SHAREOne person was arrested after allegedly exchanging gunfire with Chicago police officers Friday in Chatham on the South Side.Officers saw the male suspect running out of a business with a gun in his hand and began to pursue him about 2:20 a.m. in the 700 block of East 83rd Street, according to Chicago police.He was running west on 83rd when he turned around and began to fire shots at an approaching squad car, police said. A police officer returned fire. No one was hit.The suspect was taken into custody and a gun was recovered, according to CPD spokesman Tom Ahern.Shots fired at and by...…SHAREOne person was arrested after allegedly exchanging gunfire with Chicago police officers Friday in Chatham on the South Side.Officers saw the male suspect running out of a business with a gun in his hand and began to pursue him about 2:20 a.m. in the 700 block of East 83rd Street, according to Chicago police.He was running west on 83rd when he turned around and began to fire shots at an approaching squad car, police said. A police officer returned fire. No one was hit.The suspect was taken into custody and a gun was recovered, according to CPD spokesman Tom Ahern.Shots fired at and by...WW…

SHAREOverall crime in Chicago fell by 20% in May 2020 compared to the same period last year, despite increases in shootings and homicides, according to statistics released Saturday by the Chicago Police Department.The 20% reduction is for the general category including murder, criminal sexual assault, robbery, aggravated battery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft, according to a statement from police.However, shootings across the city increased by 71% last month, with 409 people shot in May 2020 compared to 332 shooting victims in May 2019, according to police statistics. Murders were also...…SHAREOverall crime in Chicago fell by 20% in May 2020 compared to the same period last year, despite increases in shootings and homicides, according to statistics released Saturday by the Chicago Police Department.The 20% reduction is for the general category including murder, criminal sexual assault, robbery, aggravated battery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft, according to a statement from police.However, shootings across the city increased by 71% last month, with 409 people shot in May 2020 compared to 332 shooting victims in May 2019, according to police statistics. Murders were also...WW…

SHAREA man was arrested after allegedly shooting a Chicago police officer in his protective vest Monday in Austin on the West Side.Officers were called about 12:20 a.m. for reports of a man firing three or four rounds from a handgun into the ground during a domestic dispute in the 500 block of North Leamington Avenue, according to Chicago police. The man ran away but came back into the home through a basement door while police were still at the scene. He fired a shot at an officer standing at the top of the stairs, hitting him in the shoulder, police said. The officer’s protective vest...…SHAREA man was arrested after allegedly shooting a Chicago police officer in his protective vest Monday in Austin on the West Side.Officers were called about 12:20 a.m. for reports of a man firing three or four rounds from a handgun into the ground during a domestic dispute in the 500 block of North Leamington Avenue, according to Chicago police. The man ran away but came back into the home through a basement door while police were still at the scene. He fired a shot at an officer standing at the top of the stairs, hitting him in the shoulder, police said. The officer’s protective vest...WW…

SHAREA Chicago US Postal Service letter carrier has died of COVID-19.Unique L. Clay, 31, was pronounced dead at 8:47 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. She lived in Englewood.Clay, a mother of three who had just given birth a week earlier, is the first active letter carrier in Chicago to die of the virus, according to a statement from the National Association of Letter Carriers. She worked for the postal service for two years.An autopsy found Clay died of a novel coronavirus infection and ruled her death natural, the medical examiner’s office said.While...…SHAREA Chicago US Postal Service letter carrier has died of COVID-19.Unique L. Clay, 31, was pronounced dead at 8:47 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. She lived in Englewood.Clay, a mother of three who had just given birth a week earlier, is the first active letter carrier in Chicago to die of the virus, according to a statement from the National Association of Letter Carriers. She worked for the postal service for two years.An autopsy found Clay died of a novel coronavirus infection and ruled her death natural, the medical examiner’s office said.While...WW…

SHAREA person was shot while standing guard over a liquor store Sunday in Logan Square on the Northwest Side.The male was protecting a store about 10:30 p.m. at 3934 W. Diversey Avenue when gunshots rang out, according to Chicago police. He was hit in the right arm and taken in good condition to Illinois Masonic Medical Center.Binny’s Beverage Depot is located at that address. was reported Sunday throughout the South and West sides of Chicago and some suburbs after authorities blocked access to the Loop.No one is in custody as Area Five detectives investigate.Read more on , and track the...…SHAREA person was shot while standing guard over a liquor store Sunday in Logan Square on the Northwest Side.The male was protecting a store about 10:30 p.m. at 3934 W. Diversey Avenue when gunshots rang out, according to Chicago police. He was hit in the right arm and taken in good condition to Illinois Masonic Medical Center.Binny’s Beverage Depot is located at that address. was reported Sunday throughout the South and West sides of Chicago and some suburbs after authorities blocked access to the Loop.No one is in custody as Area Five detectives investigate.Read more on , and track the...WW…