Video shows would-be crash-and-grab burglars targeting Rogers Park restaurant
Surveillance video this week showed a driver crashing into a restaurant in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood in what police said was an attempted ATM burglary.
Chicago ramps up debt collection while offering relief to struggling residents
CHICAGO - As a December budget deadline looms, Mayor Brandon Johnson is going in depth on Chicago's debt collection efforts and relief for those who can't pay their bills. City Comptroller Michael Belsky explained that a large chunk of vehicle debt dates back to 2021 , and what he called a more compassionate approach t
Child rushed to hospital after shooting himself in head with gun he found: police
CHICAGO (WKRC) — A 4-year-old Chicago boy is in the hospital after he was found shot in the head Tuesday. Per CBS Chicago, emergency crews responded to a home on the South Side around 4 p.m. after family members called 911 to say the boy was injured. Police said the boy had shot himself with a gun he found, but the ini
Milwaukee, Detroit or Chicago: Which city has the best encased meats?
Imagine you’re looking at a grill full of hot dogs and sausages. Which one are you choosing? What toppings are you putting on it? Your answer might depend on where you’re from. For a limited series called “Curious Midwest”, Bubbler Talk is partnering with WBEZ in Chicago and...
2 in custody after stolen vehicle crashes into several others in the Loop, Chicago...
Two people were taken into custody, accused of carjacking a vehicle and crashing into several others cars in the Loop, including a marked police vehicle, CPD said.
ATM stolen in crash-and-grab burglary at bar in Little Italy
Chicago police early Thursday were searching for the burglars behind a smash-and-grab at a bar in the Little Italy community.
Parolee charged in string of jewelry robberies targeting women in Lincoln Park, Little Italy
A Near West Side parolee is charged with violently robbing women of jewelry as they walked in Lincoln Park and Little Italy, in a string of crimes that began this summer and continued through last month, prompting two community alerts from Chicago police. Devontay Murray, 29, lived on the same...
Victim fatally stabbed during fight on South Side
CHICAGO — Police are searching for answers after a person was fatally stabbed during a fight on the city’s South Side on Wednesday evening. According to Chicago police, the incident unfolded just before 7 p.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of East 87th Street in Avalon Park. Officers...
Evanston man killed in rollover accident identified as nearby resident
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday identified Benton Curtis Zeiser, 56, as the resident killed in Friday’s rollover accident at Sherman Avenue and Simpson Street, a few hundred feet from where Zeiser resided on the 2100 block of Sherman. Evanston police and fire personnel responded to...
CPD Brass Inconsistently Disciplined Officers for Using Racial Slurs: Watchdog
Chicago Police Department officials acted inconsistently to discipline officers for using racial slurs against members of the public between 2021 and 2024, according to a report by the city’s watchdog. During its regular review of closed disciplinary investigations conducted by the Civilian Office of Police Accountabil
