Parolee Rams Car, Flees | Rape Victim Threatened With Dog | Wet Sox Opener | Was Shooting Revenge? | 'Empire' Actor Charged

News doesn't stop in Chicago. If you miss a day, you miss a lot. That's why you can sign up for Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for Chicago and your neighborhood. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.

Now take a look at the news making headlines this past week:

Parolee Escapes Arrest, Then Gets Away By Ramming IDOC Agent's Car

CHICAGO, IL — A 24-year-old man on parole escaped from an Illinois Department of Corrections parole office on the Near West Side after an agent tried to arrest him Monday, according to an IDOC spokeswoman.Harron... Read more

Facebook Live Sex Assault: 2nd Teen Arrested In Girl's Attack Streamed Online

CHICAGO, IL — Accompanied by his mom, a second teenager surrendered to police and was arrested in connection with … Read more

FB Live Victim Threatened With Dog, Told Sex Could Be 'Easy Way Or Hard Way': Prosecutors

CHICAGO, IL — Cook County prosecutors claimed Tuesday the attackers accused of ... Read more

WATCH: Rain Postpones White Sox Home Opener, Not Fans' Fun Beforehand

CHICAGO, IL — Die-hard fans of the Chicago White Sox came out to support the team before they took the field for the first time in 2017 on Monday afternoon. Even steady showers couldn't kep... Read more

South Shore Restaurant Murders Might Be Revenge Shooting: Cops

CHICAGO, IL — A 19-year-old man who investigators believe was seeking revenge for his father's killing has been charged in the quadruple murder at South Shore restaurant last week, Chicago police... Read more

'Empire' Actor Arrested On Domestic Battery Charge

CHICAGO, IL — One of the stars from the Fox show "Empire," which films in Chicago, is accused of repeatedly pushing a woman and injuring her during an argument Wednesday on the South Side. Morocco... Read more

Lonnie Brooks, Chicago Blues Legend, Dies At 83

CHICAGO, IL — Legendary bluesman Lonnie Brooks, a staple of Chicago's blues scene for more than half a century, has died, according to his family. He was 83.Brooks — born Lee Baker Jr. —... Read more

Visitation, Funeral Set for Blues Legend Lonnie Brooks

CHICAGO, IL — Visitation and funeral arrangements have been set for Chicago blues great Lonnie Brooks, born Lee Baker Jr., who passed … Read more

Uber Sued After Woman Stabbed In Face

CHICAGO, IL — A woman who was slashed in the face without warning in the back of an Uber filed a lawsuit against the ride-hailing service in Cook County Circuit Court Tuesday. Jennifer Camacho,... Read more

No 1-Day Strike For Chicago Teachers In May, But Does Union Have An Alternative?

CHICAGO, IL — City public school teachers won't hold a single-day strike May 1, but the Chicago Teachers Union might use that day — Internation Labor Day — to be part of an organized by a broad... Read more

Chicago Billionaire J.B. Pritzker To Run For Illinois Governor

CHICAGO, IL — In his annoucement Thursday that he's running in the Democratic primary for Illinois governor, billionaire venture capitalist J.B. Pritzker rallied supporters at the Grand Crossing Gym... Read more

Who's Fazlur Rahman Khan? Engineer Of Chicago's Iconic Skyscrapers Gets Google 'Doodle'

Since posting semi-regular "doodles" on its home page, Google has become a "Schoolhouse Rock" for millennials, educating that generation... Read more

Like What You're Reading? Stay Patched In!

• Like our Crime page on Facebook
• Check out the Events Calendar for what’s going on