Chicago crime: Teen robbed woman, 19, at gunpoint, police say
CHICAGO - An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the armed robbery of a 19-year-old woman on the city’s South Side earlier this year. Zedrick Richardson, of Chicago, was arrested this week in connection with the alleged armed robbery back in September in Hyde Park. He...
CTA employee attacked on Brown Line train, says management made her wait hours for...
CHICAGO — A CTA employee in the Second Chance Program was attacked late last month on a train and said management made her wait hours for medical treatment. Diajanese Ringgold, 32, was working as a car servicer apprentice at around 3 p.m. on Nov. 30. Her typical duties are cleaning rail cars and returning lost […]
Chicago woman loses $45,000 in tap and pay scam
CHICAGO (WGN) — Another day, another victim. This time, WGN Investigates has learned a woman lost $45,000 in a so-called tap and pay scam, which are relatively new but expanding throughout Chicago. The woman said her incident occurred near Southport and Addison. She was approached by three men who...
3 people shot inside moving car in West Chatham, police say
Three people were shot inside a moving car on Chicago's South Side early Saturday, police said.
Mayor Johnson attempts to reintroduce head tax in budget before full City Council vote...
The stage is now set for the full City Council to vote on the entire budget package during Saturday's meeting, but Mayor Johnson insists there's still time to work out some kind of compromise as he tried to reintroduce his corporate head tax plan.
Man on ankle monitor tried to carjack 2 women in Lawndale: prosecutors
A Chicago man is jailed on allegations he robbed and tried to carjack two women in Lawndale less than a week after a judge ordered him to wear an ankle monitor instead of detaining him on a domestic violence charge. On December 4, prosecutors asked Judge Sabra Ebersole to keep...
Family seeks answers after Chicago street vendor detained by federal agents
CHICAGO - The family of a longtime Chicago street vendor detained by federal agents earlier this week is urgently asking for answers, saying they are deeply concerned about his health and do not know where he is being held. 70-yr-old Engineer Designed Winter Hat for Global Use.insiliiso |. What we...
6 bills sought to reduce public access to police body camera footage, BGA Policy...
Nearly all officers in Illinois must wear body cameras to help collect evidence and keep officers accountable.
Chicago School Drop-Off Turns Fatal In Shocking Case Of Roméca Meeks-Blackmon | TSR Investigates
A routine school drop-off in September turned into a deadly confrontation that has Chicago—and the internet—deeply divided. This week, The Shade Room’s Justin Carter breaks down the timeline, witness statements, court records, and the unanswered questions about the shooting of Roméca Meeks-Blackmon at the hands of...
15 years for armed robber who got tracked down by cops using victim’s Apple...
A Chicago man who helped rob two victims at gunpoint in West Town last year and then fired shots into the air as he fled has pleaded guilty and received a 15-year sentence. Esteban Ocampo, 33, received the sentence after pleading guilty to armed robbery before Judge James Obbish, according to court records.
