There is no First Amendment right to obstruct law enforcement
Aspiring Democratic lawmakers are competing to provoke the strongest reactions from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who are doing their duty, which will inevitably lead to more extreme rhetoric and violence. Democratic leaders, especially local leaders such as Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) and Chicago Mayor...
Board fires assistant principal, accepts teacher’s resignation after NBC report
The U-46 school board voted Monday night to terminate an assistant principal and accept the resignation of another educator – months after an NBC 5 Investigates’ report identified them as being investigated for sexual misconduct allegations during their time working at Chicago Public Schools. In May, NBC 5...
Prosecutors: Man murdered brother in dispute over parking tickets and weed
A family feud over unpaid parking tickets and marijuana sales ended in murder on the city’s West Side last summer, officials said as they laid out their case against an Elgin man. Prosecutors charged 39-year-old Osceola Little with first-degree murder in the death of his younger brother, 33-year-old Robert...
Fence goes up outside ICE facility in Broadview
Meanwhile, protesters, elected officials, and ICE representatives all offered comment Monday after at least 16 people were taken into custody during clashes with federal agents last week.
Woman Charged After Oversized Bag Attack at Airport
Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images A Chicago woman has been arrested after allegedly attacking an airport worker during a dispute over the size of her luggage. Tyana Partee, 22, was taken into custody Monday morning at Miami International Airport after an altercation with an Ultra Aviation Services employee while attempting...
Illinois inmate loses $36K, case traced to Evansville
The transactions that took place included purchases, withdrawals and transfers.
“Dreadhead Cowboy” spotted riding, flipping off horse in downtown Chicago
Adam Hollingsworth, known as the so-called "Dreadhead Cowboy," was spotted on Monday afternoon riding and doing flips off the horse in Chicago's downtown area.
27 shot, 4 fatally, over the weekend — fewer than last year, more than...
Twenty-seven people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, four of them fatally. The tally marks an improvement from the same weekend in recent years but remains higher than some pre-pandemic years. Last year, the same weekend saw 40 victims, and in 2021 the weekend recorded a staggering 72 victims....
Woman recalls being hit in face by stranger while walking near Union Station
Lynsy Howard said she was walking with her friend and was passing the man in a crosswalk when the next thing she remembers is holding her face, dazed, confused, and with a pain in her left eye.
One year after mayor unplugged ShotSpotter, another shooting victim dies with nobody reporting gunfire
A 53-year-old man was found shot to death on a West Pullman street Sunday afternoon, a murder committed without any 911 calls reporting gunfire in the area. Exactly when the man was shot remains unclear, a detail missing in part because Mayor Brandon Johnson disconnected the city’s gunfire detection system almost...
