Illinois Residents Express Outrage Over State Police’s Interaction with ICE at Broadview Facility: A...
This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Illinois Citizens Are Outraged After Seeing The State Police Shake Hands With ICE Inside the Broadview Facility: ‘Birds of a Feather’.
2 shot, 1 fatally, on West Side, Chicago police say
Two men were shot, one fatally, on the West Side Sunday night, Chicago police said.
Man charged with attempted murder in September stabbing: police
CHICAGO - A 30-year-old man was charged with attempted murder of a 42-year-old man in South Shore in September, according to police. Christopher Jones, 30, has been charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder, one felony count of aggravated battery using a deadly weapon, and one felony count of...
Intense Debate: Suspect in CTA Fire Attack, Accused of Assaulting Psych Ward Employee, Released...
This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on CTA fire attack suspect knocked a psych ward employee unconscious, but a judge decided to let him walk the streets: court docs.
Disgraced former cop gets probation for $350K residential burglary
Joseph Pecora, a former Chicago police officer who served federal time in 2006 for taking 50 pounds of pot from a drug supplier, has been sentenced to probation after DNA evidence allegedly tied him to a $350,000 burglary on the city’s Northwest Side. Shortly before 8 a.m. on May...
Video captures mob of kids beating a mom and her nine-year-old, sparking citywide anger
Video of a mother and her nine-year-old son being swarmed and beaten by a mob of kids outside a Chicago school has shaken the city – and reignited questions about bullying, parenting, and the breakdown of basic respect for adults.
Lawrence Reed Charged with Allegedly Setting Woman on Fire on CTA Train Caught on...
Police say that Lawrence Reed, accused of allegedly setting a woman on fire aboard a CTA train, has been arrested 72 times since he turned 18. Lawrence Reed, 50, was charged in a federal criminal complaint with committing a terrorist attack or other violence on a mass transportation system. U.S....
Man experiencing homelessness stabbed to death outside restaurant in the Loop, officials say
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information after a man believed to be experiencing homelessness was found stabbed to death outside of a restaurant in the Loop.
Duffy identifies Chicago train victim as 26-year-old Bethany MaGee while blasting city’s ‘carelessness’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy identifies Chicago train attack victim as Bethany MaGee, 26, who suffered burns after career criminal allegedly set her on fire.
Man with 13 prior felonies gets 20 years for killing store clerk
A Cook County judge has sentenced a man with a decades-long felony record to 20 years in prison for murdering a grocery store clerk during a robbery last year. Jimmy Smith, 47, pleaded guilty to murder before Judge Ursula Walowski, who handed down the sentence, which must be served in its entirety.
