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Demetrius Shorter, charged with First-Degree Murder after a fatal shooting at a combined hotel, apartment building on Grand Avenue in the River North neighborhood on Saturday, February 22, 2025 (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Homicide Suspect Charged with Murder After Woman Shot and Killed, Another Wounded at River North Hotel in Chicago

Wed Mar 5, 2025 11:25 am Cardinal News

One woman killed, another hurt in River North, Chicago hotel shooting Saturday night, February 23, 2025 (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Demietris Shorter, age 35, of Davenport, Iowa turned himself in to the Chicago Police […]

Man Stabbed by Female Offender Inside Harold Washington Library in Chicago’s South Loop

Sun Mar 2, 2025 07:57 am Cardinal News

Chicago police, firefighters and paramedics responded late Friday afternoon to a report that a man was stabbed in the Harold Washington Library in Chicago’s South Loop. Chicago police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 4:40 p.m. […]

One Woman Shot and Killed, Another Wounded at River North Hotel in Chicago Saturday Night

Sun Feb 23, 2025 08:21 am Cardinal News

One woman killed, another hurt in River North, Chicago hotel shooting Saturday night, February 23, 2025 (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded around 8:15 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2025 […]

Julius Hope booking photo in March 2019 when charged with felony Aggravated Assault of a Pregnant Woman that allegedly occurred at the Addison CTA Red Line station in February 2019 -- six years before a Julius Hope of the same age was charged with Battery in Des Plaines (SOURCE: Chicago PD/Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Arlington Heights Red Roof Inhabitant Charged with Battery at His Des Plaines Workplace

Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:30 am Cardinal News

A resident, who the Des Plaines Police Department listed as living at the Red Roof Inn in Arlington Heights at 22 West Algonquin Road, was recently arrested in Des Plaines, accused of punching a fellow […]

Xavier E. Walker, charged with Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and other charges (SOURCE: Oak Brook Police Department)

Four Offenders: 2 Caught by Police in Oak Brook; 2 Shot (1 Dead, 1 Critical) by CCL Holder in Homan Square, Chicago

Tue Feb 4, 2025 02:22 pm Cardinal News

Oak Brook police officers had one adult burglary suspect and one juvenile burglary suspect in custody about 3:30 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025, but two accomplices, who left the Oak Brook area in a […]

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neil Burke (SOURCE: Cook County State's Attorney's Office)

Cook County State’s Attorney Announces New Policy to Crack Down on Machine Gun Device ‘Switches’ and Other Illegally Modified Guns

Sat Feb 1, 2025 02:40 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO - Set against a fifteen-fold increase in the number of illegally modified firearms being recovered by local law enforcement, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced today that her office will seek a sentence […]

Chicago Immigration Raids: Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez Says Mayor Brandon Johnson Is ‘Stoking Fear’

Mon Jan 27, 2025 09:53 am Cardinal News

Federal authorities began conducting “targeted operations” in Chicago over the weekend. Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez, a Democrat, reacts on “Morning in America.” YouTube Tips ⓘ Chicago Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez spoke with Markie Martin of […]

I-90 and Ohio Street and Ontario Street area in Chicago on Monday, Oct 7, 2024 at about 8:08 AM (Google Maps LIVE Traffic Layer/Map data ©2024 Google)

Replying to Triggered Reader: Yesterday’s Ohio Feeder Protest Article Was Traffic Report, Not Political Report

Tue Oct 8, 2024 09:35 am Cardinal News

An anonymous reader was apparently triggered (quote below) by a report published about a traffic obstruction at the Ohio feeder ramp at the Kennedy Expressway (I-90) on Monday morning, October 7, 2024. The anonymous reader […]

Protesters Blocking Ohio Street, Ontario Street Ramps Near I-90, Chicago

Mon Oct 7, 2024 08:42 am Cardinal News

Chicago police officers and Illinois State Police troopers responded about 8:07 a.m. Monday, October 7, 2024 to a report of protesters blocking the off ramps and on ramps near I-90, Ohio Street and Ontario Street […]

Bank robbery suspect at Citibank, 180 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, on Monday, September 16, 2024 (SOURCE: FBI)

Citibank Robbed at Michigan Ave and Lake St, Chicago

Thu Sep 19, 2024 01:50 pm Cardinal News

Police from Chicago responded about 9:47 a.m. Monday, September 16, 2024 to an armed robbery at the Citibank, 180 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The FBI released surveillance images of the bank robbery at the […]

Sandra L. Kolalou, convicted and sentenced for murder of Frances Walker in Chicago (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Sandra Kolalou Sentenced 58 Yrs for Murder, Dismemberment and Aggravated Identity Theft of Her Chicago Landlord

Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:49 pm Cardinal News

Chicago resident, Sandra Kolalou, who was convicted of killing her landlord and dismembering her body in October 2022 at her home in West Rogers Park/Arcadia Terrace neighborhood, was sentenced to 58 years in the Illinois […]

Chicago Dad Killed by Fireworks Device Launched from a Mortar Tube on Kostner Ave Chicago

Sat Jul 6, 2024 10:15 am Cardinal News

Multiple fires, one death tied to fireworks mishaps in Chicago area (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, and paramedics responded about 10:00 p.m. Thursday, July 4, 2024 to a report that a man was […]

Buckingham Fountain aerial view Google (Imagery ©2024 Google, magery ©2024 Airbus, Maxar Technologies, Map data )

Buckingham Fountain Water Dyed Red; Shut Down For Maintenance

Sat Jun 22, 2024 02:11 pm Cardinal News

Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain was vandalized sometime Friday night into early Saturday, according to the Chicago Park District (ABC 7 Chicago live stream begun about 11:00 AM). YouTube Tips ⓘ The Buckingham Fountain, 3001 South Columbus […]

Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Shot and Killed in Uniform, Vehicle Stolen While Arriving Home from Work

Sun Apr 21, 2024 09:50 am Cardinal News

Off-duty Chicago police officer, veteran of six years, fatally shot while wearing his uniform; his vehicle stolen just before 31st birthday (Christian Piekos/ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ A Chicago police officer was fatally shot […]

Isaac Poole, charged with Attempted Murder and other charges (SOURCE: Chicago Police Department)

Zion Resident Charged with Attempted Murder 1 Month After Shooting Man in Austin Neighborhood, Chicago

Sat Mar 30, 2024 07:54 pm Cardinal News

A Zion resident with no criminal history in the Circuit Court of Lake County has been arrested and charged with Attempted Murder connected to the shooting of a 44 year-old male on February 29, 2024 […]

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