Seven teenagers were charged yesterday morning for an attack and robbery of another teenager on Chicago’s south side. The attack was caught on video and went viral on YouTube. The attack took place around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday in an alley behind an elementary school. Six boys and a 15-year-old girl are accused of participating […]
Missing Man Presumed to Have Been Victim of John Wayne Gacy
What began as an attempt by investigators to identify eight unknown Gacy victims who were recently exhumed ended with locating a missing man and his reunification with his family. Ted Szal ran out on his family 35 years ago after the turmoil of a divorce and a bitter family feud. Szal was 24 when he parked his […]
Unlucky: Man Robbed of $10,000 Won at Casino
Good luck quickly changed to bad luck for a Chicago man yesterday. Anyone who has ever gambled at a casino knows the odds of winning $10,000 are not good. This man won the jackpot and then lost it in less time than it probably took to win it. A 62-year-old Chicago man was robbed of […]
Gift Ruse Lures More Than 100 Fugitives into Custody
The promise of free electronic devices lured more than 100 fugitives into the custody of waiting Cook County Sheriff’s officers during a two-week ruse operation. The ruse, dubbed “Operation C.W. Marketing” resulted in the arrest of more than 100 fugitives, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. Those arrested ranged in age from 19 […]
Chicago to Make Public a Decade of Crimes
Long a city with a reputation for withholding information, Chicago now wants to make public every crime over the past 10 years — a highly unusual move among the nation’s major police departments. Millions of crime statistics dating to 2001 will be posted online in a searchable database, slated for a Wednesday launch, although a […]
