Woman inside car shot multiple times on Chicago’s West Side, police said
CHICAGO - A woman was shot multiple times while inside a car on the city’s South Side late Friday night. Officers responded around 10:35 p.m. to the 800 block of N. Leamington Avenue in the Austin neighborhood, according to the Chicago Police Department. The 27-year-old woman was inside a...
Memo from state’s attorney’s office to Chicago mayor’s office criticizes fed investigation order
Mayor Brandon Johnson's push for police to gather evidence and investigate federal immigration officers for alleged crimes is coming under fire again Friday.
This Under-The-Radar Restaurant Is Quietly Turning Into Illinois’ Next Big 2026 Obsession
I almost walked past Dimmi Dimmi the first time. Not because it blends in, the corner actually has a soft glow at night, but because nothing about it feels like it’s trying too hard to pull you in. And lately, that’s what makes me curious. I went in thinking...
Chicago Sets Table For Giant O’Hare Concessions Shakeup
Chicago is gearing up to hand out what officials are calling the biggest airport concessions package in the country, wrapping up a long bidding process for new restaurants and shops at O’Hare. Aviation leaders say the ORDerUp program drew a flood of interest, and they expect to start naming winners this spring, a...
Deadly Ambush on Maple Lane: Hazel Crest Man, 43, Gunned Down
A 43-year-old man was shot and killed late Tuesday on the 3500 block of Maple Lane in Hazel Crest, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at about 10:45 p.m. The Cook County medical examiner identified him as Stephon L. Smith and listed the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds. Hazel Crest police did not...
13-year-old arrested, charged in South Shore shooting of 14-year-old: police
CHICAGO - A 13-year-old has been charged with aggravated battery of a 14-year-old, according to Chicago Police. On Feb. 5, a 13-year-old male suspect was arrested at 5 p.m. in the 7200 block of S. Merrill Avenue. He was identified as the suspect who shot and injured a 14-year-old male in the 1900 block of E. 72nd...
Ten Amtrak trains canceled in Midwest
CHICAGO — Amtrak has announced several train cancellations in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest today (Fed, along with a second day of large-scale cancellations in the Northwest. Canceled today are Chicago-St. Louis Lincoln Service trains 300, 302, 305, and 307; Chicago-Pontiac, Mich., Wolverines Nos. 351, 352, 353,...
“The Green Mill: A Real Chicago Joint”
New film directed and produced by Paul Carr, a local filmmaker and writer who once worked as a Green Mill bartender. One of Chicago’s oldest bars, this 1907 original served as notorious gangster Al Capone’s favorite Prohibition-era hangout. These days, Green Mill remains one of the top jazz clubs in the country.
Local Ukrainian group fighting to keep murals of slain woman out of Chicago
Weeks after a mural of a slain Ukrainian refugee appeared in a West Side neighborhood, a local Ukrainian group is fighting to prevent a second mural from going up. Members of the Illinois chapter of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) received word from Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) that a constituent...
Woman set on fire on CTA Blue Line train in November is released from...
A woman who was set on fire on a CTA Blue Line train back in November is now out of the hospital.
