25-years for drug dealer who beat customer to death in Humboldt Park ’safety zone’
A man accused of beating another man to death because the victim gave him counterfeit money in a drug deal pleaded guilty Friday in exchange for a 25-year sentence. Jacquail Jones, 25, was on bail for a stolen motor vehicle case when he murdered 52-year-old Michael Foley in a vacant lot on the corner of Chicago and...
Federal funding cuts coming to Chicago program that helps keep seniors employed
Federal funding cuts are coming to programs that help keep seniors employed.
CPS deficit is over $200 million more than previously reported
The interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools said the district's budget deficit is $734 million, more than $200 million more than previously reported.
Recognize him? CPD says he murdered a 58-year-old man in South Shore
Chicago police need help identifying a man who may be responsible for murdering another man in South Shore earlier this month. Witnesses reported hearing two men arguing in the 7800 block of South Merrill around 1:16 a.m. on June 3. That was followed by gunshots and, according to one witness, the sound of someone...
Chicago Music Producer Targeted in Home Invasion, Thousands in Cash and Jewelry Stolen
Chicago Music Producer Victim of Targeted Robbery Inside His Home I’ve lived in cities long enough to know how fast […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.
Chicago man convicted in ISIS terror case, using social media to encourage attacks
An Iraqi-born Chicago man has now been convicted of using ISIS social media platforms to recruit violent jihadists after his arrest in 2018, federal officials announced.
Fulton Market visitors are being warned about fake parking attendants
Scammers are charging people $20 to use private lots and even free street parking spots, when they have no authority to do so.
At Least 276 Children Shot in Chicago Since 2021, Data Shows
CHICAGO — At least 276 children aged 16 and younger have been shot across Chicago between January 2021 and early 2022, according to a CBS analysis of police data. The tragic number includes 43 children under the age of 13, underscoring a violent crisis that continues to impact some of the city’s most vulnerable...
Chicago crime: 2 shot on West Side
CHICAGO - Two men were shot Wednesday night in the Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. The men, 34 and 48, were standing outside when a dark-colored car approached in the 1600 block of South Komensky Avenue around 9 p.m., police said. A suspect got out of the car and...
With Damen Silos facing demolition, activists fight to save historic site
The Damen Silos' new owner is planning to tear them down, but a coalition of preservationists and community groups say that would amount to destroying part of Chicago's history.
