Rapid responders in Chicago shift tactics as low-profile ICE enforcement continues
A calm has settled over the Chicago area this spring after months of chaos last fall, when masked federal immigration agents roamed neighborhoods, often deploying tear gas and other aggressive tactics while arresting people. Groups of U.S. Border Patrol agents no longer are making surprise visits to Michigan Avenue or...
Chicago suburb expands cash handouts as race-based reparations program faces major legal battle
Evanston, Illinois expanded its cash handout program to offer $500 monthly to 102 families while also operating a reparations program that has distributed $3.47 million to date.
Premier Taste Chinese restaurant opens in Summit
There’s a buzz in Summit about a new Chinese Restaurant at 6033 S. Archer Road. They serve generous portions, and that’s something that owner Kris An is proud of, and hoping word-of-mouth gets around. Premier Taste opened in February in a space that has cycled through identities —...
‘People are traumatized every time it rains’: Flooding crisis grows across Chicago
"Without changes, we're going to see an increase in [disaster] impacts."
Chicago man charged in fatal Lawndale shooting: police
CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged with murder for a fatal shooting in Lawndale in January, according to police. Lashon Jackson, 41, has been charged with one felony count of first-degree murder. He was arrested on May 5 in the 300 block of S. Western Avenue. According to...
Chicago Man Charged After Shots Fired At U.S. Marshals In Gary
Federal prosecutors say a Chicago man opened fire on U.S. Marshals during a morning warrant raid in Gary, leaving bullet holes in a nearby home and a damaged police drone before he was taken into custody. Brian “Shug” Billups, 46, is accused of firing shots from near the east door...
Illinois Businesses Install Fog Machines To Fight Smash-And-Grab Burglars
Technology is one thing but cleverness is another.
Man found shot on South Side sidewalk, Chicago police say
CHICAGO - A man is in critical condition after he was found shot early Thursday morning on the city's South Side. Police said a 31-year-old man was discovered unresponsive around 4:53 a.m. on the sidewalk in the 5400 block of South Cornell Drive. He had been shot in the chest.
Jogger finds concealed carry holder shot in Hyde Park. Lack of ShotSpotter delayed emergency...
A jogger found a man shot and critically injured in Hyde Park on Thursday morning, but the victim may have gone undiscovered for more than 45 minutes because the mayor disconnected the local ShotSpotter network in 2024, and the only call about gunfire in the area was not precise enough for police to locate him.
Burglars took $2.5 million in gold from Lincoln Park home — then returned to...
Burglars stole gold bars, coins, and jewelry worth $2.5 million from a Lincoln Park home in November and then returned to try to burglarize the home again this spring, only to give up when they discovered the homeowner was inside, prosecutors said. Now, one of the men charged in the...
