Driver critically injures suspect after group shoots at car, tries to block it in...
A driver hit and critically injured someone after a group fired at their vehicle and tried to block them from leaving on the city's Northwest Side on Saturday morning, Chicago police said.
Teen found shot to death inside vehicle on Chicago’s South Side identified
CHICAGO - A teenage boy was found shot to death inside a vehicle Thursday afternoon on the city's South Side, according to Chicago police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. What we know:. Police said the teen was discovered around 5:18 p.m. in the 1500 block of East...
Chicago Fugitive Wanted In Mississippi Nabbed After Foot Chase
A Mississippi shooting suspect who surfaced in Chicago was caught after a coordinated fugitive dragnet ended with a brief foot chase, according to law enforcement officials. Authorities say 27-year-old Laquan Moore, wanted by Terry, Mississippi police on aggravated-assault and weapon charges, was tracked to a Mercury Grand Marquis near the 300 block of North Lotus Avenue, where surveillance wrapped up with...
Police seek 6 men who beat, robbed CTA bus rider on South Side
Chicago police are looking for six men who surrounded and attacked a passenger aboard a CTA bus in Washington Park last month, punching him repeatedly in the face and stealing his headphones and jacket before fleeing. The victim was riding a bus in the 5800 block of South Martin Luther...
Black Chicagoans call on reparations from government, money deposits like ‘stimulus’ checks
Chicago residents call for reparations from local to federal government, with some advocating cash payments and others pushing for tax breaks and housing assistance.
Evanston firefighter battles blazes — and invasive buckthorn
After a 24-hour shift, Evanston firefighter Zach Carascano hangs up his helmet and grabs a rake, torch or whatever else the North Shore Channel bank may demand that day. Over the last three years, this has been his routine — balancing his work fighting fires as a member of Evanston Fire Department Station 3 with clearing invasive plant species like buckthorn and honeysuckle from...
14 Illinois Restaurants Serving Chicago-Style Hot Dogs So Good Locals Won’t Let You Put...
Chicago-style hot dogs are serious business in Illinois. Loaded with yellow mustard, neon green relish, onions, tomatoes, a pickle spear, sport peppers, and celery salt on a poppy seed bun, these dogs follow a strict no-ketchup rule that locals guard fiercely. Whether you’re a first-timer or a lifelong fan, these...
Chicago police officer killed by suspect released on electronic monitoring while awaiting trial on...
The April 25 arrest of a murder suspect who fatally shot a Chicago police officer and critically wounded another has sparked concerns over the use of electronic home monitoring for those with a history of violence. “There is no accountability,” Alderman Anthony Napolitano (41st) said of what he described as...
One person dead, one injured following shooting incident in Illinois
ILLINOIS — One man was killed and another injured in an overnight shooting on the South Side of Chicago, police said. According to the Chicago Police Department, the shooting occurred just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of West 43rd Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Investigators said a 58-year-old man and a 26-year-old […] The post One person dead...
Demolition and gradual demise in store for Lincolnwood Town Center
Once a middle-market magnet, the suburban mall is due to be replaced, but the future of its Kohl’s is unclear.
