Facebook Marketplace robber who escaped by running into police station lobby gets probation
A man who thought it was a good idea to rob someone during a Facebook Marketplace meetup in a Chicago police station parking lot (and then made the even stranger choice to try to escape by running into the police station lobby) has been sentenced to probation. Phillip Shockley, 24,...
Chicago weekend shootings leave 4 dead, 10 hurt, police say
According to the Chicago police, four people were killed and nine others were wounded. Their ages range from 18 to 39.
Smash-and grab thieves target Lakeview Ulta store, police say
Smash-and-grab thieves targeted an Ulta Beauty store on Chicago's North Side on Friday night, police said.
Prescription vending machines installed on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO - Some residents on Chicago’s South Side are now able to pick up their prescriptions from vending machines located at multiple Advocate Health facilities. Revitalize Your Skin with Plexaderm [Try Now]As seen on TV! Reduce the appearance of under-eye bags and wrinkles in minutes! Results last up to 10 hours!...
Resolution apologizing for slavery ignites City Council clash
Four alderpersons voted against a resolution offering Black Chicagoans an apology for America’s enslavement of their ancestors, producing a racially charged clash within the City Council and a final roll call that one supporter called “appalling.”. Alds. Raymond Lopez (15th), Nick Sposato (38th), Anthony Napolitano...
Tren de Aragua Criminal Alien Arrested in Chicago Home Depot Raid
Border Patrol agents in Chicago arrested a “Tren de Aragua (TdA) terrorist member” during a raid at a suburban Home Depot parking lot. The arrest came as Border Patrol ramped up its Operation Midway Blitz enforcement action in Chicago. Commander of the operation, Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino,...
My cop dad’s deathbed confession to the 7 unsolved Tylenol murders tore me apart...
A MAN has claimed that his father made a chilling deathbed confession in 2023 that he was responsible for the Tylenol murders – one of America’s most notorious unsolved cases. Joseph Cibelli, a former hairdresser and law school student in Sacramento, California, said his father, Daniel Raymond Drozd, admitted to...
Violent 16-time felon attacked stranger with hammer, then escaped on a CTA bus: prosecutors
A 16-time convicted violent felon is back behind bars after prosecutors said he launched a brutal, unprovoked hammer attack on a senior citizen in Auburn Gresham this summer. Prosecutors say Frank Barker, 58, of South Holland, ambushed a 69-year-old man who was unloading groceries outside his home in the 8300 block...
South Loop security guard accused of shooting ‘known shoplifter’ goes home on ankle monitor
A Cook County judge denied prosecutors’ request to detain a South Loop grocery store security guard who allegedly shot a 17-year-old girl Tuesday night, releasing her instead on electronic monitoring. Raven Aikins, 29, was working at the Jewel-Osco, 1224 South Wabash Avenue, when she spotted the teen and three...
Suspect in custody after man shot, seriously injured inside his Hermosa home: police
A suspect is in custody after a man was shot and seriously injured at his Northwest Side home on Friday night, Chicago police said.
