Metro/State
News from Chicago’s metro area and the surrounding state of Illinois.
Daniel Pederson, 42, handed a note to a security guard on the Chicago Riverwalk indicating there would be a mass shooting ‘with military precision.’
The service was largely a celebration of the 73-year-old’s legacy in multiple law enforcement agencies, including being one of the first Black members of the CPD bomb squad and one of the longest-serving members of the team.
Detectives are conducting a death investigation after the man was found about 12:15 p.m. Saturday, police said.
Featuring bands, burlesque performers and a rat mascot, the Rathole Music Fest began as a joke on social media in the wake of the fame of the Roscoe Village rat hole. On Saturday, performers took over Bourbon on Division bar.
The man suffered a cut to the neck Friday in the 2100 block of North Neenah Avenue. He was pronounced dead at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, police said.
Three of four eggs hatched Thursday. The fourth egg was still being incubated and monitored by officials. The bird species is considered endangered in the Great Lakes region.
Marquan Jones, 17, was ordered held in custody while awaiting trial in the slaying of Larry Neuman in West Garfield Park. Another teen, Lazarious Watt, was arrested last week, charged and is also being held pending trial.
The man was walking in the 6300 block of South Stewart Avenue when a group approached and someone stabbed him, police said.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, whose peace marches are legendary, shifts to a media campaign to reach parents.
The 40-year-old man was walking in the first block of East 110th Place about 9 a.m. Wednesday when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.
Canadian National Railway said the “flaring” of liquefied petroleum is the next step in moving the train after Thursday’s derailment.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said the department is heavily focused on keeping Lake View safe in the late-night hours after the parade, which have seen street takeovers and violent crime in recent years.
Six law enforcement agencies statewide will share more than $11 million to help prevent the crimes.
The person, only identified as a female in her 20s or 30s, was found in an alley with trauma to the head and neck, police said.
Voting is open until 5 p.m. Tuesday. People who vote can register for a drawing for free admission to the zoo.
The 17-year-old, charged with murder in Larry Neuman’s death, was arrested Thursday, police said.
The fire broke out around 1 a.m. in Elk Grove Village
A suspect is in custody and the victim is in fair condition.
Twenty-five cars in a Canadian National Railway train derailed about 10:30 a.m near 218th and Main streets in the south suburb.