Lucky CTA Rider First to Piss On New Red Line Station
UPTOWN — Earlier this week Edgewater and Uptown residents celebrated the re-opening of four CTA Red Line stations that had been closed for renovations for nearly four years. The re-openings were celebrated with an inaugural “first ride” between the four stops and a special commemoration of the first lucky rider to...
ComEd customers seeing bills double amid rising electric cost
ComEd said the spike, combined with an unseasonably warm June, raised the average bill by more than $67.
Chicago businessman Willie Wilson to again give out free gas, groceries
CHICAGO - For the 18th time, businessman Willie Wilson said he will give out thousands of dollars worth of free gas and groceries to people in Chicago and suburban Hinsdale this weekend amid increasing prices for basic needs. It's the latest giveaway by the wealthy philanthropist and multi-time Chicago mayoral...
Chicago mayor signs executive order to address smoking on CTA trains, buses, platforms
Mayor Brandon Johnson is taking steps to address one of the biggest complaints by CTA riders: smoking on the trains and buses.
Man shot, wounded in quarrel in West Rogers Park
A man was in a vehicle on busy Devon Avenue near Oakley Avenue when he got into an argument with a pedestrian that ended with the pedestrian shooting him.
Chicago duo charged in Southwest Side railcar break-in
CHICAGO - Two Chicago men are facing charges after authorities say they were caught breaking into a railcar earlier this month — and one of them was already on probation for the same offense. What we know:. On July 10, Cook County Sheriff’s police and Norfolk Southern police were...
Top Prosecutor Calls Program Allowing CPD Officers to Directly File Felony Gun Charges ‘Overwhelming...
Even as the Cook County state’s attorney declared a pilot program that allows Chicago police officers to file felony gun charges without first getting approval from a prosecutor an “overwhelming success,” critics renewed their objection to the effort, saying it creates a “two-tiered system of justice” in Chicago.
Four Face Charges After Massive Brawl at Merrillville Trampoline Park
A chaotic scene erupted Wednesday evening at Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park when a brawl involving 20 to 30 individuals broke out, prompting a swift response from Hobart & Merrillville police. Officers were dispatched around 7:25 p.m. Wednesday, to the family entertainment center located at 3249 E 81st Ave...
WATCH: Tensions boil over at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport baggage claim
I was just about to shut it down for the night and stumbled across this video of two women throwing baggage claim haymakers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Baggage claim is the absolute worst. No one is arguing that. It’s the last leg of what was probably an already brutal day of traveling, dealing with some...
2 teens shot, 1 fatally, in West Lawn, Chicago police say
One teen was killed and another injured in a shooting in the West Lawn neighborhood Wednesday night, Chicago police said.
