Teen charged after high-speed chase ends in crash, injury, gun charges in DuPage County:...
ELMHURST, Ill. - A 17-year-old Mount Prospect boy has been charged with gun charges after leading police on a chase that left one person injured, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney. A hand-stitched laundry basket full of warmth.lininco |. On Tuesday, Elmhurst police saw a black BMW sedan weaving...
Man arrested after 19 neglected dogs found in Greater Grand Crossing: police
CHICAGO - A 32-year-old man was arrested after 19 dogs were found in severe neglect in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, according to Chicago police. According to police, the Animal Crimes and Investigating Team obtained a search warrant for a location in the 7100 block of S. Martin Luther King Drive. Around...
Chicago men arrested in Morris after pursuit on I-80
Mar. 25—Two Chicago men were arrested near Morris on Tuesday after a pursuit on Interstate 80, according to the Grundy County Sheriff's Office. Police said at approximately 8:36 p.m., they were notified of a vehicle related to a retail theft investigation in Peru that had already fled one traffic stop by fleeing...
Chicago mayor vetoes City Council’s wage freeze for tipped workers
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson used his veto pen Wednesday and defied the City Council over wages for tipped workers. It was last Wednesday, in a 30-18 vote, City Council froze wage increases for tipped workers. Alders say they heard directly from business owners that they’re having a hard time. But Johnson...
There’s Something Incredibly Weird About Two Delivery Robots Crashing Through Glass Bus Shelter in...
Chicagoans are ducking for cover as delivery robots turn into heat-seeking missiles for innocent glass structures. On Tuesday, another one of these lunchboxes on wheels seems to have smashed into a bus shelter and rained shattered glass all over the sidewalk. Bizarrely, it’s the second time in a matter of days that...
Here’s why Dempster in Chicago’s suburbs is a dining destination
I was overwhelmed by the huge response I got to my Dempster Dining Dive earlier this week and the fabulous suggestions readers sent in for more delicious Dempster spots. Here are more great suggestions to add to your list:. 🇦🇫 Kabul House (2424 W Dempster St. Evanston): "You must try...
Nutella Café Chicago Abruptly Closes on Michigan Avenue
Downtown regulars looking for their hazelnut fix were met with locked doors Thursday, as the Nutella Café on Michigan Avenue abruptly shut down with no advance public notice. By midday, the normally busy Millennium Park plaza storefront was dark and quiet, with no staff visible and no one on hand to explain what was...
At least 3 hospitalized, 8 arrested as another ‘teen trend’ causes chaos in the...
A downtown alderman is, in a way, saying “told ya so” after a teen trend spun out of control Wednesday night, until police began enforcing the city’s long-established 10 p.m. curfew. For more than two hours, an estimated 400 people, mostly teenagers, flooded street corners in the...
65-Year-Old Shot in North Lawndale on Chicago’s West Side
A 65-year-old man was shot in the neck Wednesday evening in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, adding another violent incident to a community already carrying a heavy burden. The shooting happened around 5:54 p.m. in the 1300 block of South Kedzie Avenue. The victim was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital,...
Chicago Suburban Lumber Sales closing after 80 years
After 80 years in Forest Park, Chicago Suburban Lumber Sales on Franklin Street, next to the CTA Green Line and Metra railyard, is closing up shop, and the property is on the market. The decision to shutter the family-owned business comes as large corporations take over the lumber and building...
