Chicago Police Department

Metra Worker Killed by Acetylene Tank Explosion While Working on Railroad Track Maintenance on

Tue Nov 6, 2018 11:54 am Cardinal News

Chicago police, firefighters, and paramedics responded about 11:42 a.m. Saturday November 3, 2018 to a report of an explosion with burn victims, who were working on railroad track maintenance on tracks in the block of […]

CARDINAL EMERGENCIES: Fire Scanner and Citizen Witness Reports for Monday, October 29 2018

Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:05 pm Cardinal News

MON OCT 29 2018 ~10:35 PM Chicago Fire Department Apartment Fire/Working Fire 2801 S Union Ave Chicago, IL Report of an apartment fire. BC2 reports a 3-story ordinary, 25×100 with a small fire on the […]

Three Injured in Shooting on Inbound Dan Ryan Near Marquette Rd (6700S), Chicago

Mon Oct 29, 2018 07:23 am Cardinal News

A shooting on the Dan Ryan expressway closed the inbound lanes early Monday morning. CBS 2’s Vi Nguyen reports. Chicago police, firefighters, and paramedics and Illinois State Police responded about 4:20 a.m. Monday October 29, […]

US Postal Service Offers $25,000 Reward For Missing Letter Carrier Kierra Coles

Mon Oct 15, 2018 04:10 pm Cardinal News

US Postal Service carrier Kierra Coles was last seen by her family on the night of October 2, 2018, near 81st Street and Vernon Ave in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. According to her family, […]

Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke GUILTY of 2nd Degree Murder of Laquan McDonald

Fri Oct 5, 2018 01:55 pm Cardinal News

A verdict of GUILTY of 2nd Degree Murder was reached at 12:32 p.m. in the trial of Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer charged with murdering Laquan McDonald, who was armed with a knife. […]

Verdict in Jason Van Dyke Murder Trial Reached; Will Be Read at 1:45 PM CDT

Fri Oct 5, 2018 01:33 pm Cardinal News

A verdict was reached at 12:32 p.m. in the trial of Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer charged with murdering Laquan McDonald, who was armed with a knife. The verdict is scheduled to be […]

Safe Passage Worker for Chicago Public Schools Shot on Corcoran Pl Near Lake St, Austin

Thu Oct 4, 2018 11:16 am Cardinal News

Chicago police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 8:20 a.m. to the block of 5600 West Corcoran Place to a report of gunfire and a person shot. A Safe Passage worker was caught in the crossfire […]

Chicago Police Prep For Van Dyke Verdict with Battle Dress Uniforms, 12-Hour Shifts

Thu Oct 4, 2018 09:20 am Cardinal News

Chicago police are preparing for demonstrations by using tactics similar to those used in the NATO protests in May 2012 (CBS Chicago Mike Puccinelli reports). Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Thursday October 4, 2018 […]

Chicago Police: Two Murders in Rogers Park Are Connected by Matched Shell Casings

Wed Oct 3, 2018 10:02 am Cardinal News

SHELL CASINGS IN 2 SHOOTINGS MATCH CPD is hosting a community meeting Wednesday night October 3, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Loyola Park Fieldhouse, 1230 West Greenleaf Avenue Chicago. Chicago police have alerted the […]

Third Fatal Shooting Victim in Rogers Park Neighborhood in a Month, Chicago

Tue Oct 2, 2018 09:56 am Cardinal News

MAN, AGE 24, SHOT ON LOYOLA PARK BIKE PATH Chicago police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 10:20 p.m. Monday October 1, 2018 to a report of a shooting on the Loyola Park bike path near […]

Gun Battle in Moving Car Results in 2 Shot Dead, Rollover Crash in Front of Congress Plaza Hotel, Chicago

Mon Oct 1, 2018 03:05 pm Cardinal News

Chicago police, firefighters and paramedics responded about midnight Sunday/Monday after a shooting occurred inside a moving car that was then involved in a rollover crash in front of the Congress Plaza Hotel, 520 South Michigan […]

Tony Green, suspected murderer of Vasudeva Kethireddy in Chicago

Two Charged with Murder After Rolling Meadows Man Vasudeva Kethireddy Found in Sewer in Englewood, Chicago

Mon Oct 1, 2018 07:47 am Cardinal News

Chicago Police Department has charged two male offenders with murder connected to the death of Vasudeva Kethireddy, a Rolling Meadows man whose body found in a sewer in Englewood last week after being reported missing […]

Two Shot, Killed at 35th St and LaSalle St Near Home of the Chicago White Sox

Thu Sep 27, 2018 12:48 pm Cardinal News

Police are searching for three people involved in a shooting that killed two teenage boys Wednesday afternoon just blocks from Guaranteed Rate Field. Chicago police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 3:00 p.m. Wednesday September 26, […]

Multiple People Shot, Including Infant, at Cermak Rd and State St, Chicago — South Loop East of Chinatown

Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:03 pm Cardinal News

Four people, including a toddler, were shot near State Street and Cermak Road in Chicago’s South Loop around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday. Chicago police, firefighters and paramedics responded just before 9:10 p.m. Wednesday September 19, 2018 […]

Way, Hay Tow Them Away No More? State’s Illinois Commerce Commission Revokes Lincoln Towing’s License

Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:01 am Cardinal News

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has revoked the license of one of Chicago’s infamous towing companies, Lincoln Towing (Vince Gerasole reports). Lincoln Towing at 4882 North Clark Street has been closed by the Illinois Commerce […]

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