Another fatal shooting highlights gap left by mayor’s ShotSpotter shutdown
A man was found shot to death inside a vehicle in Gresham on Friday night, but witnesses who heard the gunfire didn’t call police until they saw the man slumped over in his car about an hour later, according to an officer at the scene. The shooting happened in...
4 killed, 9 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings as violence dips to 8-year low
Thirteen people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, four of them fatally, marking the best performance for the same weekend since 2017, according to HeyJackass, a website that tracks Chicago violence using official and open-source data. The ages of the victims, 12 males and one female, ranged from 1...
At Least 13 Shot Friday Into Sunday Night in Mayor Johnson’s Chicago
At least 13 people were shot, four of them fatally, Friday into Sunday night in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. CBS News reported that police were called to the weekend’s first fatal shooting at 10:01 p.m. Friday. They found a 36-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds deceased in “the 900 block of West 63rd...
New Illinois movement promoting downstate partition from Chicago
Some people who think downstate gets the short end of the stick in Illinois government want to form a new state. G.H. Merritt, chairman of the board for an organization called New Illinois, wants a state split. She says that’s different from secession, which implies forming a new country. Merritt says Illinois...
Border Patrol boss tells LA agents ‘it’s our f–king city’ in new video
Subscribe to LA Public Press to get stories like this in your inbox every week. The video, taken June 7, was made public in a Chicago court case. In it, the Border Patrol boss also says “arrest as many people that touch you as you want to” — and later confirmed the statement applies to Chicago as well.
Intense Debate: Law Enforcement Group Criticizes Democratic Cities for Prioritizing Billions on Illegal Aliens...
This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Police say they’re ‘tired’ of Dem cities spending billions on illegal aliens over cops: law enforcement group.
South Side organiztion works to tackle root causes of gun violence
An organization on the South Side is on a mission to combat violence. The Free Root Operation works to address the root causes of gun violence through wellness, education and economic justice. Free Root Operation Founder and Executive Director Eva Maria Lewis joined WGN News on Saturday morning to discuss the...
Some Chicago area schools announce closures, delays due to winter storm
The Winter Storm Warning begins at 9 p.m. Sunday and will be in effect through noon Monday.
2 officers hurt, 1 seriously in South Loop crash, Chicago police say
Two police officers were hurt in crash in the South Loop on Saturday night, Chicago police said.
Parents, baby allegedly pepper-sprayed by federal agents
A family showing what happened to their one year old- pepper sprayed near 26th Street.
