The Mall with Stores It Doesn’t Own: Inside 50 Years of North Riverside Park...
North Riverside Park Mall sits at 7501 West Cermak Road in North Riverside, Illinois, an enclosed two-level shopping center 10 miles west of Chicago. That mall opened in 1975 with JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, Carson Pirie Scott, and a junior anchor called Madigan's. The three full-line anchors stood on ground the mall's
15-year-old girl charged with pushing man off CTA train to his death, police say
A teenage girl has been charged with pushing a man from a CTA train to his death on the city's South Side on Monday, Chicago police said.
From an $882M Chicago Budget Deficit to Sudden Measles Alerts and Local Business Shocks:...
Chicagoland’s Week In Review: Will County prosecutors charged three individuals following a violent brawl in the Joliet courthouse lobby that injured two deputies, as health teams began larvicide treatments for the season’s first human West Nile virus case and the community observed the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Judici
Judy Markey, Longtime WGN Radio Host, Dies
The program, which she co-hosted with Kathy Voltmer, spent two decades on WGN Radio and became one of the station’s signature shows. The post Judy Markey, Longtime WGN Radio Host, Dies appeared first on Barrett Media .
COPA clears cop who went viral for pointing gun during South Side street takeover...
A Chicago police officer who went viral after a video showed her pointing her firearm out of a CPD wagon during a street takeover two summers ago has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, better known as COPA. The brief video, recorded on August 5,...
Huge fire sends clouds of black smoke into air on Chicago’s West Side
A huge fire sent clouds of black smoke into the air Friday afternoon on Chicago's West Side.
Woman fatally shot while driving on Southwest Side overnight identified as OEMC dispatcher
CHICAGO — An investigation is underway on Friday morning after a woman was fatally shot while driving on the city’s Southwest Side overnight. According to police, the shooting unfolded just after 12:15 a.m. in the 4500 block of South Wood Street, in the Back of the Yards. Officers said the victim, a 50-year-old woman,
Wendy’s Cheeseburger Blamed for 2 Hospital Stays and $93K in Medical Bills
A Chicago woman is suing Wendy's after claiming a double cheeseburger meal left her hospitalized twice and staring down nearly $100,000 in medical bills. According to USA Today, Roxie Ellis Douglas, 68, alleges a Wendy's meal delivered to her home last year was contaminated with Campylobacter, a type of bacteria that c
Chicago Cop Struck Man’s Head With Radio, City Now Owes Him $225,000
904 N. Cambridge Ave. — Reported Cabrini-Green Arrest Setting. Chicago city lawyers are recommending a $225,000 settlement for Lorenzo Williams after the Civilian Office of Police Accountability found that an officer used excessive force during a 2024 arrest in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood. Body-worn camera footage s
After a decade, Chief Keef makes his Chicago return with a major tour kickoff...
On the second night of Ye’s star-studded homecoming concert Sept. 5 at Soldier Field, Yeezy brought an unexpected special guest. In his first concert appearance within city limits in more than a decade, Chief Keef rose atop the gigantic electronic globe under angry red lights to the shock of the sold-out stadium.
