Chicago Teamsters, backed by mayor, want ICE blocked without warrants in strike fight
Workers at the Mauser Packaging plant in Little Village seek assurances that ICE must display judge-signed warrants before accessing company property during strike.
Cook County Sheriff ‘Data Loophole’ Lets ICE Access Immigrant Info
This story was originally published by the South Side Weekly. A data broker that allows users to obtain information about incarcerated people could be a digital backdoor enabling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to access the personal data of thousands of immigrants in Cook County. At a Cook...
Chicago Police Seek Public’s Help in Search for Missing Teen Zarayla Green from North...
The Chicago Police Department has issued a missing person alert for 16-year-old Zarayla Green, who has been reported missing from the 5000 block of N. Kenmore. The teenager vanished under circumstances that have yet to be disclosed to the public, and local authorities are seeking assistance to ensure her safe return....
Chicago Paid $100K to 14-Year-Old Boy Pinned to Park Ridge Sidewalk by Off-Duty CPD...
Chicago taxpayers paid $100,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by the family of a Park Ridge teen who was pinned to a sidewalk by an off-duty Chicago police sergeant more than three years ago, an incident that was captured on a video that went viral, records show. Chicago Police Sgt....
Man charged with murder in shooting of 20-year-old woman in Washington Park
Xavier Tousant, 22, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder.
Dog rescued from Chatham apartment fire
A dog was rescued by Chicago firefighters from an apartment in Chatham early Wednesday morning.
Black Men United unveil new affordable housing facility in Maywood
Gov. Pritzker celebrated Black Men United's new affordable housing development in Maywood on Wednesday.
18-year-old charged with murder in fatal shooting of Chicago pastor’s godson
An 18-year-old man has been charged with the first-degree murder of Christion Tucker, the godson of Pastor Corey Brooks, who was fatally shot in Chicago last year.
Police: violent Chicago gang member arrested during Marion traffic stop
MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – A man who police say is a member of a violent Chicago street gang was arrested during a traffic stop in Marion. A gun and illegal drugs were also seized. According to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, Petre Washington, 49, was a passenger in a...
Mayor’s latest hire, a defund advocate, says police ‘harm Black and brown communities with...
Mayor Brandon Johnson went on national television Tuesday morning and did what Chicagoans have seen him do many times before: talk in circles. On MSNBC’s morning show, host Joe Scarborough asked Johnson a simple yes-or-no question: Would adding 5,000 more cops, combined with strong social programs, make Chicago...
