Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:27 AM EDT2013-05-21 12:27:00 GMT
Search and rescue crews worked through the night after a tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
Search and rescue crews worked through the night after a tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:33 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:33:23 GMT
A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:52 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:52:14 GMT
Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
Monday, May 20 2013 9:42 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:42:49 GMT
Twelve people have been charged with misdemeanor offenses after police responded to groups of teens running through traffic on North Michigan Avenue and elsewhere on the Gold Coast.
Twelve people have been charged with misdemeanor offenses after police responded to groups of teens running through traffic on North Michigan Avenue and elsewhere on the Gold Coast.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:20 AM EDT2013-05-20 12:20:38 GMT
Five people have been killed and at least 18 others wounded — including a 12-year-old boy left in critical condition — in shootings across the city since Friday night.
Five people have been killed and at least 18 others wounded — including a 12-year-old boy left in critical condition — in shootings across the city since Friday night.
Sunday, May 19 2013 6:44 PM EDT2013-05-19 22:44:15 GMT
Skokie Police Chief Tony Scarpelli said Sunday police still have no suspect in custody in connection with a shooting Friday night near just outside of Westfield's Old Orchard Shopping Center.
Skokie Police Chief Tony Scarpelli said Sunday police still have no suspect in custody in connection with a shooting Friday night near just outside of Westfield's Old Orchard Shopping Center.
Friday, May 17 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-05-17 20:20:58 GMT
A man who tried to rob three women with a knife in the River North area Thursday night was apprehended by police who spotted him downtown soon after the crimes.
A man who tried to rob three women with a knife in the River North area Thursday night was apprehended by police who spotted him downtown soon after the crimes.
Friday, May 17 2013 3:03 PM EDT2013-05-17 19:03:41 GMT
A DePaul University student will spend the next 145 days in jail for his role in a deadly beach brawl in 2011.
A DePaul University student will spend the next 145 days in jail for his role in a deadly beach brawl in 2011.
CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) -
A campus alert has been issued by the University of Illinois at Chicago after a student was knocked unconscious when he was struck in the head during a robbery near the school's Near West Side campus Tuesday night.
Between 8:30 and 9 p.m. Tuesday, the UIC student was in the 400 block of South Green Street, near the UIC campus, when he was approached from behind by an unseen offender who placed an unknown object at the back of his head and demanded money, the alert said.
The student surrendered his wallet but was struck on the head and lost consciousness, the alert said. He later went to Rush Medical Center, where he was treated for a head injury and interviewed by Chicago and UIC police.
The UIC Police/Chicago Police Department Joint Robbery Task Force is assisting in the follow-up investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call UIC Police at (312) 996-2830.
UIC Police strongly recommend complying with an armed or violent offender whose intent appears to be property or valuables, as the victim did in this case. They also advise that students, faculty, staff and neighbors report any suspicious activity/persons to UIC or Chicago police.
