Homeowners shocked by tax hikes should read bills to find out where their money...
Homeowners shocked by tax hikes should read bills to find out where their money goes. Record-high increases in property tax bills have angered many Cook County property owners. My office has released an analysis of the nearly 1.8 million tax bills. It showed that in Chicago the median tax bill...
Tool thieves hit 10 work vans across the North Side
Chicago police have issued a community alert following a string of early morning and evening burglaries targeting work vans across the North Side this week. Police said the thieves used a cutting tool or saw to break through the exterior locks of unoccupied work vans, then transferred tools into an awaiting vehicle...
Residents Rage Against Fleet of Delivery Robots Taking Over Chicago
While Chicago residents deal with the urgent threat of federal immigration agents rampaging through their neighborhoods, hundreds of unwanted side characters have managed to worm their way in seemingly overnight. Over the past few months, swarms of delivery robots have taken over the city’s sidewalks, prompting...
$10K reward for tips about auto thieves who killed man in Bridgeport
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information that helps identify the crew responsible for killing a 26-year-old man during a violent auto-theft encounter in Bridgeport last year. Aric White Jr. died after gunmen opened fire on him and his girlfriend while the couple searched for his...
Federal judge slaps man with 9-year sentence for Rogers Park bank robbery
A second man has been sentenced in a violent Rogers Park bank robbery that netted less than $10,000 but left terrified customers and employees scrambling for safety. Kendall Sullivan pleaded guilty to bank robbery by force and using a firearm in a crime of violence before U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama, who...
Cook County, Illinois launches a permanent guaranteed income
Cook County, Illinois has become a focal point in the national debate over how local governments can support residents facing volatile wages, rising housing costs, and uneven access to public benefits. Rather than treating income instability as a temporary emergency, county leaders are now exploring what it would...
Christkindlmarket asks city to raise new capacity limits amid drop in business
Christkindlmarket organizers are urging city officials to reconsider new last-minute limits placed on capacity for the popular Christmas market, saying their survival depends on the changes they are seeking.
Small business owners blame snow for low Small Business Saturday sales
A day that small business owners really look forward to and depend on got blanketed by Saturday's snowstorm.
Auto thieves point guns at firefighters outside Avondale firehouse
A crew of auto thieves pulled guns on three Chicago firefighters who confronted them as they broke into a fire department member’s car outside an Avondale firehouse on Thanksgiving morning, according to Chicago police. The attempted theft unfolded shortly after 7:15 a.m. outside Engine 91’s station house in the...
Intense Debate: Bethany MaGee, Victim of Chicago Train Attack, Remembered as ‘Intelligent’ and from...
This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Chicago train attack victim Bethany MaGee known as 'smart,' from 'wonderful' small-town family.
