6 KILLED ,33 WOUNDED AS HOLIDAY SHOOTING VIOLENCE FALLS

Chicago Police credited a preholiday round- up of troublemakers and 1,300 extra officers on the streets each day with a year- to-year decline in shootings over Labor Day weekend.

First Deputy Supt. Kevin Navarro, leading the department while Supt. Eddie Johnson recovers from kidney transplant surgery, said Monday night that violence was down from last year— as of late evening, six killings and 33 wounded— and that CPD officers had seized more than 100 guns as of 8 p. m.

“That’s more than one gun an hour so far,” Navarro said during a press conference outside the 7th District headquarters in Englewood. “We still have the rest of the night to go, so we know that’s a challenge, we aren’t declaring victory. One shooting, one murder, that’s too much for us.”

Over the city’s Labor Day weekend last year, the city tallied 13 dead and 52 wounded in shootings citywide.

U. K. flight returns to O’Hare after engine trouble

A British Airways flight departing O’Hare Airport Sunday evening was forced to return after encountering engine problems that created a loud boom shortly after takeoff, authorities confirmed Monday.

The plane was flying over northwest suburban Arlington Heights when the boom was heard.

Witnesses reported seeing flames coming from one of the engines and the plane dumping fuel midair. A passenger reported a loud noise after takeoff and that the captain announced an engine was lost.

The plane circled over Lake Michigan for about 90 minutes dumping fuel, according to news reports.

The jet was on its way to London. It landed safely at O’Hare “without incident at 7: 42 p. m.,” a Chicago Department of Aviation spokeswoman said.

“The engine experienced a surge in power and our flight crew took the immediate action of shutting the engine down,” according to a statement from a British Airways spokeswoman.

“This is standard practice and a procedure our highly trained flight crew will practice during their rigorous and regular testing.”

Motorcyclist killed in Kennedy Expressway crash

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash late Sunday on the Kennedy Expressway on the Northwest Side.

A group of motorcyclists were “driving recklessly” and speeding north on I- 90 near Kimball Avenue about 9:40 p.m. when a white Suzuki motorcycle sideswiped a blue Yamaha motorcycle, according to Illinois State Police. The Yamaha motorcycle then rear- ended a gray 2017 Porsche, police said. A 2006Honda also was damaged by debris from the crash.

The man driving the Suzuki motorcycle, identified as 22- year- old Salaam Solano, was thrown from the bike and pronounced dead at the scene at 10:07 p.m. Solano, who lived in northwest suburban Des Plaines, was the only person on the bike.

The 24- year- old Chicago man driving the Yamaha had non- lifethreatening injuries, police said. A 54- year- old woman who was in an SUV was in fair- to- serious condition. There was no indication drugs or alcohol were a factor.

Man shot changing tire on Ike

A man was shot late Sunday on the Eisenhower Expressway near west suburban Hillside.

At 11: 08 p. m., the man was changing the tire on the right shoulder of westbound I- 290 at Mannheim Road when he felt a sharp pain and realized he’d been shot in the buttock, according to Illinois State Police.

The man’s female passenger drove him to Elmhurst Hospital, police said. A 2- year- old child was also in the vehicle.