Residents push back against 75th Street crowds: ‘The party follows us home’
CHICAGO - They say the crowds could start forming in the afternoon. By night, dozens — sometimes hundreds — of people can pack portions of 75th Street. And when the party ends, the people who live nearby say the problems don't always leave with it. Residents describe finding...
Chicago’s Ford City Mall could become a massive $200 million industrial complex
Ford City Mall, which was once a busy Southwest Side shopping destination , could soon be replaced by something far more industrial—and many nearby residents are not happy about it. Ford City Mall’s next chapter Ford City Mall, which opened in 1965, was ordered to close earlier this summer due to unsafe conditions. At
NTSB recommends end to crew members riding railcars during shoving moves
CHICAGO — The National Transportation Safety Board on Monday called for a ban on train crews riding railcars during shoving moves, saying the switching practice has led to 14 deaths since 2020. In a press conference today (Sept. 21) at Chicago Union Station, the NTSB urged the Federal Railroad Administration and every
Who’s raising the most money in Chicago’s 2027 mayoral race?
Alexi Giannoulias has amassed a $22 million fundraising haul, more than the rest of Chicago's 2027 mayoral field combined, a new analysis of state campaign finance records shows. Why it matters: The fundraising numbers offer an early look at which candidates have the resources to spend heavily in the 2027 race. Driving
He was arrested 3 times in 5 weeks before violent Loop robbery attempt, officials...
The system had three chances to stop Alex Cusick. Each time, he was released. On the fourth arrest, prosecutors say, he escalated from stealing restaurant tip jars and hopping a CTA turnstile to violently trying to rob a woman in the Loop. Cusick, 28, was arrested three times in five...
Chicago man charged after assault rifle found during traffic stop
CHICAGO - A Chicago man was arrested after authorities said they found an assault rifle, drugs and open alcohol during a traffic stop earlier this month. According to the Cook County Sheriff's Office, deputies stopped a red Nissan Sentra around 9:40 p.m. on Sept. 10 near Chicago Avenue and Dearborn Street after the car
Man Found Shot Dead on West 117th Street in West Pullman, Police Say
800 Block of W. 117th St. — Reported Location of Fatal Shooting. A man was found shot to death Monday morning on the 800 block of West 117th Street in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood, police said. Officers responding to the scene found him suffering from multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body, and he was prono
Illinois orthopedic surgeon and practice founder dies at 72
Eugene Bartucci, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who founded Elmhurst Orthopedics, died Aug. 28 at age 72, according to an obituary in the Chicago Tribune. Dr. Bartucci earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his residency there in 1986. He spent 45 years in medici
Man, 49, shot during argument on Chicago’s South Side: CPD
Police say a 49-year-old man was involved in an argument with an unknown person who pulled out a gun and shot the victim three times.
U.S. Citizen Lands in Hospital After Immigration Agents Detain Him
Federal agents on Sunday reportedly injured a U.S. citizen, who ended up at the hospital for his injuries. The Guardian reports that local police officers in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, were called to the scene of an argument between two people at 10 a.m. Upon their arrival, they found a man on the ground
