1 killed, 7 injured in Lake Shore Drive crash
Northbound lanes were closed late Monday night after one person was killed and seven others were injured in a crash on Lake Shore Drive near the Uptown neighborhood, police said.
A Chevrolet being driven southbound at 5: 57 p. m. in the 4700 block of North Lake Shore Drive crossed the median into the northbound lanes, striking three other vehicles, according to Chicago Police. Speed was considered to be a factor as the driver attempted to change lanes.
The Chevrolet’s female driver was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Seven other people also were injured. Six were taken to hospitals, police and Chicago Fire Media said.
Three people were listed in serious- to- critical condition, with two being taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center and another being taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, fire media said.
Three other people, including two pedestrians, were listed in fair- to- serious condition, firemedia said. A seventh person refused treatment. Tom Schuba
Robbery spree on 606
Police are warning Logan Square residents that two males have been robbing bicyclists on The 606 trail throughout July.
The two have been knocking people off their bikes and demanding their belongings, according to Chicago Police.
In the first two robberies, which happened about 1: 15 a. m. July 2 in the 3500 block of West Bloomingdale and about 5: 30 p. m. Saturday in the 3300 block of West Bloomingdale, the victims suffered injuries from falling off their bicycles, police said.
The suspects were armed with a small, black handgun and beat the victim in the most recent attack, which was about 4: 30 a. m. Sunday in the 1800 block of North Ridgeway, police said.
One attacker was described as a black male wearing a black do- rag, brown long- sleeved shirt and black shorts, police said. The second was described as a black male with short hair and a white T- shirt and jeans. Nader Issa
16- year- old charged with fatally shooting man over Facebook post
A 16- year- old boy has been charged with fatally shooting a man in May in the Washington Park neighborhood in retaliation for a Facebook post about the suspect’s dead friend.
Landon Allen has been charged as an adult with one count of first- degree murder and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, according to Chicago Police.
The boy, who prosecutors claim killed 23- year- old Jermaine Brown on May 8, has been ordered held on a $ 1 million bond.
The shooting stemmed, according to Assistant State’s Attorney Jamie Santini, from an ongoing dispute over a Facebook post by Brown about amurder weeks earlier.
About 7: 42 p. m. on May 8, Allen and his friend approached Brown in the 5400 block of South Indiana, Santini said. They argued before a witness intervened and said they should talk it out.
But after they talked and even shook hands, Santini said Allen backed up, pulled a gun out of his hoodie, and fired at Brown. A witness identified Allen as one of the shooters, and police found him Thursday. Jeff Mayes, Tom Schuba, Ashlee Rezin