Many more U.S. cities ban sleeping outside despite a lack of shelter space
The roughly 150 homelessness measures typically include prohibitions on camping, sleeping or storing property on public land.
‘Burned out of our homes’ : Chicago Heights residents push county to demolish abandoned...
Alicia Campbell stayed in a hotel for two and a half months after her Chicago Heights home burned down last fall. An abandoned home on 155th St. and Lowe Ave. caught fire, the blaze spreading to other homes, Campbell’s included. She has homeowner’s insurance, but it’s not...
Family and friends of slain Chicago students hold vigil, demand justice
Sunday marks one year since two Chicago Public Schools students were shot and killed in The Loop.
Man who fired a gun on CTA platform gets 2-year prison sentence
CHICAGO — A man charged with firing a gun on the Division Blue Line station platform last year has been given a two-year prison sentence. But, after receiving credit for the time he spent on electronic monitoring since being arrested, Brandon Taylor is not expected to serve...
‘Yo!’ Mayor Brandon Johnson’s texts reveal governing style and intrigue at City Hall
The text from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson started as his messages often do. “Yo!” he wrote Ald. Daniel La Spata, 1st, last month. The Northwest Side alderman knew what it meant. “That’s when I called him,” he remembered. A Tribune review of Johnson’s text messages show many...
Cops arrest ten (Yes, TEN) suspects after mob attacks and robs CTA passengers in...
Chicago police officers detained 10 suspects after three people were mugged by a group of attackers on the Red Line near Roosevelt on Sunday night. So far, no arrests have been announced. A CPD spokesperson said three boys, a 16-year-old and two 15-year-olds, were riding a...
Judges most likely to release defendants are reassigned, replacements named (including a former prosecutor...
CHICAGO — People charged with serious crimes in Chicago may soon find it a little harder to get out of jail while they fight the charges. By this time next week, all three of the most lenient judges on the roster that sets pretrial conditions for defendants at the 26th and...
ICE Arrests 1,000+ Illegal Immigrants
Federal officials have increased raids across the United States. Some operations occurred in Chicago, Illinois, Denver, Colorado, Patterson, New Jersey. The "enhanced targeted operations" in the Windy City were designed to "enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public...
Homan Accuses Pritzker of ‘Scaring Children’ with School Targeting Claims
'He's scaring the neighborhood, putting fear in the community,' Homan said.
Firecrackers and feasting: a look back at Lunar New Year celebrations in Chicago
Each year, hundreds of people fill the streets of Chicago’s Chinatown and Uptown neighborhoods to celebrate the Lunar New Year with parades featuring vibrant colors, festive floats and dancing. The Lunar New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is one of the most important...
