approved in W. Side shooting
Feds punch hole in 'perjury trap,' statute of limitations excuses
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Three dead in stabbing, crash in Indiana

Three are dead after a woman’s ex-boyfriend stabbed her male friend to death, then crashed a vehicle into a squad car, killing himself and his 2-year-old son, Tuesday morning in northwest Indiana police said.
Cops find weapons, ammo during DUI arrest
Monday, October 20, 2008
Long-fingered robber strikes jewelry store
Police are looking for a man with an "extremely long finger" and
crooked upper tooth who made off with an expensive piece of jewelry
from a northwest suburban jewelry store last week.
Long-fingered robber strikes jewelry store
Bank robbers strike three times in city
Police seek two in South Side stabbing
Mob suspect not so tough now
Victim Memorial brings loved ones together
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Two attempted child abductions reported
Two hurt in Somonauk home invasion stabbing
Neo-Nazi charged with posting data on Hale juror
Two shot on South Side