Car slams into restaurant on Chicago's North Side
Police were called to Alexander’s Restaurant at Clark Street and Granville Avenue, after an SUV plowed right into it.
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Police were called to Alexander’s Restaurant at Clark Street and Granville Avenue, after an SUV plowed right into it.
Ridge Avenue at Ardmore Avenue, alongside the Nicholas Senn High School campus in Edgewater, now has a second name of William Friedkin Way.
Jayden was killed while trying to protect his pregnant mother, Laterria Smith.
Chicago fire investigators have not said what ignited, but did determine the fire was accidental.
Chicago food truck owner John Nguyen had just needed to pass a health inspection for his new restaurant, Lunchbox, at 1535 W. Devon Ave. before the fire happened.
Crosetti Brand, 37, said he intends to fight the 17 counts he faces, including first-degree murder.
Crosetti Brand, 37, said he intends to fight the 17 counts he faces, including first-degree murder.
John and Tanya Nguyen were almost all ready to open the new Lunchbox location on Devon Avenue when it caught fire Wednesday night. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
Lunchbox on Devon Avenue in Edgewater was set only for a health inspection when a fire broke out there Wednesday night. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
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After the CBS 2 Investigators pressed the state for days, they finally admitted mistakes involving the release of Crosetti Brand from prison.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board was never told a pregnant Chicago woman feared for her life, and was seeking an order of protection against her ex-boyfriend, before he was paroled and later allegedly stabbed her and killed her 11-year-old son.
Crosetti Brand, who has a violent history of domestic battery, is accused of going to his ex-girlfriend's apartment, stabbing her, and killing her 11-year-old son, Jayden Perkins, on the day after he was paroled. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board was never told a pregnant Chicago woman feared for her life, and was seeking an order of protection against her ex-boyfriend, before he was paroled and later allegedly stabbed her and killed her 11-year-old son.
Crosetti Brand, 37, was charged Friday in the murder of Jayden Perkins, 11, and the stabbing of his mother.
Crosetti Brand is charged with stabbing a woman and killing her 11-year-old son in Edgewater. The Cook County State's Attorney's office has now clarified a statement in which State's Attorney Kim Foxx said the woman had a "lifetime order of protection" against Brand.
Last week, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said a “lifetime order of protection” had been granted to a woman against a man now charged with stabbing her and killing her son. The State's Attorney's office walked back the claim Monday.
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The family of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins and his mother physically went after suspect Crosetti Brand in court Friday. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Crosetti Brand is charged with stabbing and critically wounding a woman he once dated, and stabbing her 11-year-old son to death. The CBS 2 Investigators obtained documents showing the victim was in court just three weeks ago, asking for an emergency order of protection -- but that order was denied. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Crosetti Brand had been released from custody the day before police say he stabbed a woman he had once dated to the point where she was in critical condition, and stabbed and killed the woman's 11-year-old son. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Crosetti Brand, 37, is charged with stabbing 11-year-old Jayden Perkins to death and stabbing and critically injuring Jayden's mother. Brand was out free despite a lengthy history of violence. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Crosetti Brand is charged with stabbing an 11-year-old boy to death and stabbing the boy’s pregnant mother to the point where she was in critical condition. On Friday, police Supt. Larry Snelling himself questioned how Brand was set free on Tuesday, despite the victim pleading for an emergency order of protection just three weeks ago. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
CBS 2 has learned the man identified as the prime suspect in the attack, who is now in custody, has a violent history of domestic battery.
A pregnant mother had sought an order of protection before she and her 11-year-old son were attacked in their Edgewater neighborhood home on Wednesday. The stabbing attack resulted in the boy's death.
Lake County Sheriff's deputies said open containers of alcohol were found inside the BMW, and impairment appeared to be a factor.
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The memo said the guard troops would "protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Protective Service, and other U.S. government personnel."
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Jackson himself was not at the event.
The memo said the guard troops would "protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Protective Service, and other U.S. government personnel."
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The Rev. Jackson himself was not at the event.
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The memo said the guard troops would "protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Protective Service, and other U.S. government personnel."
The woman, as well as a man whom authorities say was involved in the chaos, were facing charges Sunday morning.
Lake County Sheriff's deputies said open containers of alcohol were found inside the BMW, and impairment appeared to be a factor.
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In each incident, a man holds up the victims with a black handgun or a silver revolver, police said. He announces a robbery and takes personal property.
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