Elmwood Park man charged with fatally stabbing coworker in Portage Park restaurant
Jesus Martinez, 37, is charged in the death of his coworker, 35-year-old Cory Neill, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Portage Park man faces drug charges after traffic stop in South Elgin
Michael A. Venegas is charged with four felony counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and two misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of cannabis, according to the Kane County state’s attorney’s office.
Portage Park SWAT situation ends after hours-long standoff
A barricade situation in Portage Park Friday has been resolved after a nearly seven-hour standoff with police.
4 stabbed, 1 fatally, in Portage Park argument
Four men were stabbed, one fatally, and another man beaten Monday after an argument over a damaged car in Portage Park on the Northwest Side.
4 men wanted in connection with armed carjackings in Portage Park: police
Chicago police are searching for four men wanted in connection with a pair of armed carjackings in Portage Park on the North Side.
After man texts girl for sex, dad lures him then holds him at knifepoint until cops arrive: charges
Bail was denied Thursday for a 29-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl last month — and the alleged culprit was captured when the girl’s dad tricked him into coming over and then held him at knifepoint until cops arrived.