Local rapper donates toys to mother, kids brutally attacked near South Side school
A local rapper is stepping up to help a mom and her two kids after they were brutally attacked by a group of children on the Far South Side.
$12K reward offered in deadly shooting-turned-crash on Far South Side, family says
A Chicago family is offering a $12,000 reward for information after a woman died on her way to work, just days before Christmas.
CTA Red Line service halted for hours on South Side after brake fire on...
CTA Red Line service was suspended on Chicago's South Side late Wednesday morning after the brakes caught fire on a train.
West Side Outrage Grows After 9-Year-Old Killed Outside Chicago School
On a quiet West Side block where kids stream into Ronald E. McNair Elementary each morning, a small memorial now marks the spot where 9-year-old Anakin Perez was killed on his way to class. His family says they are still waiting for answers - and real accountability - after the driver who struck him received only a...
Two Teenagers Charged in Aggravated Battery of Senior on Chicago Transit Authority Bus
Two teenagers have been charged in a brutal attack on a 62-year-old man aboard a Chicago Transit Authority bus, an incident with details that have emerged as unsettling indicators of youth violence in the city. According to the Chicago Police Department, the suspects, a 15-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, each...
U.S. Homicides Plunge at Record Pace as Violent Crime Continues to Fall
Lawrence, NY (December 23, 2025) The United States is on track to record the largest single-year decline in murders ever documented, according to newly analyzed national crime data. Killings are down nearly 20 percent compared with the same period in 2024, marking a dramatic reversal from the surge in violence seen...
1 dead, 3 injured after mass shooting in Englewood
A mass shooting in the parking lot of a liquor store in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood left a man dead and three others injured.
Federal Indictments Target Tren de Aragua: Five Charged in Chicago Gun and Drug Trafficking...
A Multi-State Operation Unravels Gang Network (Image Credits: Cwbchicago.com) Chicago – Authorities have indicted five individuals suspected of ties to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang on charges related to firearms and narcotics distribution in the Windy City. A Multi-State Operation Unravels Gang Network The...
Pope Leo to celebrate 1st Christmas as pontiff with midnight Mass at Saint Peter’s...
The Vatican is hoping to send a message of Christmas harmony. Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago is hosting several Masses on Christmas Eve.
Woman sentenced for hate crime after setting neighbor’s porch on fire
A Chicago woman was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison on a hate crime charge after throwing a Molotov cocktail into neighbor's porch in March of 2024.
