6 shot downtown, 1 fatally, amid George Floyd protests

Six people were shot downtown, one of them fatally, amid protests Saturday in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.

Woman charged with knife attack of 2 Chicago cops at Avondale fire

Elizabeth Rubio, 38, was charged with one count each of aggravated battery of a peace officer and aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, as well as two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, Chicago police said.

Woman charged with DUI in Avondale crash that injured 2 CPD officers

Shannon Ohara, 32, was allegedly speeding in a Chevrolet Equinox in the 3400 block of West Belmont Avenue at 4:20 a.m. when she hit a marked CPD vehicle northbound on Kimball Avenue and turning onto Belmont Avenue, Chicago police said.

Cook County reports 5th cold-related death of the season

A 64-year-old man who died Friday in north suburban Des Plaines is Cook County’s fifth cold-related death of the season, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Girl, 4, sexually abused at Chicago elementary school

A 4-year-old girl was sexually abused last month at an elementary school in Avondale on the Northwest Side, according to Chicago police.

6 injured, including 3 children, in Avondale rollover crash

A rollover vehicle crash Thursday left six people injured, including four children, in Avondale on the North Side.