16-year-old charged after shootout with woman during carjacking attempt
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with taking part in a September carjacking attempt in Woodlawn that ended in a shootout, leaving both a woman and one of the alleged offenders wounded, police said. The incident happened around 10 a.m. on September 7 in the west alley of the 6700...
Bystander Attacks Innocent Black Man After Karen’s False Theft Accusation Goes Viral | WATCH
Viral Video of ‘False Accusation Incident’ Sparks Outrage Online. *Here we go again. Another Karen doing what Karens do. But as always happens, she ended up looking like the complete idiot that she is. But not before her idiocy got an innocent Black man assaulted. A shocking video...
Woman found dead after early-morning fire on South Side
CHICAGO — An investigation is underway on Saturday morning after a woman was found dead in a burning building on the city’s South Side. According to police, the fire erupted at a home in the 5300 block of South Calumet Avenue in Washington Park. Chicago fire crews were able to get the blaze under control, […]
‘5 shots, 7 holes’: Border patrol supervisor appeared to brag about shooting woman, defense...
(CHICAGO) -- Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum testified Wednesday that he had no role in the decision to release his government-issued vehicle after it was involved in a collision that led to him shooting a woman on Chicago’s southwest side last month. “I was told to pick it up, [so] I picked it up,” Exum...
ICE agents’ warrantless arrest sparks due process concerns in Wheaton
A Chicago husband and father was taken into ICE custody after federal agents smashed the windows of his car to arrest him near the DuPage County Courthouse, with his attorneys claiming the agents failed to show any judicial warrant and violated his due process rights.
Man charged with slashing victim’s face near Mag Mile is supposed to be receiving...
A 21-year-old man who was placed on felony probation and ordered to undergo mental health treatment in July is now accused of slashing another man’s face near the Magnificent Mile on Thursday evening, according to Chicago police. CPD said Daniel Mulbah, of the 2800 block of East 76th Street,...
Arrest Of Daycare Worker At Preschool Violated Consent Decree, Attorneys Say
NORTH CENTER — Immigration attorneys are challenging the warrantless arrest this week of a North Center daycare teacher, saying it violated a 2022 consent decree. Attorneys with the firm Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym., Ltd. filed a habeas corpus petition with the U.S. District Court in Chicago on Thursday, seeking...
14 Reasons Why People in Illinois Are Packing Up and Leaving in 2025
Illinois is iconic — deep-dish pizza, the Chicago skyline, Midwest charm, and an accent that could cut through lake-effect wind like a knife. But by 2025, plenty of Illinoisans are seeing their tax bills, heating costs, and commute times and thinking, “Maybe life without frostbite AND financial stress is possible.”...
Heavy police, SWAT presence in Rogers Park
A heavy police presence, including SWAT, could be seen in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood Thursday evening, video on social media showed. Around 7 p.m. Thursday, police and SWAT responded to the 7300 block of North Seeley in Rogers Park, authorities said. Video on social media shows numerous police cars and...
At least 30 students, 1 adult taken to hospitals after school bus crash
More than 30 people, many children, had to be taken to hospitals to be checked for injuries after a multi-school bus crash in Hyde Park Friday morning.
