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πŸ’” CHICAGO β€” A 911 Call Taker Was Shot and Killed on South Wood Street. She'd Been With OEMC for Ten Years.βœ… FACT CHECK β€”...
09/12/2026

πŸ’” CHICAGO β€” A 911 Call Taker Was Shot and Killed on South Wood Street. She'd Been With OEMC for Ten Years.

βœ… FACT CHECK β€” VERIFIED β€” SOURCE: CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT / CHICAGO OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS

At approximately 12:17 a.m. Friday, Natalia Rodriguez, 50, was driving in the 4500 block of South Wood Street when she was shot multiple times.

Her vehicle crashed into a parked SUV. Arriving officers found her unresponsive behind the wheel. She was later pronounced dead.

Police say she was driving home from visiting family members when she was shot by multiple assailants.

No suspects are in custody. Area One detectives are investigating.

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TEN YEARS ON THE HEADSET
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Rodriguez worked as a call taker for the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications.

From OEMC's statement: throughout her decade of service to the department, Natalia was a close colleague and friend, a hard worker and a dedicated call taker, and her passing is a terrible loss to her family and to OEMC.

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WHAT THAT JOB IS IN THIS CITY
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OEMC handles every 911 call in Chicago. All 22 CPD districts. Chicago Fire. EMS.

Millions of calls a year, out of one building.

The people who answer them are the first first responders. Before a squad rolls, before an ambulance moves, somebody already took the call, pulled the location, sorted the noise into an address, and started talking to whoever was on the other end.

They hear the worst thirty seconds of a stranger's life, then take the next call.

Natalia Rodriguez did that in this city for ten years, and then drove home from her family at midnight.

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IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING
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πŸ”΄ Chicago Police Area One detectives: 312-745-4531
πŸ”΄ Anonymous tips: CPDTIP.com β€” no name, no number required

🚨 If something is happening right now, call 911.

She was shot just after midnight on a residential block. Somebody heard it. Somebody saw a vehicle leave.

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BEFORE THE COMMENTS
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No names. No theories. No speculation. Nobody has been charged, and her family is planning a funeral.

Her coworkers are back on shift this weekend answering calls.

πŸ“Œ Tip line details in the comments.

Ten years answering other people's emergencies. Rest easy, Natalia. πŸ“ž

Share this β€” it belongs in front of everybody who works a headset in this city.

Source: Chicago Police Department / Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications / NBC 5 Chicago β€” September 11, 2026

Shared for public awareness only. Not an official source. For emergencies, call 911.

⚠️ CONSUMER ALERT β€” Illinois Is Suing a Major Home Repair Company. The State Says Technicians Handed Seniors a Tablet an...
09/06/2026

⚠️ CONSUMER ALERT β€” Illinois Is Suing a Major Home Repair Company. The State Says Technicians Handed Seniors a Tablet and Never Let Them Read It.

βœ… FACT CHECK β€” VERIFIED β€” SOURCE: ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE / NBC CHICAGO / CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed suit against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric, a large Arlington Heights company serving the greater Chicago area.

The allegations describe a playbook. And the playbook is not unique to Illinois.

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WHAT THE STATE ALLEGES
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According to the Attorney General's office, the lawsuit claims:

πŸ”΄ Technicians came for one repair, then inspected other parts of the home without permission
πŸ”΄ Whatever they found was presented as an emergency or a life-threatening hazard needing immediate work
πŸ”΄ Contracts were presented on a digital tablet, never printed, so customers signed without reading
πŸ”΄ Buried in those contracts, customers unknowingly waived their three-day right to cancel
πŸ”΄ Prices were inflated, and work was often unnecessary, incomplete or poorly done
πŸ”΄ Some work was performed by unlicensed technicians

Raoul said the practices are not only illegal but disheartening, because they target senior citizens. On the tablets specifically, he said seniors are more vulnerable to signing something without understanding what they are committing to.

The suit alleges violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and the Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act.

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ONE CASE FROM THE FILING
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A 93-year-old man called the company because he had a coupon. He wanted a noise fixed.

The job was done. The noise remained.

Then the bill came: $1,100.

His family told NBC Chicago they believe he was taken advantage of.

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ANOTHER
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According to the lawsuit, a homeowner's job dragged on for months and required technicians to tear out portions of her basement walls. The basement kept flooding.

When she asked for an itemized list of services, she was told the company did not provide them.

She paid an outside contractor $1,500 to fix the plumbing work. The company eventually reimbursed her for those corrective repairs β€” but she is still carrying the loan she took out to pay for the original job.

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WHAT THE COMPANY SAYS
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ABC Plumbing issued a statement saying it became aware through media reports of a complaint reportedly filed by the Attorney General's office, and that it had not yet received the complaint.

These are allegations. Nothing has been proven in court, and the company has not been found liable of anything.

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WHY THIS IS A NATIONAL POST
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Because none of those tactics are exclusive to one company or one state.

The unsigned inspection you did not ask for. The "life-threatening hazard" discovered in your basement. The tablet held at an angle. The signature that quietly costs you your right to cancel.

If your parents live alone, this is the conversation worth having this week.

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HOW TO NOT BE THE NEXT ONE
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πŸ”΄ Ask for it on paper. If they will only show you a tablet, ask them to print it or email it before you sign.
πŸ”΄ Do not sign in the moment. A real emergency still allows twenty minutes to call a family member.
πŸ”΄ You usually have three days. Most states give a right to cancel a home solicitation contract. Read what you are waiving.
πŸ”΄ Get the license number and verify it with your state or city licensing board.
πŸ”΄ Demand an itemized estimate before work starts. "We don't provide those" is your answer to leave.
πŸ”΄ Get a second quote on anything over a few hundred dollars that was not why you called.

πŸ“Œ How to check a contractor's license and file a complaint in your state β€” in the comments.

Send this to your parents. Not a link, not a share they will scroll past β€” actually send it to them.

Have you or someone in your family been hit with a repair bill that did not match what you agreed to? What happened? πŸ‘‡

Share this and save it.

Source: Illinois Attorney General's Office / NBC Chicago / Chicago Sun-Times / Patch β€” filed September 3, 2026

Shared for public awareness only. Not an official source. Not legal advice. For emergencies, call 911.

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🚨 SOUTHEAST SIDE β€” UPDATE: Of the 56 bodies recovered from a South Deering funeral home last week, 11 have now been posi...
08/11/2026

🚨 SOUTHEAST SIDE β€” UPDATE: Of the 56 bodies recovered from a South Deering funeral home last week, 11 have now been positively identified and 10 families have been notified, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said Monday. Forty-five remain unidentified.

βœ… FACT CHECK HEADER β€” Every figure below comes from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the Chicago Police Department, and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, ABC7 Chicago, NBC5 Chicago and WGN News. Numbers updated today. Sources in the first comment.

WHAT HAPPENED:

πŸ“ Thursday, August 6, around 2:00 p.m., Chicago Police Department officers assigned to the 4th District responded to South Chicago Chapel in the 2900 block of East 95th Street to assist the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation with a license investigation.

πŸ“ Officers found human remains on the property. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office dispatched investigators and forensic pathologists and recovered 56 bodies in varying states of decomposition β€” stored improperly, at or above 40 degrees Fahrenheit, in closets and an attached garage.

πŸ“ The Chicago Fire Department declared the scene a hazardous materials incident. Vans transported remains to the Medical Examiner's Office through the night.

πŸ“ Following a search warrant, officers also recovered 56 boxes of cremated remains, escorted to the Medical Examiner's Office around 1:00 a.m. Saturday. Those ashes are now in county custody while the Chicago Police Department works to locate next of kin.

πŸ“ Two of the identified bodies have been released to other funeral homes. Illinois State Police crime scene services investigators are assisting with identification.

πŸ“ State regulators have temporarily suspended the funeral director and embalmer license tied to the business, citing conditions they described as a danger to public safety.

No criminal charges have been announced. The investigation is active and being handled by the Chicago Police Department, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, and state regulators.

πŸ“Œ IF YOUR FAMILY USED THIS FUNERAL HOME: Families have reported waiting weeks or months for remains, and some are no longer certain the ashes they received belong to their loved one. Contact information for the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office is in the comments. Do not assume you will be contacted β€” reach out.

πŸ“Œ Save this post. We will update it as identifications are released.

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Chicago Live Police Scanner does not advocate for any political position, party, or policy. This post presents publicly available information for community awareness only.

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CHI/003 β€” CHICAGO CRIME DATA β€” JULY & YTD 2026 β€” T1 (INFORMATIONAL)Sequenced T1 to satisfy T-008 after the CHI/002 T2.CA...
08/11/2026

CHI/003 β€” CHICAGO CRIME DATA β€” JULY & YTD 2026 β€” T1 (INFORMATIONAL)

Sequenced T1 to satisfy T-008 after the CHI/002 T2.

CAPTION:

βœ… FACT CHECK HEADER β€” Every number below comes from Chicago Police Department data, reported by WTTW News and FOX32 Chicago, plus the Council on Criminal Justice mid-year 2026 national crime report. No estimates. No projections. Full source list in the first comment.

πŸ“Š CHICAGO BY THE NUMBERS β€” JULY 2026

Chicago just recorded its fewest homicides in any July since at least 1970.

πŸ“‰ JULY 2026
β€” 37 homicides β€” the lowest July total in more than half a century
β€” Down 18% from July 2025
β€” Less than half the totals of July 2020 and July 2021, which each exceeded 100
β€” The 10-year July average before this year was more than 71
β€” 153 shooting incidents, down 15% from July 2025

πŸ“Š YEAR TO DATE β€” JANUARY 1 THROUGH JULY 31
β€” 250 homicides in 2026 vs 244 at this point in 2025 β€” slightly ahead of last year's pace
β€” 840 shooting incidents in 2026 vs 842 in 2025 β€” essentially flat
β€” 1,055 shooting victims in 2026 vs 1,039 in 2025
β€” Robberies down 26%
β€” Total violent crime down 9%
β€” Violent crime on CTA buses and trains down 30% year to date, and down 40% in July alone

πŸ”Ž HOW CHICAGO COMPARES NATIONALLY
The Council on Criminal Justice tracked 13 offense types across major U.S. cities for the first half of 2026. Chicago's homicide rate was up 3% compared to the first half of 2025, while the average across the 30 reporting cities was down 18%. In the same period, Chicago's robbery fell 28% and carjacking fell 27% β€” both steeper declines than the national averages β€” while nonresidential burglary rose sharply.

πŸ“Œ THE CONTEXT THAT MATTERS
2025 closed with 416 homicides β€” Chicago's lowest annual total since 1965. Because that bar was set so low, 2026 running six ahead of last year's pace still puts the city near its quietest stretch in six decades. Both of those facts are true at the same time.

πŸ“Œ Save this post. We publish this breakdown monthly as the Chicago Police Department releases new figures.

All figures are preliminary and subject to revision by the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Shared for public awareness only. Not an official source. For emergencies, call 911.

Chicago Live Police Scanner does not advocate for any political position, party, or policy. This post presents publicly available information for community awareness only.

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βœ… FACT CHECK HEADER β€” Every incident listed below is sourced to the Chicago Police Department and reported by CBS2 Chica...
08/11/2026

βœ… FACT CHECK HEADER β€” Every incident listed below is sourced to the Chicago Police Department and reported by CBS2 Chicago and ABC7 Chicago. No speculation. Full source list in the first comment.

🚨 CHICAGO β€” At least 5 people were killed and 14 more were wounded in shootings across the city between 5 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, according to the Chicago Police Department. Victims ranged in age from 17 to 50.

The fatal incidents:

πŸ“ Friday, 9:42 p.m. β€” 700 block of West 73rd Street, Englewood. Three men were outside when a quarrel escalated and one man opened fire. A 34-year-old man died at the University of Chicago Medical Center. A 50-year-old man and a 20-year-old man survived and were listed in fair condition.

πŸ“ Sunday, midnight β€” 4500 block of South Honore Street. A man was pronounced dead at the scene.

πŸ“ Sunday, 1:59 a.m. β€” 300 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue. A 32-year-old man was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.

πŸ“ Sunday, 2:26 a.m. β€” 2800 block of South Kedzie Avenue, Little Village. A 29-year-old man was standing outside a vehicle when someone drove past and fired. He died at the scene.

πŸ“ Sunday, 4:19 p.m. β€” 1300 block of West 73rd Place. A man was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Among the wounded: four people were struck at 8:22 a.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of North LeClaire Avenue when a white car pulled up and someone inside opened fire, and two 17-year-old boys were wounded by gunfire in an alley behind the 5900 block of South Michigan Avenue Sunday afternoon.

Unless otherwise noted by police, no arrests have been made in any of these incidents.

πŸ“ Five families started this Monday differently than they ended last week. Almost every one of these cases is still open β€” and open cases get closed by people who saw something and said something.

If you have information on any of these incidents, the anonymous tip lines are in the comments. You do not have to give your name.

πŸ“Œ Save this post so the tip numbers are on your phone when you need them.

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Chicago Live Police Scanner does not advocate for any political position, party, or policy. This post presents publicly available information for community awareness only.

Missing – Melanie Wawrzyniak, 17MISSING JUVENILE – Melanie Wawrzyniak, 17Sent: 2026-07-30 @ 13:10 Case: JK338973NIC # M...
08/02/2026

Missing – Melanie Wawrzyniak, 17

MISSING JUVENILE – Melanie Wawrzyniak, 17
Sent: 2026-07-30 @ 13:10 Case: JK338973

NIC # M779044915
Last Name: Wawrzyniak
First Name: Melanie
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Height: 5’7β€³
Weight: 120 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Complexion: Light
Race: Hispanic
Last Contact: July 18, 2026
Marks: Tattoo of writing on right side of rib cage

The above missing juvenile was last seen on July 18, 2026, leaving the area of the 10300 block of S. Normal.

She left in a white pickup truck with an unknown male driver.

The missing was last seen wearing black sweatpants and a gray tank top.

She is known to frequent the city of Berwyn, Illinois.

If you have any information, please contact Area Two Detectives at 312-747-8274 or call 911.

Help the Chicago Police Department through the use of shared video: link in comments: Homicide | 7800 block of S. Clyde ...
08/02/2026

Help the Chicago Police Department through the use of shared video: link in comments:

Homicide | 7800 block of S. Clyde | June 7, 2025

βœ… FACT CHECK HEADER β€” All details in this post are sourced to the Chicago Police Department and confirmed across four in...
08/02/2026

βœ… FACT CHECK HEADER β€” All details in this post are sourced to the Chicago Police Department and confirmed across four independent Chicago newsrooms. No speculation. Sources listed in the first comment.

🚨 WEST SIDE β€” A 27-year-old man was fatally shot and a 56-year-old woman was wounded Friday afternoon in the 3400 block of West 16th Street in North Lawndale.

According to the Chicago Police Department, the man was standing near the street just after 12:38 p.m. when two vehicles pulled up and multiple armed offenders inside opened fire. He was struck several times and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released.

A 56-year-old woman standing nearby β€” not believed to be the intended target β€” was struck twice in the back. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and was listed in fair condition.

Aerial footage from the scene showed shell casings across the roadway and shattered glass at the bus stop shelter.

No one is in custody. Area detectives are investigating.

πŸ“ Two vehicles. Multiple shooters. Midday. At a bus stop where people were waiting to go about their day.

If you were in the area of 16th Street and St. Louis Avenue between 12:15 and 1:00 p.m. Friday β€” or if you have doorbell, dash cam, or CTA-adjacent video from that window β€” investigators need it. Tip lines are in the comments and you can remain anonymous.

πŸ“Œ Save this post so you have the anonymous tip numbers when you need them.

Shared for public awareness only. Not an official source. For emergencies, call 911.

Chicago Live Police Scanner does not advocate for any political position, party, or policy. This post presents publicly available information for community awareness only.

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