Garrett Popcorn store burglarized in Chatham, Chicago police say
Chicago police said two thieves broke through the front door of a popular Chicago popcorn shop early Sunday.
Rising Crime Rate: Burglars Stealing Coins From Illinois Laundromats
When it looked like the world of coins in Illinois was going to go the same route as the 8-track tape, there was a group of people in our state who found value in them. Thieves In Illinois Targeting Coin-Operated Machines. Since I was a kid, I've always had some...
Two men charged after stealing vodka from cargo container in Chicago: sheriff
Two Chicago men were caught on Aug. 27 stealing three boxes of Tito’s vodka from a Norfolk Southern cargo container near 63rd Street and Michigan Avenue, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said. Angel Villegas-Mendez, 30, and Erik Salcedo-Circa, 34, were arrested after fleeing the scene; both face burglary...
17-year-old boy shot to death on Morgan Park sidewalk, police say
A teenage boy was shot to death on the city's South Side on Saturday night, Chicago police said.
2 men wounded, 1 critically, in shooting in Auburn Gresham
Chicago police said two men were outside near 85th and Sangamon streets when a black sport-utility vehicle pulled up. The men inside started quarreling with the victims and then shot them.
Latino leaders condemn ICE over incidents in Chicago, including driver’s fatal shooting
Immigration-Arrest-Shooting-Death Chicago Sun-Times Latino leaders expressed dismay Saturday over recent immigration enforcement operations in Chicago that resulted in a fatal shooting during a traffic stop, the arrest of an immigrant at a barbershop and a tense standoff between protesters and agents at an...
Chicago man gets 20 months for anti-Hispanic hate crime
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to a hate crime in which he targeted Hispanic victims during the height of the city’s migrant crisis in late 2023. Prosecutors said 39-year-old Levell Carter followed a 43-year-old woman as she walked home from...
Mexican Independence Day car caravans to carry on despite ICE crackdown
This weekend, Chicago can expect a busy few days packed with Mexican Independence Day celebrations, despite an increased immigration enforcement presence in the area.
4 men hospitalized after mass shooting on Chicago’s South Side
Four men were injured in a mass shooting in Englewood.
Feds: Pedophiles, abusers and rapists nabbed in blitz
Several criminal illegal aliens have been arrested in Chicago as part of Operation Midway Blitz, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested individuals accused of sexually assaulting a child family member, rape, armed robbery and domestic battery, DHS...