Chicago police looking for vehicle involved in SW Side shooting
CHICAGO - Chicago police are asking for the public’s help identifying a vehicle connected to a shooting earlier this month on the city’s Southwest Side. The shooting happened around 6:55 p.m. Sept. 12 in the 7100 block of South Campbell Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Police said...
“Come pick up your fence”: Homeowner refuses to pay for new fence — contractor...
A fence dispute in suburban Chicago exploded online after contractors returned to a newly finished job with hammers and chainsaws and began tearing the entire thing back down.
Woman shot while driving in Little Village
A woman was shot while driving in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Monday night.
IL Boy, 8, Dies After Being Struck by Car While Riding E-Scooter
Daily Southtown (Tinley Park, Ill.) Jad Debiy, 8, died Thursday after being struck by a car while riding an electric scooter on Sept. 11 in Bridgeview, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Debiy and a friend were riding e-scooters north on the frontage road west of Harlem...
Mayor to Return $2,000 Donation From Gambling-Indicted Restaurateur
A Chicago suburb city mayor says he will return $2,000 in campaign contributions connected to a local restaurateur who has been indicted in a federal gambling case in Indiana. He Didn’t Know About the Money Mayor Gary Grasso confirmed the donations from Filippo “Gigi” Rovito after local outlet Patch contacted him to as
2 injured, 1 seriously, in South Shore chain-reaction crash involving CTA bus: officials
Two people were injured, one seriously, in a crash involving two cars and a CTA bus on the city's South Side on Monday afternoon, officials said.
Residents push back against 75th Street crowds: ‘The party follows us home’
CHICAGO - They say the crowds could start forming in the afternoon. By night, dozens — sometimes hundreds — of people can pack portions of 75th Street. And when the party ends, the people who live nearby say the problems don't always leave with it. Residents describe finding...
Chicago’s Ford City Mall could become a massive $200 million industrial complex
Ford City Mall, which was once a busy Southwest Side shopping destination , could soon be replaced by something far more industrial—and many nearby residents are not happy about it. Ford City Mall’s next chapter Ford City Mall, which opened in 1965, was ordered to close earlier this summer due to unsafe conditions. At
NTSB recommends end to crew members riding railcars during shoving moves
CHICAGO — The National Transportation Safety Board on Monday called for a ban on train crews riding railcars during shoving moves, saying the switching practice has led to 14 deaths since 2020. In a press conference today (Sept. 21) at Chicago Union Station, the NTSB urged the Federal Railroad Administration and every
Who’s raising the most money in Chicago’s 2027 mayoral race?
Alexi Giannoulias has amassed a $22 million fundraising haul, more than the rest of Chicago's 2027 mayoral field combined, a new analysis of state campaign finance records shows. Why it matters: The fundraising numbers offer an early look at which candidates have the resources to spend heavily in the 2027 race. Driving
