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Waukegan man ordered held without bond for shooting into occupied car during apparent road rage in McHenry

by SAFE Winnebago County | May 30, 2022 | News & Events

A Waukegan man is being held without bond after prosecutors say he got out of a car and opened fire on another driver in broad daylight in a neighborhood near McHenry. Juan A. Colon, 26, of the 1800 block of Grand Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with attempted...

1 dead, 30 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago

by SAFE Winnebago County | May 26, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, News & Events

CHICAGO (CBS) – At least one person is dead and 31 are wounded in weekend shootings across the city as of Sunday evening. In the first shooting of the weekend, a 20-year-old man was struck in the leg by gunfire, in the 7600 block of South Rhodes Avenue, in Chatham...

Alleged mass shooter had a felony gun case pending when he killed 2, wounded 7 near Magnificent Mile, records show

by SAFE Winnebago County | May 26, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois Crime, News & Events

  A 21-year-old South Shore man who allegedly shot 9 people outside the Chicago Red Line station on Thursday night had a felony gun case pending at the time of the mass shooting, according to court records. Jaylun Sanders, 21, is the 20th person charged with killing...

The Four Furies of Chicago’s Rising Violent Crime: The Chicago Way

by SAFE Winnebago County | May 26, 2022 | Chicago Crime, News & Events

On the latest edition of The Chicago Way podcast, a question for a desperate city: Who are the Furies that are busy ripping Chicago apart? In ancient mythology, there were three. The Furies were angry goddesses born when the blood of Uranus fell upon the Earth. The...

Businesses worry about rising crime downtown after latest violent outburst at Millennium Park

by SAFE Winnebago County | May 26, 2022 | Chicago Crime, Illinois News, News & Events

CHICAGO (CBS) — With an increase in downtown violence, businesses fear it will scare customers away. Just last night, an off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s deputy working security in Millennium Park shot a man who had opened fire in the park. The scene...

USPS postal police say they are sidelined during time of heightened crime

by SAFE Winnebago County | May 26, 2022 | News & Events

A growing number of Chicago neighborhoods and businesses are hiring armed private security with hopes of curbing rising crime. CHICAGO (WLS) — The union for postal police said they were once 2,700 members strong. Now, there are about 400 officers who say they...
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