Popular suburban coffee shop and bakery abruptly closes for good
A popular coffee shop and bakery in a northwest Chicago suburb unexpectedly closed its doors, with little warning to customers and staff. Elder + Oat in West Dundee announced on social media over the weekend that it had served its last latte and baked good. "Elder + Oat has officially...
Man accused of pulling gun at Chicago Ridge Mall
Mark A. Jackson, 38, of Alsip, was arrested after Chicago Ridge police found him carrying a concealed handgun at Chicago Ridge Mall on May 29 at 2:22 p.m. A Chicago Ridge police officer noticed Jackson walking through the mall with a bulge in his waistband consistent with a concealed gun, according to police. When conf
Four killed in Chicago area highway crashes
Four people, including an Illinois Tollway maintenance worker, were killed in Chicago area highway crashes since Saturday. A pedestrian died in a crash Sunday morning on the Eisenhower Expressway. The accident occurred at 3:10 a.m. Sunday on westbound Interstate 290 at Pulaski Road in Chicago. Illinois State Police sai
$10K reward offered in hunt for arsonist who killed family of 4 in West...
Nearly two weeks after an arsonist killed a family of four in West Englewood, officials are renewing their appeal for information and offering a reward of up to $10,000 for tips that lead to an arrest. Cook County Crime Stoppers announced the reward as detectives continue searching for the person...
5th juvenile arrested in ‘Lakeview Goons’ mob attack, more expected
Chicago police arrested a fifth juvenile Friday in connection with the mob attack and robbery linked to a group that Ald. Scott Waguespack has called the “Lakeview Goons,” bringing the total number of juveniles charged to five, with more arrests expected. Officers took the 15-year-old boy into custody at his private hi
Chicago Woman Got Cornered by a Man. Then, Maple & Ash Employees Noticed: ‘I...
There’s an assumption that if a man approaches a woman in a public space, she should be safe to decline his unwanted attention. But Sid (@lavendermilftea) recalled her harrowing experience on TikTok. It happened at Gold Coast, Chicago, all because a man couldn’t take “no” for an answer. If it weren’t for the help of […
Chicago man gets 40 years for two murders committed days apart on Northwest Side
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to two Northwest Side murders he committed within days of each other in December 2021, cases that were solved after police found the murder weapon in a carjacked vehicle he was driving. Hader Garcia, 22, pleaded...
Frontier flight rerouted mid-air after man allegedly goes ‘absolutely unhinged’
Frontier Airlines flight 3345 was scheduled to leave San Juan, Puerto Rico, and arrive in Chicago O'Hare International Airport, but it was diverted to Miami International Airport due to a "passenger disturbance"
Ex-WGN Staffer Who Was ‘Violently’ Thrown To Ground, Held By Feds Files $10 Million...
LINCOLN SQUARE — A former WGN employee who was violently thrown to the ground and detained by federal agents in Lincoln Square in October filed a Federal Tort Claims Act claim against the federal government, a precursor to filing a lawsuit, her attorneys said Tuesday. Debbie Brockman, a United...
Body found in pond in Illinois, investigation underway
ILLINOIS — Aurora police found a body in a retention pond Monday evening while searching for a missing woman near the Chicago Premium Outlet Mall, authorities said. Police had been searching for 32-year-old Shafia S. Murad, who was last seen around 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the area of the outlet mall. Family members descr
