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Police Investigate Smashed Window at Studio 5 - NBC Chicago
One security guard, who declined to be named, said there was a visible hole in the window before the glass began crumbling. Authorities suspect a projectile of some sort was propelled through the window from elsewhere. This is a developing story.
Woman Sexually Assaulted During Home Invasion - NBC Chicago
NBC 5 reporter Christian Farr spoke to the victim who has asked to remain anonymous. The woman says someone has been knocking on her window over the past month. Last night when someone knocked on her door, she opened it armed with a metal curtain rod ...
Rare Penny to Sell for More Than $1 Million - NBC Chicago
There are only 14 known surviving silver-center pennies, according to Imhof. The consignor chose to remain anonymous. The auction begins at 7 pm Thursday at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center, in the Nirvana Ballroom.
Chicago Officer Suspended After Pit Bull Attack - NBC Chicago
After the attack they told police the man refused to give his name and phone number, even yelling at people who followed him as he walked away. A witness snapped a picture of the pit bull's owner before he took off, and dozens of dog owners circulated ...
Cook County Judge Arrested and Charged with Shoving Deputy - NBC Chicago
She accused south suburban police officers of conspiring to get her fired, the source said. Another source said she recited her parents' names, the address of her church and her license plate number and walked around the courtroom, complaining she had ...
Cops Want to Return Stolen Items to Rightful Owners - NBC Chicago
One Glenview resident, who asked to remain anonymous, characterized the sight of all the stolen stuff as staggering. "I kinda feel that after seeing all this, it's a business. And it's kinda shame people have to do this to each other," she said.
Attacker Told Teen "Don't Die, Do What I Say" - NBC Chicago
Moments before the attack, the girl's mother, who asked to remain anonymous, said her daughter was walking to school when she heard footsteps coming up behind her. She didn't pay attention, but she could hear them getting faster and closer.
Funeral Home Cited for Improper Body Storage - NBC Chicago
A city official who declined to give his name said the Carter Funeral Chapel at 2100 East 75th Street had been without power since October. He said he personally saw nine bodies inside, two in the funeral home's garage. One contractor who has done work ...
Funeral Home Cited for Improper Storage of Bodies - NBC Chicago
A city official who declined to give his name said the Carter Funeral Chapel at 2100 East 75th Street had been without power since October. He said he personally saw nine bodies inside, two in the funeral home's garage. One contractor who has done work ...
Reid looks to stick around - NBC Chicago
“I think he would step aside,” said one long-term Democratic senator, who asked to remain anonymous. “I don't see how he could stay on.” Republicans, for their part, see Reid as a polarizing leader who refuses to allow the Senate to work its will, ...
More Officers Under Investigation in Drug Probe: Sources - NBC Chicago
The sources said the two are suspected of being part of an operation which has been under suspicion of involvement with drug operations in the neighborhood, dating back to now-demolished public housing projects, where drugs were dealt with impunity for ...
Autistic Teen Lunged at Cops Twice With Steak Knife, Sources Say - NBC Chicago
"This was a nine-inch, black-handled, pointed, sharpened, steak knife," one of the police sources said. The sources wished to remain anonymous because of their involvement with the on-going investigation. Police were called to the Watts home, ...
2 Shot, 1 Critically on Southside - NBC Chicago
The victims are reportedly father and son, a source said. Both victims were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where one was in “stable” condition and the other in critical condition, Baety said. The CTA's No.
High-Rise Fire Citations Pit City vs State - NBC Chicago
A city official speaking on background, noted that modifications which include either sprinklers or other safety devices is now on the books, and that building owners have been given until 2015 to complete retrofits. Not all home rule communities share ...
Money Was Motive Behind Store Shootout: Sources - NBC Chicago
There were seven people in all, four with weapons, including an assault rifle, a source said. The gunmen quickly took out the most obvious threat, killing the store's security guard. They then fired at employees behind the counter, who fired back, ...
Students Threaten Retaliation Over Rumored "Gay List" - NBC Chicago
Conversations with more than a dozen students generated a narrative similar to the story told to NBC 5 by one junior, who asked to remain anonymous. The student was reportedly threatening to out other gay students. "There was just a list that this ...
Man Charged in Beating That Left Boy, 14, in Coma - NBC Chicago
The suspected attackers are members of the Maniac Latin Disciples street gang who wrongly believed DeLeón was a Spanish Cobra, police sources said. DeLeón pleaded with the attackers that he was not a gang member, but they beat him anyway, sources said. ...
Man Found Beaten to Death in Northwest Side Home - NBC Chicago
A source close to the investigation told NBCChicago Justo's wife returned home just after midnight to find the house ransacked from an apparent burglary and her husband dead in the basement. His car was found about three blocks away in a parking lot. ...
Source Calls Garrett's Burglary Story a "Complete Fabrication" - NBC Chicago
The department doesn't plan investigate further, the source said, and are instead classifying the supposed theft as a "Landlord and Tenant dispute" and advised Garrett to pursue the matter in civil court. But it appears his landlord, whose identity is ...
Girl, 1, Shot in Head: Cops - NBC Chicago
A 14-year-old witness and neighbor who did not want to be identified said she has lived in the neighborhood for three years and that the community has a major gang problem. "I was sleeping and I heard shooting and I heard a girl screaming," she said. ...
Lea Michele, Chris Colfer & Cory Monteith Out For "Glee" Season 4; Source ... - NBC Chicago
By Access Hollywood A big shakeup is coming to the halls of "Glee's" McKinley High with the departure of three of the show's biggest stars, but a source close to the production told Access Hollywood on Thursday the actors had "no idea" their run was ...
A source close to the show said the final show is "nothing special, just goodbye" - NBC Chicago
But a source close to "The Oprah Show" says it won't be the party of giveaways and celebrity appearances that some may expect. Celebs will be in the audience, according to the source, but the last show is "nothing special, just goodbye. ...
LIVE: McCarthy Named Chicago's Next Top Cop - NBC Chicago
A source close to Emanuel's transition team said Sunday the announcement likely will come Monday. The Newark, NJ, police chief has been considered a front-runner for the position thanks to his street cop background and experience with ...
Man Sets Fire, Shoots Self: Sources - NBC Chicago
Sources said Conrad allegedly ignited a fire in the basement of the building then went upstairs and shot himself. The incident allegedly began over a property dispute, sources said. Conrad apparently suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound and smoke ...
Man Charged in Corporate Park Murder - NBC Chicago
A source close to the case told NBC Chicago that Smirnov met Vesel online and "stalked" her to Windsor Office Park, located at 125 Windsor Dr. The source said Smirnov researched the death penalty before committing the crime. Police said they received a ...