Person in custody in strangulation of 30-year-old woman on South Side, charges pending

Monday evening, Sierra Jamison was discovered unresponsive inside a garage in the 7800 block of South Indiana Avenue, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

After 2 months, COPA unable to find witnesses in CPD Ogden District migrants investigation, district council member says

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has not located any witnesses in its investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct involving at least one Chicago Police officer and a migrant housed at station. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Community grapples with slaying of Hillcrest freshman as details emerge from Homecoming night shooting

Hillcrest High School students gathered after school at the campus in Country Club Hills to remember their friend and classmate, Marshawn Mitchell, who was shot and killed near the school after a Homecoming football game Friday night. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Wednesday forecast: Warmer temperatures with highs in upper 70s expected

There is a 30% chance of rain Wednesday with with scattered showers and thunderstorms by 10 a.m., then isolated storms are expected till at least 11 a.m., officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Man fatally wounded Tuesday morning in East Chatham neighborhood, police say

Shortly after 8 a.m., an 18-year-old man was outside in the 8100 block of South Ellis Avenue when three males got out of a black Dodge Charger and opened fire. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Man charged after attacking friend when she didn’t have BBQ sauce for cheeseburgers: records

A man is facing charges after he attacked his friend when she didn’t have BBQ sauce for cheeseburgers, court records show. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Armed-robbers strike at least 3 times within hour on North Side, police say

The armed thieves exited a black SUV and demanded his groceries and cellphone, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago skyline poses a risk as hundreds of millions of birds migrate south for the winter

This year’s bird migration started a bit earlier, possibly because of the wildfires in Canada, says a U. of I. environmental sciences professor. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

‘El Chapo’ son to be arraigned on federal narcotics charges in Chicago

A son of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman is scheduled to be arraigned in Chicago’s federal courthouse Monday after his extradition from Mexico to face sweeping narcotics trafficking charges. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

2 children, 2 adults found shot to death in Romeoville, police say

Officers found the four people after conducting a well-being check in the 500 block of Concord Avenue on Sunday night. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Sunday weather: Flash flood warning in effect for parts of Cook and DuPage counties

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for parts of Cook and DuPage counties until 1:30 p.m. Sunday as rain falls at nearly one inch per hour through Chicago. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

At 1st Midwest Beaver Summit, role of the hefty rodents praised in wetland restoration, climate change fight

‘Beavers are having a moment,’ says Rachel Siegel founder of the nonprofit Illinois Beaver Alliance. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Teen’s death, his third encounter with gun violence in three years, shows persistent risks to survivors

Swaysee Rankin, 15, died Labor Day after his third documented encounter with gun violence in three years. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

2 boys, 16, fatally wounded Friday night in shooting in northwest suburban Palatine, officials say

Palatine police officers responded to a call of a person shot Friday night and found victims with life-threatening wounds, officials sad. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Hillcrest High School student killed in shooting after homecoming football game against Oak Forest

Shots were fired at around 9:00 pm on Friday near Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills while the school’s football team competed in the Homecoming game against Oak Forest. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

2 Chicago police officers attacked, injured overnight in Little Village

The attacked happened around 1 a.m. in thee 2500 block of South Homan Avenue. Police said an officer was hit with a heavy wood stick. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Man dies after being struck by Metra train while crossing tracks in Midlothian

A man was killed Friday after being struck a Metra train while crossing the tracks in Midlothian, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Man found fatally shot in hallway of Loop residential building Thursday night, one in custody

Shortly after 7:30 p.m., officers responded to call of a person shot at a residential building in the first block of East Monroe Street and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds lying in a hallway. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Only 9.6% of Chicago’s waste was recycled last year. A new facility could improve rates, but stumbling blocks remain.

Once enacted, a new law will make producers of packaging and paper products pay membership dues to fund local and state recycling programs. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Police warn of sexual assault Wednesday in Logan Square

Chicago police issued a community alert after a sexual assault of a woman Wednesday night inside of her apartment in the Logan Square neighborhood. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

California lab-grown meat company announced as first tenant at Glenview logistics site on former Allstate campus

Upside Foods, a California-based cultivated meat company, announced Thursday it is building its first production plant along I-294 in Glenview. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

April Perry’s historic nomination as first female Chicago US attorney advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee on party-line vote

Vote advanced the nomination of April Perry to be the next U.S. attorney in Chicago, marking a crucial step to becoming the first-ever woman to hold the high-profile position. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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