FBI Chicago offers $10K reward as search intensifies for fugitive known as ‘Bird’
CHICAGO - FBI Chicago is on the hunt for the "Bird." He's one of several fugitives on the division's most wanted list. FOX 32’s Dane Placko explains why they are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. What we know:. You can call him "Bird," or...
Huge county in America will keep giving residents $500 monthly checks in 2026 (with...
An idea once considered fringe economics is increasingly becoming mainstream: universal basic income. Cook County, home to the city of Chicago, doubled down on the idea in its latest municipal budget. (1) On November 20, the Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously decided to extend its guaranteed income...
Chicago man charged with robbing 19-year-old woman at gunpoint
CHICAGO - A man was charged in connection with an armed robbery last month on Chicago's Southwest Side. Giovanni Lopez, 19, was allegedly one of the suspects who robbed a 19-year-old woman at gunpoint on Nov. 6 in the 5100 block of West 63rd Place, according to police. Lopez was...
1 woman killed, 1 hospitalized in car crash in Avondale
One woman was killed and another hospitalized when a car lost control and crashed in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood early Monday morning.
Cook County man hit with new felony gun charge after Chicago traffic stop
CHICAGO - A 24-year-old suburban man is facing a new felony gun charge after sheriff’s police say they found a loaded firearm in the SUV he was riding in last month in Chicago. What we know:. Officers with the Cook County Sheriff's Office were working in the South Loop,...
The Salvation Army, AT&T And Compudopt Provide 600 Free Laptops
AT&T and Compudopt are providing 1,000 refurbished laptops to local organizations to distribute to Chicago and Illinois students in need. This week, AT&T and Compudopt are providing free refurbished laptops to 600 families with The Salvation Army at six events. The computers, funded by an AT&T contribution, will be...
$1,000 reward offered after 22-year-old man killed in Gage Park hit-and-run
A $1,000 reward is now being offered to help solve a deadly Southwest Side hit-and-run earlier this year.
Chicago Mother Continues Public Search for Answers in Daughter’s 2017 Hotel Death
Teresa Martin, the mother of Kenneka Jenkins, was recently seen walking unclothed in Chicago. The incident took place during winter and was recorded on video, which was later shared online. Martin has continued to seek information about the 2017 death of her 19-year-old daughter, who was found in a hotel freezer at...
Homeland Security Boss Kristi Noem Met By Protesters While Attending Navy Pier Christmas Charity...
NAVY PIER — A years-long Chicago holiday tradition was marked by protests when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem decided to join the event Saturday morning at Navy Pier. Amid the freezing cold and icy snow, dozens of protestors gathered Saturday for the U.S. Coast Guard’s annual Christmas Tree Ship...
CPD: 17-year-old suspected car thief shot in Roseland
CHICAGO — A man shot a 17-year-old who police said was inside his vehicle early Monday morning on the South Side. Just after 3:40 a.m., a 58-year-old man said he heard a car alarm in the 9400 block of South Indiana in Roseland. He went outside and observed his driver’s side window broken and two […]
