Man found dead near lakefront bike path

An apparently homeless man was found this afternoon lying unresponsive on the lakefront bike path near Fullerton Parkway, and he was pronounced dead.
The man, who appears to be in his 40s and homeless, was found shortly before 5 p.m. on the bike path on the 2200 block of North Lake Shore Drive.
 The incident was being classified as a death investigation.
BEAT 1814

30-year-old man was shot on the Near North Side

A 30-year-old man was shot in the leg at 2:51 a.m. in the 0-99 block of West Huron Street on the Near North Side.
BEAT 1832

Man stabbed in Lincoln Park neighborhood

A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being stabbed Thursday night in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.
About 9:45 p.m. police were called to the 2200 block of North Lincoln Avenue and found the man stabbed.
BEAT 1812

Mob action charges filed in Michigan Avenue attack (More ghetto wilding on the Magnificent Mile)

A 15-year-old boy was arrested Saturday night on the Magnificent Mile  and charged with felony mob action after a police officer saw him and several other people beating a person on the ground, police said.
The incident happened at about 8:30 p.m. in the 800 block of North Michigan Avenue.
The officer was on patrol when he saw a large group of people  jumping and acting rambunctiously. As the officer got closer, it became clear that the group was beating a male on the ground.
The officer broke up the melee and arrested the 15-year-old. The rest of the group fled.
The victim declined medical treatment and didn't want to press charges against the attackers.
BEAT 1833

Man found shot in North Side alley dies

A 33-year-old man was shot to death in the trendy Noble Square neighborhood on the city's North Side, police said.
Raul Hernandez, of the 5100 block of South May Street was found shot in an alley about 10 p.m. in the 1500 block of West Chicago Avenue, authorities said. He died at 12:05 a.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The stretch of Chicago Avenue where he was shot is home to numerous trendy eateries, boutiques and high-priced condominiums.
BEAT 1822

Man critically wounded near Cabrini Green

A man was shot and critically wounded this morning near row houses near the old Cabrini Green housing project, police said.
The victim, a 22-year-old man, sustained a gunshot wound to the head around 1:40 a.m. in the 500 block of West Chestnut Street, police said.
He was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, said Officer Hector Alfaro, a police spokesman.
BEAT 1823

MAN SHOT ON WEST PEARSON STREET

a man was shot in the shoulder in the 500 block of West Pearson Street and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition, police said.
BEAT 1823