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9 hours ago
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Chicago man charged with beating at least 4 people on the same day
A man has been charged with punching at least four people and knocking them to the ground on the same day earlier this week in the Loop, South Loop and Lakeview neighborhoods. Joshua Rowell, 36, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery in Cook County Circuit Court, and one count of forcible assault on a federal judicial employee in federal court in Chicago. According to a Chicago Police Department arrest report, Rowell was arrested shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday in the South Loop, after he attacked a 20-year-old woman on the street in the 900 block of South Wabash Avenue. Rowell allegedly punched the woman in the face, causing swelling and bruising, and fled the scene. Officers later spotted him near Roosevelt Road and Wabash, and took him into custody. Authorities later linked him to at least three other attacks on the same day. Cook County prosecutors said, around 8:45 a.m., a woman was walking her dog outside her home in the 600 block of West Waveland Avenue, when Rowell walked up and punched her in the head, causing her to drop her dog's leash and fall to the ground. Rowell then punched her several more times in the face and head while she was on a ground before running away. That victim suffered multiple injuries, including a broken nose, and a large cut under her eye that required multiple stitches. Prosecutors said he also attacked another victim outside the New York of Chicago high-rise apartment building in the 3600 block of North Lake Shore Drive as the victim was walking their dog the same day. Rowell was caught on video punching that victim at least nine times before running away. Further information on that attack, including the victim's age and gender, were not immediately available. Shortly before 4 p.m. the same day, Rowell allegedly walked up to a woman outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse at 219 S. Dearborn St., and punched her from behind. The victim, a courthouse employee, told U.S. Marshals she was taking a coffee break and talking on the phone when someone punched her in the side of the head and knocked her to the ground. Surveillance video from the courthouse showed Rowell approach her from behind and punch her before fleeing the scene. The victim suffered a concussion from the attack. Rowell made his first appearance on the state charges in Cook County on Thursday, and was ordered held at Cook County Jail while he awaits trial. He is due back in court on those charges on July 18. His first court appearance on the federal charges for the attack outside the Dirksen courthouse has not yet been scheduled. Chicago police said he has multiple felony convictions for domestic battery.
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10 hours ago
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Man charged with murder in fatal stabbing on CTA Blue Line train in Rosemont, Illinois
A man has been charged with stabbing another man to death on a CTA Blue Line train earlier this week in Rosemont, Illinois. Chicago police said 66-year-old Lawrence Strother, of Broadview, is charged with one count of first-degree murder. Lawrence Strother Chicago Police Department Strother was arrested he was arrested around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, hours after he stabbed 42-year-old Jason Rowinski on a Blue Line train near the Rosemont station along the Kennedy Expressway near River Road. Police said Strother and Rowinski got into an argument on board the train, and Strother stabbed Rowinski in the thigh. The victim was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he was pronounced dead. Rosemont police located Strother after the attack and took him into custody before transferring him to Chicago police custody. Strother was due to make his first court appearance on Saturday.
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16 hours ago
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Chicago man charged with allegedly beating another man during armed robbery in West Pullman
A man was charged with allegedly beating another man during an armed robbery on the city's South Side last year. Carl Sturdivant, 44, was arrested by Chicago police on Thursday in the 2700 block of South California Avenue. He was charged with felony counts of attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery with a dangerous weapon, and aggravated battery with use of a deadly weapon. Police said he was identified as the suspect who, on March 23, 2024, allegedly beat and seriously injured a 23-year-old man during the robbery in the 11500 block of South Princeton Avenue. Sturdivant is due to appear in court on Friday. No further information was available.
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18 hours ago
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Chicago police seek man in connection to deadly South Shore shooting
Chicago police are asking for the public's help with identifying a man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting in the South Shore neighborhood earlier this month. Chicago police said on June 2, officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 7800 block of South Merrill Avenue just before 1:30 a.m. A witness said they heard two men involved in an argument followed by multiple gunshots. Officers found the victim, identified as 56-year-old Alonzo Smith, unresponsive in the front yard with a gunshot to the head and left hand. He was pronounced dead at the scene. On Thursday, police released photos of the suspect. Chicago police released photos of the person sought in connection to the deadly shooting of a 56-year-old man in the South Shore neighborhood on June 2. Chicago Police Department Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Shamah or Area 2 detectives at 312-747-8271 or submit an anonymous tip at
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a day ago
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14-year-old boy dies after shooting in park on Chicago's West Side
A 14-year-old boy died after a shooting at a park in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Thursday night. Around 7 p.m., Chicago police said the teenager and a second person were in the 1400 block of South Sacramento Street when a man they did not know approached and fired shots. The teen was shot in the neck, and the second victim was shot in the back. They were taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition. Police confirmed the 14-year-old later died. The victims have not been identified. No arrests have been made. Area Four detectives are investigating. This is a developing story. CBS News Chicago will continue to provide updates.
