Person struck, killed by Amtrak train on Northwest Side

A male of unknown age was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in the Old Irving Park neighborhood Sunday evening.
Amtrak Train No. 341, bound for Milwaukee, struck a pedestrian about 8;17 p.m. while the train was traveling about 79 mph.
Chicago Fire Department crews were called to the scene of a person pinned under the train near the Grayland station on Metra's Milwaukee District-North Line, 3729 N. Kilbourn Ave., about 8:20 p.m.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:37 p.m.

Alert after man tries to kidnap woman in Old Irving Park

Chicago police have issued an alert after a man tried to drag a woman into his car in the Old Irving Park neighborhood.
The 33-year-old woman was walking near Elston Avenue and Pulaski Road around 6 p.m. Monday when the man started following her and "calling to her".
The man tried to drag her toward his red car but “was unsuccessful,”
The man was described as Hispanic or Indian, 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-10, between 48 and 55, with black hair and wearing a red shirt. He had a large scar on his nose.

32-year-old man shot in Old Irving Park

In the Old Irving Park neighborhood about 6:30 a.m., a 32-year-old man was shot near Cicero and Warwick avenues, a couple blocks north of Addison Street. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with a wound to his groin.

$150K bail for man accused of fondling woman on NW Side

A 20-year-old man has been accused of grabbing and fondling a woman with his pants down in a Northwest Side alley.
Brandon Lott, of the 4000 block of North Kilbourn Avenue, was ordered held today on $150,000 bail for a Monday attack on a 49-year-old woman on the 4000 block of West Irving Park Road in the Old Irving Park neighborhood.
Prosecutors said the woman was walking to work shortly before 5 a.m., when Lott approached her from behind in an alley and cupped her breast. He allegedly pushed the victim, causing her to fall, then got on top of her with his pants down. He straddled the victim and continued to touch her
The victim yelled and hit Lott with her lunch bag. He eventually fled the scene without his pants.
The victim then ran to a nearby business and called police. Police then caught up with Lott, who was hiding in a bush without pants.
The victim later identified Lott as her attacker.
Lott was charged with criminal sexual abuse and unlawful restraint

Woman beaten by purse snatcher in Old Irving Park

Police say the 60-year-old woman was walking in the 4100 block of West Eddy Street about 11:45 p.m. when she was approached by the man. He walked up behind the woman and shoved her to the ground, then tried to take her purse.
The woman refused to let go of the purse and the man began beating her.
The woman was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital with bruises to the left side of her face and eye, police said. She was stable.
Police described the robber as Hispanic, wearing a black hoodie and black pants. 

34 year old shot dead in Old Irving Park

A  homicide  happened about 12:20 a.m. Lucas Zimmerman, 34, was shot in an alley south of Irving Park Road near Kimball Avenue.
He stumbled across the street to the parking lot of a 7-Eleven, collapsed and died. He was pronounced dead there about 12:25 a.m

Shootings in Chicago April 18, 2013

Man 34 shot in Old Irving Park

A man, 34, was dropped off at Our Lady of the Resurrection Hospital with gunshot wounds to his torso about 12:20 a.m. . The man was shot south of the intersection of Irving Park Road and Avondale Avenue

37 year old man shot in West Pullman

A  37-year-old man was shot about 10:15 p.m. in the 12300 block of South Emerald Avenue about 10:15 p.m. Someone saw a car speeding from the scene and the shooting may have been a drive-by . Police responded to a call of a person shot and found the man on the sidewalk bleeding from his body and arm.

2- 19 year olds shot in West Pullman

At about 5 p.m. in the 12000 block of South Lafayette Avenue, two 19-year-old men were shot in the legs

16 year old shot in Woodlawn

About 7:15 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was shot in the left thigh on the 1500 block of East 62nd Street. The boy was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where his condition has been stabilized

Man shot in Austin during Robbery

A man, whose age wasn't available, was shot about 4 p.m. in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side. He was robbed of some cash and shot in the left shoulder in the 100 block of North Mason Avenue and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with a wound to his left shoulder

44 year old man shot in Garfield Park

About 3:10 p.m. a 44-year-old man was shot in the 3000 block of Carrol Avenue in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. He was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in serious condition

36 year old man shot in Logan Square

About 1 p.m. a man was shot in the 3500 block of West North Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. The 36-year-old was shot in the stomach more than once while standing on a sidewalk,. He's in stable condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.

3 shot in Old Irving Park 19 year old man DOA

About 2:45 a.m., three people were shot in the Old Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Three people were in a car in the 4200 block of West Irving Park Road. Police said the three shot and the shooters identify with separate gangs, neither of which have strongholds in the area.
The three shot, an 19-year-old man, a 19-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man, drove to Norwegian American Hospital. The two men were taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the younger with wounds to his head and right shoulder and the 22-year-old with wounds to both thighs.
The woman remained at Norwegian with a wound to her right arm. They were shot after someone stepped out of a vehicle while the three were stopped at a light and shot into their car
Miguel Cancel DOA

Man, 22, dies after fall from apartment building

A 22-year-old man was found dead Sunday morning after falling from an apartment building on the Northwest Side.
Authorities found the man about 7 a.m. in the 3400 block of North Pulaski Road in the South Old Irving Park neighborhood.
He died at the scene. The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the man as James Ruff, of the 5000 block of North St. Louis Avenue.
The man had been attending a party, and police believe alcohol may have been a factor in the fall

Body found in burned garage on Northwest Side

Authorities have launched a death investigation after finding a body in a burned garage in the Irving Park neighborhood Sunday night.
Officials found the body after extinguishing a fire about 8:25 p.m. in the garage, which is located in the 3700 block of North Albany Avenue

Shooting in Chicago March 31, 2013

3 shot in Englewood

At about 2:30 a.m., three people were shot in the West Englewood neighborhood.
Police responding to the 2000 block of West 68th Place found a 23-year-old man shot in leg. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was listed in good condition.
Officers also stopped two vehicles speeding away from the scene and found two other people who had been shot.
A 20-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the face and arm was taken from one of the vehicles to Christ, where his condition was stabilized.
Another man, also 20, was found in the second vehicle with a graze wound to the head, but he refused medical attention.

28 year old shot in West Town

A 28-year-old man was shot in the leg at about 1:40 a.m. after answering a knock at his door in the 2000 block of West Randolph Avenue

35 year old shot in West Town

At about 1:50 a.m., a 35-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 200 block of West Maypole Street, which runs parallel to Randolph one block to the south.

20 year old man shot in Irving Park

Later Sunday morning, a 40-year-old man was shot in the arm about 6 a.m. in the 4200 block of North Elston Avenue in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. He was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital in good condition.

26-year-old man shot in Little Village

A 26-year-old man was shot and critically injured as he left a store in the Little Village neighborhood Sunday night,.
The shooting happened about 9:15 p.m. in the 3100 block of West 25th Street,. An unknown shooter opened fire as the 26-year-old left a store, with bullets striking the man in the hip and the back of the knee
A private party brought the man to St. Anthony Hospital, and soon after he was transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

29-year-old man shot in Englewood

At about 9:50 p.m., someone fired shots through a passenger's side window of a dark vehicle traveling in the 6300 block of South Wolcott Avenue.
A 29-year-old man walking down the street was shot in the leg and taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where his condition was stabilized.

21-year-old man shot in Austin

 A 21-year-old man was shot in the abdomen about 7:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Lockwood Avenue.
The man had been sitting on his porch when someone started shooting from inside a dark-colored vehicle traveling northbound.
The man was taken to Stroger and listed in serious condition.

Indoor pot-grower busted on Northwest Side

A 50-year-old man was arrested yesterday after police said they found more than 100 marijuana plants growing inside his Northwest Side home.

Paul Sherman of the Irving Park neighborhood was charged with one count of felony manufacturing of marijuana, along with weapons violations, after police found the hydroponically grown pot, two firearms and more than $30,000 cash.
After getting a tip about the indoor growing operation in the 3900 block of North Elston Avenue, a Chicago Police Gang Enforcement Team obtained a warrant and served it yesterday at the man's home, taking him into custody.
The marijuana has an estimated street value of more than $500,000

Man shot in Old Irving Park

A person was shot in the 3500 block of North Hamlin Avenue at about 9:30 p.m.. The person sustained a graze wound.

Northwest Side hit and run leaves motorcyclist dead

A motorcyclist died Wednesday night following a collision with a vehicle which fled the scene on the Northwest Side in August.
An autopsy Thursday determined Randy Raiz, 53, of the 5400 block of North East River Road, died of multiple injuries after the motorcycle he was operating crashed with another vehiclle in the 3100 block of North Milwaukee Avenue. His death was ruled an accident.
Raiz was pronounced dead Wednesday at 9:52 p.m. at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
The vehicle that hit him fled the scene after the Aug. 18 crash

Amtrak train hits person on tracks in Old Irving Park neighborhood

A  person on an overpass was struck by an Amtrak train and thrown to the street below in the Old Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side this evening.
At 8:53 p.m., Amtrak Hiawatha Train No. 342 bound for Chicago from Milwaukee, Wisc. struck a person who was on the tracks on an overpass near the 3800 block of North Kilbourn Avenue.
The impact caused the person to be throw onto the road below

1 person just south of Montrose Avenue on Central Park Avenue in Irving Park.

An 18-year-old man was shot after leaving a party on Central Park Avenue. He was taken in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with several gunshot wounds.
The gunman shot him once, then fired more shots after the 18-year-old fell to the ground, police said. The gun man fled south on Central Park in a car. 

2 shot in the 3700 block of North California Avenue in Irving Park

Shortly before 3 a.m. two people were shot on Kedzie Avenue near Waveland Avenue. A 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old man were wounded

White Trash Intoxicated man passes out on street with son, 4 (Where's the arrest and charge for child endangerment?)

A passerby noticed at least one pair of feet sticking out from underneath a blanket after Krokson fell asleep with his son in a parking lot at Elston and Hamlin avenues, and the witness called 911 about 2:30 a.m..
The 4-year-old boy was “shaking due to exposure,’’ according to a police report, which said the temperature was 51 degrees and the boy was wearing a button-down shirt with a sweatshirt, pants and shoes.
He was immediately placed in a squad car to keep warm and officers tried to awaken Krokson, who was “incoherent, highly intoxicated, and unaware of his surroundings’’.
Father and son were taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital where they were both listed in good and “stable” condition.
 When police reached the child's mother by cell phone she told officers they had all been at family party at Kimball and Elston avenues – about two blocks from their residence -- when Krokson decided to walk home and the boy decided to go with him.
She followed them in her vehicle but said because of the heavy fog, she was unable to find them, so she went home.
When she did not find them there, she began to drive around and look for them again, but eventually went back home a second time.
Police notified the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

6 wounded in 2 stabbing attacks

Six people were wounded in two unrelated stabbing incidents tonight on Chicago's North and Northwest Sides.
Two men were stabbed and another person suffered cuts on the 4200 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue in the Old Irving Park neighborhood about 9 p.m..
A 61-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen and a 36-year-old man was stabbed in the lower back
Fire department paramedics took those two victims in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
Police said the stabbings stemmed from a domestic incident, and a person described as "an offender" was taken from the scene with minor cuts, police said.
That person, a male whose age was not released, was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital in good condition, a fire official said. Police said he was in custody there.
Earlier, three other people were stabbed in a large fight on the 7500 block of North Clark Street about 8 p.m., police said. There is a large shopping center on the block.
Two boys, 15 and 16, and a 23-year-old woman were all taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston in "stable" condition,