Funeral services for woman found killed in Logan Square apartment
Family and friends will gather to honor the life of Brittany Battaglia.
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Family and friends will gather to honor the life of Brittany Battaglia.
Genesis Silva, 34, has been charged with concealment of the homicidal death of Brittany Battaglia, 33, and obstructing an officer. He has not been charged with her murder as of Thursday afternoon.
A woman who had been missing for three days was found dead, stuffed inside a duffle bag, her head nearly severed, inside the apartment of a registered sex offender now charged with concealing her death, according to Cook County prosecutors.
A suspect was charged with concealing the death of a woman who was found in Logan Square earlier this week.
AJ Battaglia said the victim is his sister, 33-year-old Brittany Battaglia, who has been missing since Friday, and lives only about a block away.
A suspect is in custody, after a woman was found dead inside a Logan Square home near where police say a missing woman was last seen. Police said, around 8:30 p.m. Monday, a woman was found dead inside a home in the 2000 block of North Kimball Avenue.
Authorities accuse the two 13-year-old suspects of robbing a 15-year-old boy in Logan Square Monday night around 7:00.
A suspect is in custody, after a woman was found dead inside a Logan Square home near where police say a missing woman was last seen. Police said, around 8:30 p.m. Monday, a woman was found dead inside a home in the 2000 block of North Kimball Avenue.
A suspect is in custody, after a woman was found dead inside a Logan Square home near where police say a missing woman was last seen. Police said, around 8:30 p.m. Monday, a woman was found dead inside a home in the 2000 block of North Kimball Avenue.
A homicide investigation is underway, after a woman was found dead inside a Logan Square home near where police say a missing woman was last seen.
Daryl McKinley, 20, was arrested Wednesday by Chicago police and the Great Lakes Regional Task Force, in the 1900 block of South St. Louis Avenue.
The robberies happened in the Bucktown, West Town, Logan Square, and Avondale neighborhoods shortly before 12:30 a.m. and went on until 1:30 a.m.
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At least 15 non-profits will gather at Pilot Project Brewing near Milwaukee Avenue and Rockwell Street.
The men showed their weapons and took the cash from the register.
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Two teenage boys are facing multiple charges in connection with robberies and carjackings in Logan Square on Thursday.
Two teenage boys are facing multiple charges in connection to a series of robberies and carjackings in the Logan Square neighborhood.
Police a group of six to eight men would approach victims and demand their vehicles.
One of the burglaries was caught on camera during a string of auto shop break-ins this week.
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The crash happened Friday morning near Kedzie and Belden avenues.
The victim was struck in the groin area and suffered a graze wound to the leg, police said.
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The Board of Trade Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and is closed on weekends and federal holidays.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
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The victim was struck in the groin area and suffered a graze wound to the leg, police said.
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The victim was struck in the groin area and suffered a graze wound to the leg, police said.
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