Chicago IG Witzburg’s last report reveals city employees drinking on job, falsifying work hours
The latest report by Chicago's inspector general found several infractions, including city employees drinking on the job and falsifying work hours.
What Was Really Found in Capone’s Vault
On April 21, 1986, a large portion of television viewers in Chicago went to bed disappointed. That night, after nearly a year of hype, three out of every four televisions in Chicago were tuned in to “The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults,” a live, two-hour broadcast from the basement of Capone’s former headquarters at the Lexington Hotel at Michigan Avenue and Cermak Road...
3 arrested in Sedalia in connection with Chicago-area child abduction case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were charged in Pettis County on Tuesday in connection with a Chicagoland-area child abduction case. Devetta Davis, Raven Johnson and Karon Nabors, all of Sedalia, were arrested and charged with being fugitives from out of state. All three are being held without bond. Arraignments for all three people were held The post 3 arrested in Sedalia in connection...
Poodle on two legs surprises shoppers at Target store
CHICAGO (WGN) – Daily errands took a wild turn for some local shoppers, all because of a poodle. More specifically, a poodle on two legs. His name is Pappy, just like Popeye’s father. And yes, there is a Popeye to this story, too. Pappy’s owner, Alex, is decked...
Cops Say Armed Chicago Felon Turned Lisle Streets Into His Own Speedway
A DuPage County judge has ordered a Chicago man held without pretrial release after prosecutors say he turned a routine traffic stop into a high-speed chase through Lisle and Downers Grove while armed with a loaded handgun, ending in a crash that took out a traffic signal and landed him in custody.
Chicago files emergency motion to close Ford City Mall due to concerns over fire...
The City of Chicago has filed an emergency motion to close a mall on the South Side due to concerns over a defective fire suppression system "riddled with leaks" that could cause injury or death.
IG: Former mayoral staffer tried to steer $9M to contractor who hired their kid
CHICAGO — A former senior staffer in the Chicago mayor’s office is accused of using their position to solicit a city contractor to hire their child. After the child was placed in an internship, the city’s inspector general determined the mayoral staffer then tried to facilitate more than $9M in unauthorized payments to the contractor. […]
6 Chicago Police Officers Broke Rules After Chicago Fire Department Employee Struck, Killed Person:...
Two Chicago Police Department sergeants and four officers failed to properly investigate after a vehicle driven by a Chicago Fire Department employee struck and killed an individual, according to the city’s watchdog. Inspector General Deborah Witzburg did not conclude in the report released Wednesday that the CPD members deliberately...
Crestwood Teen Pulled From Cal-Sag Channel Identified As Tabarak Al Najjar
A 19-year-old woman pulled from the Cal-Sag Channel near 131st Street in Alsip on Tuesday has been identified as Tabarak Al Najjar of Crestwood, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner. First responders rushed her to a hospital, where she later died. Recovery and identification. The Alsip Fire Department and...
9 Chicago more cops busted in PPP loan fraud probe, inspector general says
Chicago’s inspector general concluded nine investigations in the first quarter, finding that Chicago police officers fraudulently obtained forgivable loans under the COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program, investigators announced. A tenth city worker, identified as an aldermanic employee, also obtained a fraudulent PPP loan and then filed a false police report...
