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The Antioch Traveling Closet has been working to provide free clothes, supplies and haircuts for families in need in the area for more than a decade.

In a recent development from Little Village, Brandon Johnson has voiced his concerns about the actions of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) towards the residents. According to Johnson, the CPD allegedly mistreated some residents, who were trying to assist and support those targeted by ICE raids. This has led to a...

Federal immigration agents faced gunfire and violent attacks during Chicago raids in Little Village. Nine arrested as rioters threw debris, rammed vehicles.

Three Chicago men have been charged with burglarizing a cargo train car early Oct. 29 near East 95th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Norfolk Southern Railroad police used a drone to capture footage of the suspects breaking into a freight container...

Illinois State Police investigators arrested a 29-year-old Chicago man less than a day after a road rage shooting was reported on the Stevenson Expressway this week, officials said. Bowen Zhang is charged with attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm in connection with the November 5 incident on...

No injuries were reported after shots were fired in a River North parking lot early Sunday morning. Officers on patrol heard loud, possibly automatic gunfire around 2:36 a.m., followed by a white sedan speeding south across the LaSalle Street Bridge, according to preliminary reports. Responding officers found shell...

This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Back-to-back armed carjackings earn two Chicago men lengthy federal sentences. Back-to-back armed carjackings earn two Chicago men lengthy federal sentences.

Chicago police are investigating at least five robberies and carjackings that unfolded overnight across the city, from Boystown to Lincoln Park and River North. Some of the incidents may have been carried out by the same armed crew. No arrests have been made. The spree began around 1:30 a.m. with...

This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on ‘Shame on You!’: As Chicago Moves Toward Reparations, Some Council Members Refuse to Apologize for Slavery, and Black Officials Are Furious.

Burr Oak Cemetery — the Black-owned south suburban cemetery that’s the final resting place of Mamie and Emmett Till, singer Dinah Washington, rapper King Von and generations of other prominent figures — appears headed for a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The Illinois Historic...