Cicero

75-year-old man riding bicycle killed in crash

November 15, 2020 9:44pm CST

Efren Avitia, 75, was biking near 31st Street and Austin Boulevard in Cicero on Friday when he was hit by a car and killed.

Man stabbed during fight at Cicero Blue Line station

October 10, 2020 6:39am CDT

A man was stabbed during an argument Saturday at the Cicero Blue Line station in Auston on the West Side.

25-year-old man shot dead in Cicero

September 20, 2020 8:47pm CDT

Tyrin Thomas, 25, was shot multiple times in Cicero Saturday night. Cicero is a suburb south of Chicago.

Man charged with DUI in I-290 crash with squad car

August 31, 2020 6:56am CDT

A man has been charged with DUI after a crash with an Illinois State Police squad car Sunday on the Eisenhower Expressway on the West Side.

Man charged with impaling driver with crowbar during Cicero protest

August 8, 2020 6:35am CDT

A man has been charged with impaling a driver with a metal crowbar in west suburban Cicero in early June during protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.

Suburban Chicago woman pleads guilty to labor trafficking

July 29, 2020 2:39pm CDT

A suburban Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to a federal labor charge for helping several people from Guatemala enter the U.S. and then forbidding them from leaving her home until they paid off their debt to her.

Cicero woman faces federal labor trafficking charges

July 29, 2020 7:00am CDT

A west suburban woman who helped undocumented immigrants come into the country from Guatemala pleaded guilty to federal labor trafficking charges.

Walgreens avoids hearing, pays 8 citations for mask violations in Cicero

July 28, 2020 9:32pm CDT

Walgreens avoided a court hearing by paying multiple citations after locations in west suburban Cicero failed to enforce face mask policies.

Person fatally hit by vehicle in Cicero

June 24, 2020 6:29am CDT

A person was fatally struck by a vehicle Sunday in south suburban Cicero.

Cicero man killed in motorcycle crash on I-55 near Archer Heights: police

June 20, 2020 10:35am CDT

A 24-year-old man was killed Friday in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 55 near Archer Heights on the Southwest Side, according to preliminary information from Illinois State police.

Man charged with attempted murder in Cicero stabbing

June 7, 2020 6:33am CDT

A man has been charged with stabbing someone repeatedly on Friday in west suburban Cicero.

Chicago man accused of killing bystander during looting in Cicero

June 4, 2020 10:08pm CDT

A man is accused of killing an innocent bystander during a night of looting in west suburban Cicero over the weekend.

Chicago’s Loop to reopen as Cicero asks locals to stay home

June 3, 2020 12:23pm CDT

The general public will be allowed to enter Chicago’s central business district and its commercial areas Wednesday.

Cicero asks locals to stay home after 2 die in unrest following George Floyd's death

June 2, 2020 4:29pm CDT

Authorities in a Chicago suburb where two people were fatally shot in unrest following George Floyd’s death issued fresh safety precautions Tuesday.

2 killed, over 60 arrested in Cicero as protests turn violent

June 1, 2020 9:56pm CDT

Two people were killed Monday during unrest in the Chicago suburb of Cicero as protests continued over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, according a town official.