Jail worker hid phone in her underwear, passed it to inmate: sheriff
A 33-year-old Chicago woman who worked at Cook County Jail’s medical facility is facing a felony charge for allegedly smuggling a cellphone into the jail and slipping it into gauze covering a prisoner’s injury. Dominique Smith-Montgomery, an employee at Cermak Health Services, the jail hospital, was arrested July...
Austin Senior Housing In Disrepair, Residents Say: ‘We Should Not Have To Live Like...
AUSTIN — West Side native Walter Weaver moved into the Crestwood Apartments in Austin two years ago. Since then, the 70-year-old has watched his living situation deteriorate. For over a year, Weaver’s bathroom didn’t have working hot water, so he would go to neighbors’ units to take showers or...
Oak Brook officer injured after women led police on 104 mph chase, prosecutors say
DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. - Two suburban Chicago women are facing felony charges after prosecutors say they led police on a high-speed chase that ended in two crashes, including one involving a police squad car. Oak Brook police chase charges. Vanessa Mejia, 29, of Elmwood Park, and Magaly Valencia, 21, of...
Malice Of Clipse Accused Of Thieving A Glizzy In Chicago
Chicago eatery The Wiener's Circle is accusing Malice of the Clipse of taking a polish hot dog without paying.
Crews recover bodies of missing kayakers, who lived in Chicago area, off Wisconsin island
Crews recovered the bodies of two missing kayakers, who lived in the Chicago area, from Lake Michigan near Wisconsin's Washington Island on Monday, police said.
Video shows man allegedly burglarizing condo in partially collapsed Morton Grove building
A surveillance camera captured footage of a man who allegedly burglarized a condo in a north suburban building that partially collapsed earlier this year.
High-ranking Chicago police supervisors push to unionize amid beef with City Hall
A group of high-ranking Chicago police officials are pushing to form their own union, setting up a possible fight with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration. In a letter last month to Militza Pagán, Johnson’s deputy mayor of labor relations, an attorney with the Illinois Police Benevolent & Protective Association aske
NW side residents battle growing trash from tent encampment
CHICAGO (WGN) — Residents in a Northwest Side neighborhood never expected a homeless encampment to remain in place for more than a year now. But not only has the number of tents grown, so has the trash. Along the north branch of the Chicago River, locals report trash unlike anything they’ve seen before. A YouTube video
Man shot while walking near South Side gas station, Chicago police say
Chicago police are investigating a shooting on Tuesday that left a 32-year-old man injured.
Three People, Including a 4-Year-Old Girl, Die After a Split-Second Highway Decision in Illinois,...
CHICAGO, IL — Three people died, including a 4-year-old girl, after a split-second decision on an Illinois highway led to a deadly crash, according to the report. The wreck also left another driver injured. The story centers on how quickly a routine drive turned tragic on a major roadway, with a momentary choice settin
