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Woman Charged With Punching Cop, Dragging Her With Car
Catherine Brown, 38, has been charged with one count each of aggravated battery to a police officer and attempted first-degree murder, police said.
Four Charged In 2010 Triple Murder In Harvey
Cook County prosecutors have charged four people in a grisly triple homicide three years ago in south suburban Harvey, following a botched home invasion and robbery.
Shopkeeper Who Fought Off Robbers With Bat Put Life ‘In Jesus’ Hands’
The courageous Logan Square shopkeeper who fought off a pair of armed robbers with a baseball bat said Tuesday he bears no ill will toward the men who shot him and tried to rob him.
Second Suspect Charged In Store Robbery; Owner Fought Off Gunman With Bat
A second suspect has been charged in an armed robbery and shooting at a Logan Square store, where the owner and brother-in-law fought off the robbers with a baseball bat, a stool and a fire extinguisher.
Three Teens Charged In Aurora Shooting
A 19-year-old man and two teenage boys were charged with attempted murder Tuesday for shooting another teenager Monday evening in west suburban Aurora.
$1M Bond For Man Charged With Brutal Attack On Friend
Michael Highsmith told detectives that he had been friends with the victim for more than four years, and that he attacked him to steal his jewelry, Balmes said.
Suspects In Hadiya Pendleton Murder Plead Not Guilty
The two men charged with murder in the shooting death of 15-year-old honor student Hadiya Pendleton pleaded innocent on Thursday.
Man Accused Of Stabbing Mother Found Unfit For Trial
A west suburban Naperville man accused of stabbing and trying to strangle his mother in 2011 only hours after being released from a psychiatric care center has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial for that alleged crime.
Elderly Shooting Suspect Accused Of Harassing Victim
An elderly man from the Gresham neighborhood who’s already facing attempted murder charges is now accused of harassing his alleged victim and trying to persuade her to drop the case against him.
Police: Alleged Serial Robber Wanted Cops To Kill Him
A man charged in connection with 16 armed robberies since last month allegedly was trying to get himself killed by police, because he was distraught over a breakup with his girlfriend.
Prosecutors: Woman Allegedly Attacked By Fire Official Went To Him For Help
The woman who allegedly was attacked by a former suburban fire official went to him for help afterward, not knowing he was the one who broke into her home wearing a ski mask, and put a knife to her throat, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Suburban Fire Official Released On Bond For Home Invasion, Retires From Department
A deputy fire chief for south suburban Chicago Ridge has been released on bond, and placed on house arrest, after he was charged with breaking into a neighbor’s condo in Tinley Park, beat her, and threatened to kill her.
Chicago Ridge Deputy Fire Chief Charged With Home Invasion, Attempted Murder
A 49-year-old Tinley Park man has been charged with home invasion and attempted murder after he allegedly broke into a woman’s condominium unit in the south suburb early Saturday and beat her while armed with a knife.
Ex-Boyfriend Charged In New Year’s Shooting
A man has been charged after he allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend in the early hours of the new year, police said early Friday.
Cops: Man Shot Two Girls Who Saw Him Shoot Motel Clerk
A 21-year-old man already in jail for shooting two girls on the West Side earlier this week did so, according to authorities, because they were witnesses to his shooting of a motel clerk who would not let him and the girls check in.
Paroled Felon Charged With Shooting Two Teenage Girls In West Garfield Park
A convicted felon on parole for a 2009 robbery was charged with attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly shot two teenage girls in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Tuesday morning.
Bond Denied For Man Who Beat, Choked Elderly Father
A 46-year-old southwest suburban man was denied bond Thursday after being charged with beating and trying to strangle his elderly father over the weekend.
Rogers Park Teen Charged With Attempted Murder
A 17-year-old Rogers Park boy was charged as an adult with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at police officers early Saturday in the North Side Uptown neighborhood.
Man Charged In Hit-And-Run Outside River North Nightclub
A west suburban Melrose Park man is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly running down two men on purpose Sunday after a fight erupted in a River North nightclub.
Police: Woman Critically Injured By Husband In Hammer Attack
A 39-year-old Aurora woman was in critical condition Saturday, after police said her husband attacked her with a hammer as she slept last week.
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