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The passage of a new state law empowering law enforcement to remove individuals who live illegally in residences has been enforced recently in Oak Lawn. Trustee Alex Olejniczak (2nd) mentioned during the Oak Lawn Village Board meeting Tuesday night that the new law allows police to remove “squatters” who are criminally trespassing.

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SOUTH SHORE — After a slate of Walgreens closures in South Shore over the last two years, a competing pharmacy chain will open in the neighborhood this year. CVS will open one of its first pharmacy-only locations in Chicago on 71st Street by the end of the year, spokesperson Roslyn Guarino confirmed to Block Club this week. The store will feature a full-service...

In the quiet of night, thieves smashed into a Chicago gas station to steal an ATM, highlighting community worries about safety and crime's increasing boldness.

CHICAGO — A man is dead, and another is recovering in the hospital after a fight led to a shooting inside an apartment on the city’s South Side overnight. Police said the incident unfolded just after 10:30 p.m. in the 7900 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue in Chatham. According to police, several men were […]

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson warns of a potential teen takeover on the South Side, urging parents not to let children attend dangerous gatherings.

A suburban Chicago man will serve almost six years in jail after prosecutors say he attempted to carjack an off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s deputy while the officer’s family was in the vehicle. Javon Stingley, 28, of southwest suburban Midlothian, was sentenced last week to five years and ten...

Imagine finding someone relaxing in your favorite beer garden, but things quickly take a turn when the cops show up.

Brazen Attacks Grip Blue Line Passengers (Image Credits: Unsplash) Chicago – Riders on the CTA Blue Line endured a frightening wave of armed robberies in March 2025, carried out by a 19-year-old man and two teenage accomplices. The spree peaked with a violent carjacking of an Uber driver, whom the group summoned using a stolen ... Read more The post Chicago Teen’s Blue Line...

A Chicago City Council committee has approved a measure that would classify squatters as trespassers, making it easier for police to remove and charge them.