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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Top Illinois schools • Mom accused of stabbing son • CosMc's to close
CHICAGO - Two Illinois districts were ranked among the top 10 in the nation in a new study; a Chicago mother was accused of stabbing her 7-year-old son after he made a mess in their Rogers Park home, police said; and McDonald's will close its short-lived CosMc's experiment, including in the southwest suburbs. These are the top stories in Fox 32's Week in Review. Two Illinois school districts landed on a new ranking of the United States' top education systems. The ranking was conducted by online tutoring marketplace Wiingy using data from school rating and review site Niche. FULL STORY New details were revealed in court Monday in the stabbing of a 7-year-old boy by his mother Saturday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Llovana Torres, 26, was arrested Saturday morning, less than two hours after allegedly stabbing her son at their home. FULL STORY McDonald's is pulling the plug on its short-lived CosMc's experiment, announcing all locations—including the Bolingbrook original—will shut down starting next month. FULL STORY A 19-year-old man and juvenile have been charged—and may face hate crime counts—after a woman was seriously injured in an alleged anti-LGBTQ+ attack at a McDonald's in Carpentersville, authorities said. FULL STORY The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the City of Chicago for possible race-based hiring practices following comments made by Mayor Brandon Johnson. The DOJ's Civil Rights Division announced the investigation in a letter on Monday, citing potential violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race. FULL STORY Four men were accused of running an electronics counterfeit ring in DuPage County worth more than half a million dollars, prosecutors said. Salvatore Derosa, 50, Simone Signorelli, 23, Vincenzo Demartino, 49, and Luca Demartino, 25, were charged with possession of counterfeit items with intent to sell, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office. FULL STORY Three men were arrested during a traffic stop in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood after investigators recovered firearms and suspected drugs, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. FULL STORY Two UW-Platteville students have died following an incident at Wilgus Hall on Monday, May 19. In an email sent to campus, UW-Platteville Chancellor Dr. Tammy Evetovich said, "It is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of two UW-Platteville students, Kelsie Martin, 22, of Beloit, Wisconsin, and Hallie Helms, 22, of Baraboo, Wisconsin. FULL STORY A plan to allow police to issue temporary curfews for unaccompanied teens advanced Tuesday after a Chicago City Council committee approved the proposal. The full City Council delayed a final vote on the matter later in the week. FULL STORY Four men accused of attacking multiple employees and an off-duty officer at a pizza restaurant on Chicago's Southwest Side last year were acquitted on Wednesday. The charges stemmed from an incident on June 23, 2024, when the men were accused of fighting staff members at Barraco's Pizza in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood. FULL STORY
CBS News
19-05-2025
- CBS News
Woman charged in stabbing of 7-year-old boy on Chicago's North Side
A woman was charged in the stabbing of a 7-year-old boy in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on Saturday morning. Police said Llovana Torres, 26, was charged with a felony count of aggravated battery of a child under the age of t 13. Police said around 8 a.m., a woman, identified as Torres, stabbed the child with a knife inside a home on the 1700 block of West Touhy Avenue. The 7-year-old was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital in fair condition with a puncture wound to the abdomen. An update on his condition was not immediately available Monday morning. Torres is expected in court on Monday for a detention hearing.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Chicago crime: Boy, 7, stabbed by woman on North Side, police say
CHICAGO - A 7-year-old boy was stabbed and injured, and a 26-year-old woman is in custody after an incident on Chicago's North Side on Saturday morning. The stabbing happened in the 1700 block of West Touhy Avenue in Rogers Park, according to the Chicago Police Department. What we know Around 8 a.m., the boy was inside a home when the woman approached him with a sharp object and stabbed him, police said. The boy had a puncture wound to his abdomen and was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital, initially reported in fair condition. The woman was arrested and charges are pending. Area detectives are investigating. What we don't know Police did not name the suspect. It was unclear what exactly led to the stabbing.
CBS News
17-05-2025
- CBS News
7-year-old boy stabbed on Chicago's North Side; woman in custody
A 7-year-old boy was stabbed Saturday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago. Police said, around 8 a.m., a 26-year-old woman approached a 7-year-old boy inside a home the 1700 block of West Touhy Avenue, and stabbed the boy. The victim was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital in fair condition with a puncture wound to the abdomen. The woman was taken into custody, and charges were pending Saturday afternoon. Area 3 detectives were investigating.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Chicago police searching for 16-year-old girl missing from Rogers Park
CHICAGO — Chicago police are searching for a 16-year-old girl who is missing from Rogers Park. Jamila Young is described as 5'5' and 145 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen on Tuesday, April 29 in the 1600 block of West Estes Avenue. No known clothing description was provided by investigators. Anyone with information should contact 911 or Area Three Detectives at 312-744-8266. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
