Chicago man charged with 2021 fatal Fourth of July shooting: police
CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly fatally shooting a 29-year-old in 2021, according to police. Around 10:25 a.m. on Friday, Jason Cribbs, 45, of Chicago, was arrested by Chicago Police in the 3100 block of W. Flournoy Street. Cribbs was identified as the...
ICE Detains 2 People Outside NW Side Homeless Shelter, Angering Elected Officials
NORTH PARK — Federal immigration agents detained and then released two people Tuesday outside a homeless shelter in Budlong Woods, according to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. About 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at the family shelter at 3034 W....
Gary Man Charged in Liquor Store Shooting
A Gary man has been formally charged after a shooting inside a local liquor store earlier this month left a 47-year-old man in critical condition. According to court documents, the incident occurred in the early morning hours of September 14, 2025, at Economy Liquors, located in the 400 block of Clark Road in Gary....
Chicago man nicknamed ‘Unc’ convicted in West Virginia fentanyl trafficking, could face life in...
Gerald Henry, 41, of Chicago, was found guilty of two counts involving the distribution of fentanyl and cocaine for leading a trafficking operation that moved fentanyl from Illinois to West Virginia.
Three homes severely damaged in extra-alarm fire in Fuller Park
Chicago firefighters were battling an extra-alarm blaze Friday afternoon at three homes in the Fuller Park neighborhood on the South Side.
Over 100 drivers ticketed for using shoulder to bypass traffic in a few hours:...
Cook County Sheriff’s officers issued over 100 tickets in just a few hours during the first of several new enhanced expressway patrols. Nearly half the violations (49) were caught using a police helicopter, with most drivers ticketed for using the shoulder to bypass traffic. Officials warned that driving on...
Chicago woman issues warning about popular pet sitting app after dog goes missing
A Chicago woman is warning others and calling for more protections after she said she booked a pet sitter through a popular app and things went terribly wrong. Rachel Weaver recently took a trip to Cancun as a birthday gift to herself to celebrate turning 23. Weaver said she looked...
Man beaten during robbery attempt while riding CTA train home from work
A train ride home from a day at work recently ended in a horrific attack for one Chicago man. The family of the 56-year-old victim said he was beaten during an attempted robbery on a CTA Orange Line train early Tuesday morning at the Western station. “You know, he’s just...
57-year-old woman shot after bullet goes through window in West Pullman
CHICAGO — A woman was seriously injured early Friday in West Pullman after a bullet went through her front window and struck her. Officers responded to the 11800 block of South Lafayette just before 2:30 a.m. on the call of a person shot. Police believe a 57-year-old woman was standing near her front-room window when...
Career criminal gets 6 years for robbing musician of $10,000 violin in the Loop
A man with a long criminal history pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a musician of a $10,000 violin aboard a CTA Blue Line train in the Loop this spring. Timothy Johnson, 39, pleaded guilty to robbery in exchange for a six-year sentence from Judge Stanley Sacks. The sentence will be cut in half with good behavior.
