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CHICAGO, IL – Three nightclub patrons were stabbed early Sunday in an altercation on the Near North Side, police said. The dispute at 151 W. Ohio St., which is the address of Ruby Nightclub and Lounge, resulted in three people receiving cut wounds about 4 a.m., said News Affairs Officer John Henry. The victims were […]
A 14-year-old Hazel Crest boy shot Friday night in the Morgan Park neighborhood became the 28th Chicago Public Schools student killed this school year. Witnesses said Gregory Robinson, a freshman at Simeon Career Academy, died shielding two younger children from bullets fired at the car they rode in. Relatives praised the actions of Robinson, who […]
CHICAGO, IL – A motorcycle driver was killed when a van smashed into him Saturday evening in the Roseland neighborhood, police said. Dollison and a passenger in his van were uninjured, she said. The driver of the 1999 Dodge van — Omari Dollison, 22, of the 6500 block of South Maryland Avenue — was issued […]
McLean, IL – The suspect in the weekend slaying of a 31-year-old Elgin man was found dead this morning from an apparent suicide at a downstate highway rest stop, the Daily Herald reports. Illinois State Police found Jerimie L. Hoppe, 31, at 9:20 a.m. in his red 1998 Ford Ranger pickup truck off Interstate 55 […]
CHICAGO – Chicago police shot and killed an armed man in the West Englewood neighborhood this evening, authorities said. A police-involved shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. outdoors in the 6300 block of South Hermitage Avenue, said Independent Police Review Authority spokesman Mark Payne. The 20-year-old man was shot twice, in the head and leg, said […]
CHICAGO, IL – John G. “Red” Kerr passed away on the same day as Norm Van Lier. Mr. Kerr died after a long battle with prostate cancer. Born a Chicagoan, his career started with a Public League championship in 1950 with Tilden, and it ended as the Bulls color commentator. We all got to witness […]
CHICACO, IL – “Stormin” Norman Van Lier was found dead today in his Chicago apartment per ChicagoBreakingNews.com, and a text message from the go-to-man Mattie T. I recall a few years ago seeing him walking up the street when I was leaving GramaPhone Music on the North side. My crew and I said what’s up, […]
GARY, IN – Kendall Alford, 17, and Nathaniel Williams, 18, were killed when the car they were riding in hit a pothole around 2pm Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses say the car was drag racing along the Gary streets when it hit a pothole, then split into two after crashing into a utility pole per Chicagobreakingnews: Police […]
CHICAGO – Carnice Morgan, 21, was fatally shot on the 110 block of North Central Avenue and was dead on the scene, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said. Police responded to a shots fired call and found Morgan dead in the alley at 1:18 p.m., police said. Authorities said Morgan suffered a gunshot wound […]
The New York Post has published a cartoon that they claim is a parody between the celebrity chimpanzee that was recently gunned down by police, and the stimulus bill recently passed by Congress. The editor and chief of the New York Post, Col Allan, has released a statement: The cartoon is a clear parody of […]