Man with growing rap sheet gets 4½ years for Red Line attack
A man with a string of previous arrests has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison for attacking a passenger on the CTA Red Line in Rogers Park last summer. Judge Carol Howard handed down the sentence after 26-year-old Martel Mason pleaded guilty to aggravated battery of a transit passenger. Prosecutors agreed to drop...
Chicago man charged after woman found dead on SW Side
Chicago police said that Gregory Hudson, 65, was arrested on Thursday and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree murder.
Chicago adding 50 new speed cameras in 2025
Chicago will install 50 new speed cameras in 2025 as part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget plan. The cameras will be placed in phases throughout the year, primarily in “Safety Zones” near schools and parks. City officials say the initiative is intended to improve traffic safety in...
Preliminary data shows Chicago Public Schools enrollment falls to historic low: report
Chicago Public Schools faced continued enrollment decline as student numbers fall to historic lows, leaving approximately 150 schools operating at half capacity or less.
ICE Officer Fatally Shoots Undocumented Immigrant During Traffic Stop Near Chicago
DHS says ICE officer shot man after being dragged during Franklin Park traffic stop.
Suspected Venezuelan gang member executed migrant, boasted body is entombed in concrete: prosecutors
A migrant suspected of being a member of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is accused of a brutal murder in Chicago’s South Shore, where prosecutors say he shot another migrant in the head as the victim begged for his life and later bragged that he had the body buried in concrete at a construction site.
Mother, daughter recall moment 2 men attacked home with bats, homemade explosive
Patricia Nelson, who is spending her final days in hospice after she was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension this year, said the attack on her home added more to her plate.
19-year-old robbed six stores at gunpoint across Chicago: cops
A 19-year-old Chicago man is accused of going on a monthlong stickup spree that targeted six businesses from Jefferson Park to Beverly before he was arrested on a CTA bus with a loaded handgun. CPD issued a community alert about the robbery pattern last month. Prosecutors say Eduardo Carmona’s spree...
Chicago’s Mexican Independence Day Celebrations Muted Amid ICE Threats: ‘It’s Depressing’
DOWNTOWN — What is usually a night of raucous Mexican Independence Day celebrations remained unusually calm Saturday amid the federal government’s coordinated immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago. Downtown was flush with police Saturday, the day that neighbors celebrate the Mexican holiday with large caravans...
Cook County police find loaded gun, 77g of cocaine on suspect, sheriff says
CHICAGO - Cook County sheriff’s police recovered a loaded gun and about 77 grams of suspected cocaine from a man during foot patrols in the South Loop. Michael Mayo, 35, was arrested and charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, armed violence, possession of cocaine, and possession with intent to...
