Crime
The so-called “Chapitos” were accused in 2023 of running their father’s deadly cartel through brutal violence. Then-Attorney General Merrick Garland accused them of “the largest, most violent and most prolific fentanyl-trafficking operation in the world.
The shots were fired Thursday afternoon in the 7600 block of South Lowe Avenue, striking the girl in her thigh, police said.
Daniel Alvarado, 20, is accused of fatally shooting a 47-year-old man July 5 in the 2600 block of South Central Park Avenue.
Eric Armstrong, 44, was found with a gunshot wound to his head Wednesday night by police in the 2600 block of West Wilcox Street.
Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could “die alone in prison” and said it would be “unjust” if he were held responsible for “the entire history … of political corruption in Illinois.”
Melvin Doyle, 59, faces gun charges for selling several firearms to confidential informants with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, a criminal complaint alleges.
The settlements would broadside an already severely cash-strapped City Hall, which ended last year with a zero balance in its operating checkbook.
A fleeing SUV hit two cars and a Pace bus, leaving two men in critical condition.
The shooting happened about 2 p.m. Wednesday in the northbound lanes.
The boy was on a sidewalk when someone in a car pulled up and an occupant fired shots about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
The gun used in the shooting was purchased by a 21-year-old woman on behalf of her 18-year-old boyfriend, and employees should have been able to recognize the signs of a “straw purchaser,” according to the lawsuit.
A man in police custody after the death of Robert Harper, 56, at the CTA Clark/Lake station Friday, has been released without being charged, according to Chicago police.
Jobs for young people have grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched the program as a key anti-violence initiative.
Austin accepted home improvement materials such as sump pumps and kitchen cabinets as kickbacks from a developer overseeing a $50 million project in her 34th Ward, prosecutors say. She allegedly then took action to benefit the developer and others.
Police said Tuesday that one teen was arrested after a large crowd gathered Saturday at Sunset Pool became disruptive. Jahad Henderson, 19, of Chicago is charged with possession, sale or use of fireworks, and obstructing an officer.
Kevajae Fitch, 28, died and another man, 35, was seriously hurt about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of North Monticello Avenue.
“It really broke my heart,” said Earl Abernathy, 33, who was driving on the Near West Side when he noticed the infant all alone after she was allegedly abandoned after a carjacking. “It’s hot, there’s no water, no milk.”
Andrew Trotter is accused of using a counterfeit USPS master key to access apartment buildings and mailboxes. When he was arrested, police say he was holding the fake key and burglary tools.
Officers responded to calls of a person shot Tuesday morning in the 13400 block of South Torrence Avenue and found the wounded boy, Chicago police said.
No “known victims” were found after the 8:20 p.m. Monday incident and there was no threat to the public, according to Gurnee police.
A man, 39, was found unresponsive with cuts to his body around 1:50 a.m. near railroad tracks in the 3400 block of North Kimball Avenue, Chicago police said.
Chicago police said a man broke into a church in the 3400 block of North Damen Avenue about 1:30 a.m. Sunday and sexually abused two 15-year-old girls before fleeing.
A 15-year-old boy was inside a residence in the 6400 block of North Washtenaw Avenue at 3:10 p.m. Monday when he was shot in the abdomen, police said. He’s hospitalized in fair condition. No one is in custody.
Demekrye Davis, 19, was in the 9600 block of South Brennan Avenue Sunday evening when he was shot twice in his chest and three times in his right leg, police said.
Obbie Sanders, 49, is charged in the killing of a 46-year-old man Saturday morning in the 800 block of North Cambridge Avenue.
Esteban Herrera, 52, was fatally shot about 2 a.m. Friday in the 3400 block of West 62nd Place. No one is in custody. A relative described Herrera as “full of life, funny, outgoing and always able to bring a smile to anyone’s face.”
Jameson and David Meneou were swimming in Lake Michigan Saturday when they went into deep water and began to struggle. A Good Samaritan pulled them out of the water, and paramedics attempted CPR, but they died at a hospital.
Robert Harper, 56, was fighting another man on a platform at the CTA Clark/Lake station late Friday when he suffered a fatal head injury, police say.
Wednesday’s mass shooting — which left four dead and 14 injured — was not counted in the total.
Lifeguard Charles Leto is accused of fatally shooting 15-year-old Marjay Dotson and seriously injuring 14-year-old Jeremy Herred near the park pool June 26. But tension between lifeguards and park patrons has been brewing for years, the 24th Ward alderperson says.