12 years for trying to carjack a man across the street from a Chicago...
CHICAGO — Deangelo Coleman has been featured in his share of CWBChicago stories. A phone snatching in 2016. Attacking and robbing a Lakeview woman in 2021. Trying to carjack a driver in Wrigleyville last April. We are pleased to report that Coleman will not be appearing in any more...
Pekau says voters ‘get the government they deserve’ after loss
Keith Pekau didn’t sugarcoat it. “I got shellacked,” he said. The two-term mayor of Orland Park was beaten soundly 57.09% to 42.91% by former longtime trustee Jim Dodge in Cook County, according to the unofficial results from the county’s clerk’s office. Official numbers will come in the coming weeks after they are...
Downers Grove South HS Teacher/Soccer Coach Christina Formella Husband Michael Fears For Her Future...
Christina Formella, a special education teacher at Downers Grove South High School, was recently taken into custody while she was driving with her husband. She is accused of improper conduct with a 15-year-old student she had tutored and coached in soccer two years ago. The two are said to have...
Skyway Lanes Will Stay Open After Chicagoans Step Up To Save City’s Last Black-Owned...
JEFFERY MANOR — It was barely past noon Monday and Skyway Lanes owner Brunetta Hill-Corley was already busy passing out bowling shoes, answering the phone and hustling between lanes to keep a youth group and a seniors league rolling along. Foot traffic at Skyway Lanes, 9915 S. Torrence Ave.,...
Goodbye Indiana, Illinois to Become Michigan’s New Border State
A proposed bill could reshape the Indiana-Illinois border, prompting discussions about the future of major cities like Chicago and Fort Wayne. Explore the implications of this initiative. There is an image floating around that represents what Indiana and Illinois would look like if this bill passes. Below is a crude...
Chicago man charged in triple stabbing on NW Side
CHICAGO - A Chicago man was charged in connection with an attack that hospitalized two women and a man on Sunday morning in the Belmont Central neighborhood. The stabbing happened around 5 a.m. in the 5700 block of West Grand Avenue. Chicago triple stabbing. The backstory:. Melchor Hernandez Rodriguez, 40,...
4 women, 3 men attacked and robbed Red Line passenger, police say
CHICAGO — Seven people, including four women, ganged up on a single victim, beating him, cutting his hand, and stealing his property aboard a Red Line train near 79th Street, Chicago police say. CPD released surveillance images of the seven suspects on Tuesday morning, saying they attacked a 23-year-old...
Woman found dead in South Side home Tuesday afternoon: CFD
An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in a South Side home Tuesday afternoon.
Shooting victim refused to cooperate with police, but detectives tracked down the 16-year-old gunman...
CHICAGO — A 19-year-old man who nearly died after being shot inside a West Side convenience store has not been cooperating with Chicago police detectives. But that didn’t stop the investigators from figuring out who shot him, and it didn’t stop prosecutors from filing charges, either. Officials...
Chicagoans With Ticket Debt Can Now Have Late Fees Forgiven Through June 30
CHICAGO — Chicagoans with tickets who have accrued late fees or additional penalties now have a chance to wipe clean their debt to the city if they pay the original fine under a new program. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is launching a ticket relief program for people with non-meter...
