‘Car Flippers’ Gobbling Up Street Parking Spots Could Face Crackdown
LINCOLN SQUARE — Car flippers operating without a license who use public streets as a parking lot will face stiffer penalties if some City Council members get their way. Neighbors on Chicago streets may have noticed vehicles parked on their block, seemingly abandoned, without a license plate. The cars are moved up...
Teen shot, critically wounded near high school on Northwest Side
An 18-year-old man was seriously hurt Tuesday afternoon in a shooting near a school on Chicago's Northwest Side. The shooting happened at 3:50 p.m. in the 6000 block of North Stevens Avenue. Stevens Avenue is a short and narrow diagonal street that runs between Pulaski Road and Keystone Avenue just north of Peterson...
Man robbed at gunpoint while eating at North Side restaurant, police say
Chicago Police said a man, 30 was sitting at a table eating in a restaurant near Montrose and Clark. It was just after midnight. A man with a gun approached and demanded his belongings, and the patron complied.
Chicago man arrested 30 minutes after stabbing two men in Bronzeville: police
CHICAGO - A Chicago man was arrested 30 minutes after allegedly stabbing two men in Bronzeville Monday afternoon. Nathaniel Price, 36, faces two felony counts of aggravated battery while using a deadly weapon. The backstory:. The charges are related to an incident that took place around 12:45 p.m. in the...
With South Shore Walgreens Closing, Ald.’s Proposed Zoning Change A ‘Chess Move’ To Influence...
SOUTH SHORE — An alderperson’s push to rezone a South Shore Walgreens is a power play to get the company on board with neighbors’ wishes for a new business on the site — not a serious plan to build apartments there, he said. Ald. Desmon Yancy...
Snow Fleas Are Still A Pest Found In Illinois
Snow has been on a lot of minds this year, and here's something you might not know: "snow fleas" are a real thing. If you live in a snowy area, there's a chance you could come across them. The good news is, they aren't nearly as troublesome as actual fleas.
Meet ‘Lux’: The new K9 sniffing out crime
FOX 32's Dane Placko met "Lux" today, the new K9 on the block.
Chicago organization fuming after federal cuts target legal aid for migrant children
A new round of federal cuts is hitting legal aid workers for undocumented children of migrants — including hundreds of kids in the Chicago area. When those federal dollars came to a halt, organizations were left fuming, frustrated, and more focused on their cases. When Chicago welcomed undocumented migrants from...
Woman fighting to get back dead cat after it was flung onto neighbor’s roof
A McKinley Park woman who lost her cat in January said he's been sitting dead for weeks on top of her neighbor's roof, and she hasn't been able to get him back. Jadine Wambaja shared surveillance video footage showing a cat somehow landing on her neighbor's roof. She believes it's her cat, Scarface. "He was flung...
Police issue warning after 2 indecent exposure incidents on Northwest Side
Police on Tuesday warned people to be on guard after a man exposed himself in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood. The incident happened at 4:50 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, on Central Park Avenue near Diversey Avenue. Police did not specify what the man was accused of doing, but they did say he was wearing a dark hat, coat,...
