18-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Mystery Sees Significant Leads

18-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Mystery Sees Significant Leads

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Here are today's top stories It's Wednesday, Sep. 21st. 1 18-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Mystery Sees Significant Leads Even in a city that's suffered so many murders, the killing of Kevin Clewer seemed unusually violent to veteran Chicago Homicide Detective Lt. William Svilar, who has sadly seen it all. "Just a cold-blooded murder," Svilar said, describing the case. "There's no evidence to suggest that [Clewer] fought back. All the wounds are in his back." On March 23, 2004, Clewer, 31, was out with his friends, bar hopping on North Halsted Street in the Lake View community. Police reports say he met a stranger, and they went back to Clewer's place nearby. The next day when Clewer did not show up at work, his father drove to his apartment and found his son's body on the floor. Read More → 2 Search for Suspect Continues After Road Rage Shooting Wounds Off-Duty CPD Officer Police were still searching for a suspected gunman hours after a road rage shooting wounded an off-duty Chicago officer in the city's Irving Park neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, leading to a massive search that shut down numerous intersections during rush hour. Police said the shooting started after the driver of a black SUV "abruptly stopped," causing the 27-year-old officer to rear end them just after 3 p.m. near the intersection of West Addison Street and North Elston Avenue. Details about what happened next, however, remain unclear, though the officer was ultimately struck in the face by gunfire and the driver of the SUV fled the scene. Read More → 3 Map Estimates When Illinois, Indiana Will See Peak Colors of the 2022 Fall Season According to Illinois' tourism office, peak fall colors usually arrive in the second week of October in the Chicago area and along the Mississippi River, with central Illinois seeing peak color in the middle of the month and the southern portion of the state hitting its peak in the final week of the month. This year however, there is a chance that fall colors could potentially arrive a bit later than usual. Smoky Mountains, a tourism service that provides information on lodging and other activities around Great Smoky Mountains National Park, has a map that shows its estimated arrival date for peak fall colors across the country, and the picture it is painting for the Chicago area is one taht indicates a later-than-usual peak season. Read More → 4 Threats That Prompted Downers Grove Library to Cancel Drag Bingo Are Part of a National Trend, Experts Say A series of threats prompted the Downers Grove Public Library to cancel a drag queen bingo event scheduled for October. Those threats obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show that one caller promised a "rude awakening" should the event be held, while a social media post told those opposed to "bring weapons." "I am letting you know that's not going to fly. Not in my town, not in my county, not in my country, you understand me?" one caller threatened in a profanity-laden voicemail that the library turned over to police. "That ****'s over and done with. And if you guys even think about it, think about having this **** happen off in my community, in my town that I live in and pay tax dollars for? Oh you guys are gonna be in for a rude awakening." On social media, one Facebook user commented asking if library board members were "crazy." Another posted that there would be a protest outside. A third user responded: "Bring weapons." Read More → 5 Country Singer Luke Bell's Cause of Death Revealed More details are coming to light about Luke Bell's death. Nearly one month after Bell was reported missing, an autopsy report and supporting toxicology screening confirmed that the country singer died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. Bell was found unresponsive by a passerby in a parking structure in Tucson, Ariz., according to the Sept. 19 reports obtained by E! News. Drug paraphernalia was found at the scene. Read More → 6 Man Arrested After Firing Rifle at Police in Chicago's Marshall Square, Officials Say A man is in custody after he fired a rifle at police Tuesday night in Marshall Square on the West Side, according to officials. Read More → Got a tip or story idea? tips@nbcchicago.com Follow NBC Chicago Unsubscribe from this Mailing | Unsubscribe from all | Privacy | Terms ©2021 Copyright NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations 30 Rockefeller Plaza - New York, NY 10112