Chicago Police have identified a suspect in the Halloween night hit-and-run death of Rachel Gilliam. Gilliam was struck and killed by a vehicle as she was leaving Bowman's Bar and Grill where she worked as a bartender. Police named Carlos Castillo as a suspect at a press conference yesterday. According to the Tribune: more ›

• A pair of area deaths related to H1N1 have been reported. In related news, a truck with 900 H1N1 vaccine doses was stolen in Milwaukee though police have apprehended a suspect.
• As the search continues for a hit & run driver responsible for the death of 25-year-old Rachel Gilliam, a surveillance tape is making the rounds that shows the alleged car that moments later hit Gilliam and her family is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the driver.
• With 1,000 officers eligible to retire, Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis admits he's "nervous" about retirements cutting into the CPD's already thinned ranks.

An alert has been issued for a car that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident early Sunday morning. The car - described as a silver Lexus four-door - hit and killed Rachel Gilliam, 25, as she walked home from her job as a bartender at Bowman's Bar and Grill (4356 N. Leavitt St); the accident happened at 3:40 a.m. at 4314 N. Lincoln Ave., the intersection with Cullom, according to police. Anyone with information has been asked to contact the Major Accident Investigation Unit at (312) 745-4521. [Tribune, Sun-Times] more ›