Erik Runge
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Man killed after fiery two-vehicle crash on West Side
CHICAGO — Police are investigating what caused a deadly two-vehicle crash on the city’s West Side. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of North Cicero. Police said a white Chevy Traverse speeding northbound on Cicero struck an Acura MDX in the rear near Cortez, causing it to catch fire. The […] → Read More
2 men found dead inside South Side apartment
CHICAGO — Two men were found dead inside an apartment on the city’s South Side. Police said officers responded to an apartment complex in the 900 block of East 80th Street around 11:15 p.m. Monday, where two men were unresponsive. The men were discovered by an acquaintance who was checking in on them. The victims […] → Read More
Father of July 4 parade shooting suspect pleads not guilty
The father was arrested in December. → Read More
‘I’m in good spirits,’ says chef who survived brutal Lincoln Park attack in first public comments
Dakotah Earley will soon undergo his 14th surgery stemming from the shooting. → Read More
Man shot and killed on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO — A 31-year-old man was fatally shot on the city’s South Side. The shooting happened around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 8100 block of South Kenwood in the Avalon Park neighborhood. Police said the man was standing next to a pick-up truck when he was shot on his right side. He was transported to […] → Read More
Pizza delivery driver shot, robbed on West Side
CHICAGO — A pizza delivery driver was shot and robbed on the city’s West Side. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Thursday in the 3600 block of West Iowa. Police said the 40-year-old man was about to deliver food when a another man approached him with a handgun and attempted to rob him. The 40-year-old […] → Read More
SW Side spa worker allegedly stabbed by customer
CHICAGO — A spa day worker is in critical condition after police say she was allegedly stabbed by a customer on the Southwest Side Wednesday night. According to police, the 35-year-old woman was stabbed at a spa in the 3800 block of South Archer Avenue around 10:00 p.m. and police are still unsure what led […] → Read More
SW Side spa worker allegedly stabbed by customer
CHICAGO — A spa day worker is in critical condition after police say she was allegedly stabbed by a customer on the Southwest Side Wednesday night. According to police, the 35-year-old woman was stabbed at a spa in the 3800 block of South Archer Avenue around 10:00 p.m. and police are still unsure what led […] → Read More
SW Side spa worker allegedly stabbed by customer
CHICAGO — A spa day worker is in critical condition after police say she was allegedly stabbed by a customer on the Southwest Side Wednesday night. According to police, the 35-year-old woman was stabbed at a spa in the 3800 block of South Archer Avenue around 10:00 p.m. and police are still unsure what led […] → Read More
Shots fired outside Zion-Benton Township High School during basketball game
ZION, Ill — Extra police will be on hand Wednesday at a north suburban high school after shots were fired during a basketball game. The shooting happened Tuesday night in the school’s parking lot during a game between Waukegan and Zion-Benton Township High School. No one was hit by the gunfire, but a couple of […] → Read More
96-year-old woman found dead at Northwest Side home: Chicago police
CHICAGO — An investigation is underway after a 96-year-old woman was found dead at a home on the city’s Northwest Side. Police were called to a residence in the 5500 block of West Melrose Monday afternoon. The body of the woman was removed from the home, along with a freezer. Authorities have not explained why […] → Read More
3 men attacked outside restaurant on NW side
CHICAGO — Three men were attacked outside of a restaurant in the city’s Irving Park neighborhood late Wednesday night. Police responded to a call of a person stabbed and found a man with a stab wound to the abdomen in the parking lot of a restaurant. He was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical […] → Read More
$5K reward issued after double-homicide of 2 Northwest Indiana women
HOBART, Ind. — Authorities issued a reward and are hoping for tips following a double-homicide of two Northwest Indiana women last November. Back on Nov. 4, Hobart police responded to a home in the 400 block of Ruta Drive on a well-being check. Officers made entry and “made a grisly discovery” of the slain bodies […] → Read More
Source: Biden team finds more docs with classified markings
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s legal team has discovered additional documents containing classification markings in a second location, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The revelation comes days after an attorney for the president said Biden’s lawyers had discovered a “small number” of classified documents at his former office […] → Read More
Sterigenics paying $408M to settle 870 lawsuits
In a statement, Sotera Health, in part, health denied any liability: → Read More
Rogers Park car crash injures 5 — including 2 critically
CHICAGO — Five people are in the hospital after a man hit a car and drove through a red light, causing another car crash, in Rogers Park Sunday evening. According to the Chicago Police Department, the crash happened around 6:19 p.m. in the 1900 block of West Touhy Avenue when a 28-year-old man was driving […] → Read More
Marine veteran dies in West Side fire
CHICAGO — A marine veteran was killed Wednesday during a house fire on the West Side. The fire happened Wednesday morning in the 1600 block North Mayfield. It was put out just before noon. A neighbor told WGN News the man was a marine veteran who used a wheelchair. “My mom screamed that his apartment […] → Read More
Man shot, killed at a barbershop on the south side
CHICAGO – A man was shot and killed at a barbershop on the south side late Tuesday night. According to Chicago Police, someone walked into the business in the 8000 block of South Halsted at 11:55 PM and started shooting. One man was hit in the armpit and was taken to Christ Hospital, where he […] → Read More
Kenosha police respond to call of ‘active shooter’; gunman dead, 3 injured
KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha police are investigating a deadly shootout involving officers and a man suspected of taking hostages — that ended with the gunman dead and three others injured. Police said officers responded to a call of an active shooter around 8:30 p.m. Monday in the 1300 block of 56th Street. Upon arrival, officers were […] → Read More
Gun pointed at woman, dog during armed robbery in Lincoln Park
CHICAGO — An armed robbery in Lincoln Park caught on camera shows the moments a 70-year-old woman was robbed while she was walking her dog. All of this happened before noon Wednesday. The woman, Diana Dejacimo, told WGN she just parked to visit her daughter in Lincoln Park. She brought her dog, Jasper, for a […] → Read More