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Package Addressed to ‘John Wick' Leads to Weapon Charge for Bridgeport Man
A man is facing a felony weapon charge after getting a package delivered to his Bridgeport home containing two switches that turn handguns into fully automatic weapons.
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Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Englewood Shootout That Wounded 3
A man is facing two counts of attempted first-degree murder in connection with a shootout earlier this month in Englewood that left three people wounded, including his alleged accomplice.
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Cook County Sheriff's Deputy Charged With Sexually Assaulting Children
A Cook County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting two children was ordered held without bail Sunday.
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Son Stabbed Mom to Death on Christmas Eve, Hid Body in Trash Can: Authorities
A man was charged with murdering his mother, who found stabbed in a garbage can Monday evening in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side.
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Man Who Lied About Mag Mile Stabbing Actually Cut Himself: Police
A man charged with lying about being stabbed during a robbery on the Magnificent Mile actually cut himself after arguing with his girlfriend, prosecutors said.
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Rosemont Police Sergeant Resigns Following Armed Robbery Charges
A Rosemont police sergeant arrested September in connection to armed robberies at two northwest suburban gas stations quit his post last month.
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Man Charged with DUI, Striking 4 Pedestrians in NW Side Crash
A man fleeing a rear-end collision early Saturday struck four people outside a Logan Square bar when he drove onto a sidewalk.
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Two Armed Robbery Suspects Charged, Including Rosemont Cop
Two men—one being a police officer—were charged Saturday with aggravated armed robbery at an Exxon gas station in Norridge and a Shell gas station in Park Ridge.
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Man Charged with Murder in Gun Sale-Gone-Bad on Far South Side
A Far South Side man had driven his friend to an agreed meet-up spot to buy a gun last month when he was fatally shot in the West Pullman neighborhood, according to Cook County prosecutors.
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Cook County Courts Get Snow Day
Even the Cook County Courts are getting a snow day Friday.
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Former Chicago Opera Theater Employee Charged With Stealing Over $100K
The former box office manager of the Chicago Opera Theater has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 in ticket receipts during the three-plus years he worked for the organization, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
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Defendant Escapes, Briefly, From Cook County Bond Court
A defendant escaped from the Cook County criminal court house Tuesday, bolting past guards at his bond hearing and making it out a side door and across the street before he was chased down by deputies, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
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Man Charged With Murder in Fatal Shooting of Teen on Basketball Court
On a sunny afternoon two weeks ago, Tororicius Berry walked up to Kejuan Thomas on a South Side basketball court and shot the 16-year-old dead, then stood over Thomas and continued firing, prosecutors said Friday.
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Snapping Protester in Van Dyke Case Gets Probation
An activist who clicked his fingers in muted applause during a pre-trial hearing in Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s murder case has learned his lesson, the activist’s attorney said Friday.
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Jason Van Dyke Takes Stand, Testifies at Hearing
Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago Police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, took the witness stand Wednesday for the first time since he was indicted.