took things too far. regardless, chicago police are siding with her. the 68-year-old elderly widow who lived alone in this small home is staying behind closed doors today. and through a friend she is requesting privacy. she is emotionally distraught. she doesn t want to talk. she wants to try to find a way to take care of the damage that the children caused. indeed, windows are broken and loose bricks are on her property. she told police the 12 and 13- year-old boys now charged had broken her windows and returned later to throw bricks at her. that s when she pulled out a gun and opened fire hitting the 12-year-old in the arm. neighbors say the same boys had been vandalizing her property for over a year. i think yesterday was just kind of a tipping point from what i understand they were in her back yard throwing bricks at her window and i mean there is really nothing else you can do. you have to protect your property. but those who know the 12- year-old said to be a ne
wgn s muriel clair is live at cook county criminal court with that story. reporter: good afternoon. acid victim espiranza medina is in the courthouse. she is waiting to be called into the courtroom. she in earlier interviews this week promised she would wear a black dress. a black sleeveless dress and she is wearing one with cut low in the back and cut low in the front. so that her scars are in full display for the two women who allegedly planned the assault on her that caused her to be disfigured for life. espiranza medina is the prosecution s star witness. and they are holding her to last. meantime, as testimony in the case from detectives and assistant states attorneys and others connected with the investigation continues, judge nicholas ford s seventh floor courtroom is filling up in anticipation of the testimony this afternoon. the defendants, 60-year-old ofelia garcia and 37-year-old maria olvera garcia sit quietly at the defense table. a translator sitting between th
in this case both whom are in custody walked into the courtroom this morning calmly looking out at the crowd of spectators to connect with family and friends who may be among them. and garcia immediately connected with someone and began smiling and waiving and blowing kisses before she finally took her seat at the defense table. garcia and her co-defendant, 37- year-old maria garcia overra are charged with planning an acid attack on espiranza medina and hiring three teenagers to carry it out. it happened in july of 2008. victim espiranza medina, a social worker was on her way to work at 6:00 a.m. when the three teenagers confronted her and threw battery acid in her face. craig enderson, the assistant states attorney said during closing arguments he asked how did three teenagers in cicero end up in logan square at 6:30 a.m. just in time to attack the victim? the planners planned it that way. those three teenagers will be on the witness stand before the day is over. reporting l
the incident happened at 11:30 last night at 1100 block of west dicons near depaul. police say the attacker is 19 years old. lives on the south side and sources say he has been known is a known sexual predator. victim is a 28-year-old woman. her neighbor called police when he found a purse on the back stairway of their apartment building. when police arrived they noticed an open wingdo and found the woman being raped inside. we spoke with the sister of the young man who called for help when he spotted the victim s handbag. what he thought it was maybe someone stolen the purse, came back here to go through and then left and then he saw the window and wasn t sure why that was kind of creepy. reporter: the woman was transported to northwestern memorial hospital where she is now listed in good condition. i m live on the near north side, randy belesomo, wgn news. thank you. new details are emerging from the scene of a burnt out vehicle in suburban elk grove village. mu
clearly in no rush to answer reporter s questions. there is no sign of him here at his south shore home. he said to be en route in his washington, d.c., office. yesterday in a written statement, the congressman said that the allegations the smith seat allegations are nothing new. he continues to deny that he offered campaign cash to then governor rod blagojevich. all in exchange for the vacant senate seat. but revelations about a washington, d.c., cigar and martini whoitous are almost overshadowing the other allegations. new photographs surfacing of a part time model. a sun-times report says jackson asked a businessman and contributor to pay for two plane tickets to fly her to a chicago meeting with jackson. if the allegations are true, he could be looking at house ethics violation s both the congressman and wife, alderman sandi jackson released written statements. the congressman saying he is sorry for disappointing his supporters and at the same time not denying the alleg