25 years for killing nurse in mistaken identity drive-by while on felony bail
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a drive-by shooting that killed a Little Village nurse in 2019, a crime that investigators said stemmed from mistaken gang identity. Armando Lopez pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in exchange for the sentence from Judge Neera Walsh. Under...
Man, 23, killed and woman, 24, in critical condition after drive-by shooting Saturday night...
CHICAGO — A 23-year-old man was killed and a 24-year-old woman is in critical condition after they were shot while inside a parked car Saturday night in the Clearing neighborhood on the city’s Southwest Side, according to Chicago police. Police say the victims were inside a parked vehicle in the 5900 block of South...
Tourist robbed at gunpoint after getting into phony rideshare in Gold Coast
Two women pretending to be rideshare drivers robbed a tourist at gunpoint in the Gold Coast early Sunday after convincing him they were his ride, according to Chicago police. The 44-year-old man told officers he was waiting for a rideshare pickup in the 1000 block of North State Street around 1:45 a.m. when a Toyota...
Facial recognition tech helps cops ID Red Line robber
A man who skipped court after allegedly attacking a CTA bus driver over the summer is back in custody, accused of attacking and robbing a passenger on a Red Line train after facial recognition technology helped police identify him. Michael McKinney, 24, was arrested on June 24 for allegedly punching...
Full interview: JB Pritzker on ICE, CBD in Chicago
Paris Schutz interviews Illinois Governor JB Pritzker one-on-one on ICE and CBD in Chicago.
Community on edge as ICE spotted near Rogers Park church during Spanish Mass: ‘Scared...
Protesters remained in the vicinity of ICE's Broadview processing facility Sunday. Meanwhile on Chicago's North Side, an ICE scare outside a local church during Spanish-language Mass brought out a large response from neighbors.
ICE agents block Catholic priests from entering Illinois detention facility
Religious leaders in Chicago marched to an ICE facility to give detainees holy communion as Operation Midway Blitz continues.
ICE protests get weird with inflatable costumes
“Operation Inflation” organizer Brooks Brown says the idea is to use humor to show that Portland hasn’t devolved into chaos and violence, as critics claim.
Two Masked Men Break In With Nothing But Hammers In Illinois
It’s funny how sometimes the simplest plans can lead to success, even when it comes to crime. Bucktown thieves are proving just that.
2 dead, 10 wounded in shootings during extended holiday weekend in Chicago
The victims ranged in age from 13 to 32, according to Chicago police.
