William Lee

Chicago

Windy City editor, cynic, console gamer, Soul music lover, cereal & #ClassicTV expert, crime examiner, pop culturalist & cheeky bastard. #Noir and #BondCourt.

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Chicago police officer fatally shot in Chatham neighborhood

19 hours ago | chicagotribune.com | William Lee |Caroline Kubzansky |Sam Charles

Earlier in what would be her final shift, Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera took two guns off the street, authorities said, only to come face-to-face with a rifle later that night.
Woman in custody for stabbing 3 children in Grand Crossing: police

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | William Lee

A woman was in police custody Wednesday evening after authorities said she stabbed three young children in the wrist at a South Side home. The stabbing involving the children, a 1-year-old girl and two boys, ages 3 and 5, is believed to have occurred about 5:45 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Harvard Avenue. The children were taken to St. Bernard Hospital in serious condition before being transferred to Comer Children’s Hospital, police said.
Man killed inside West Englewood business: police

2 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | William Lee

A man was killed Friday afternoon following a shooting inside a West Englewood business on the city’s Southwest Side, according to Chicago police. The victim, a 42-year-old man was arguing with two men inside the business in the 7000 block of South Damen Avenue just before 4:30 p.m., when one of the men pulled out a handgun and opened fire on the victim, police said.
Man killed, 2 critically hurt in shooting in Calumet Park on East Side

3 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | William Lee

A man was fatally shot and two others with him were critically injured Thursday when a quarrel in Calumet Park on the city’s East Side led to a shooting, according to Chicago police. The three male victims, two 26-year-olds and a 25-year-old, were quarreling with a fourth person at the park near the 9900 block of Crilly Drive just before 6:30 p.m., when the fourth person opened fire.
3 teens wounded in broad daylight attack on Near West Side: police

1 month ago | chicagotribune.com | William Lee

Three teenagers were shot and wounded Friday afternoon near a Near West Side high school, according to Chicago police. The teens, a 15-year-old girl and two boys, ages 15 and 16, were struck by gunfire while standing in the 200 block of South Hoyne Avenue around 2:45 p.m., police said in a statement. The 16-year-old boy was struck in the lower back and taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.
Passenger killed, driver critically injured in DuSable Lake Shore crash: police

1 month ago | chicagotribune.com | William Lee

One person was killed and a motorist was critically injured in an outbound crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, according to Chicago police. The collision occurred just before 5 p.m. near the 2900 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, police said in a statement. An 18-year-old man was driving southbound when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree in the center median, according to police.
Public health department reports first measles case of the year in Illinois

1 month ago | chicagotribune.com | William Lee

State health officials confirmed the first measles case of the year Wednesday, as outbreaks from the once-eradicated illness rage across several states. Laboratory test results confirmed that the unidentified patient tested positive for measles Wednesday after they sought medical treatment in a southern Illinois health clinic, according to a statement from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Bail denied for South Shore woman accused in fatal stabbing, beating of mute cancer patient

1 month ago | chicagotribune.com | William Lee

A South Shore woman was ordered held in detention Friday on charges that she fatally stabbed a mute cancer patient inside his apartment, struck him with a plank of wood and tried setting fire to his apartment last fall. Before a judge at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, prosecutors said that surveillance cameras captured Catherine Perry, 34, first walking toward the victim’s apartment in the 7100 block of South East End Avenue on the afternoon of Oct. 14.
Murder charges filed in 2024 slaying of disabled South Shore man

1 month ago | chicagotribune.com | William Lee

Authorities announced murder charges against a South Shore woman accused of fatally stabbing a cancer-ridden man inside his home last fall. Catherine Perry, 34, is expected to appear before a judge for a detention hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Friday to face first-degree murder charges in the Oct. 14 stabbing death of Tony Landers, 61. Perry also faces a felony attempted arson charge. Landers was found dead in his apartment in the 7100 block of East End Avenue on Oct.
Person found dead at Thornton Reservoir died of suicide: autopsy

1 month ago | yahoo.com | William Lee

An unidentified person found dead inside the Thornton Composite Reservoir fell to their death in an apparent suicide, an autopsy showed Thursday. The body was discovered Wednesday morning inside the 300-foot-deep reservoir in the 17200 block of State Street in Thornton and later pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.