The $500M brawl over who foots Chicago’s property tax bill
Chicago’s latest property tax bills have turned a long‑simmering policy fight into a kitchen‑table emergency. At stake is roughly half a billion dollars a year, and a bitter argument over whether homeowners, businesses, or powerful development tools should carry more of the load for schools and city services. I see a...
Seven Children Charged for Viral Chicago Attack of Mother and Son
Seven children have been officially charged for the viral November attack of a young mother and her son in Chicago. According to NBC Chicago , three 10-year-old boys, a 10-year-old girl, an 11-year-old girl, a 12-year-old boy, and a 13-year-old girl were each charged with one or more misdemeanor counts of battery...
Rising costs for Chicago Police Dept. become increasing focus of city leaders
CHICAGO - As members of the City Council debated how to pass the city’s 2026 budget and raise enough revenue to close a $1.1 billion deficit, rising costs were also at issue. Multiple city leaders proposed various ways to constrain the rising expenses for one of the city’s largest...
One Dead, Three Injured After Four Gunmen Open Fire in Chicago
Four gunmen opened fire on people getting into a car Sunday morning in Chicago, leaving one person dead and three others injured. The incident occurred “around 2:35 a.m. in the 400 block of North La Salle Drive,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The four armed suspects were allegedly...
Man slashed during fight on CTA Blue Line train
A man was slashed during a fight on a CTA Blue Line train early Sunday.
Community honors life of Park Forest Detective Tim Jones, who died nearly 10 years...
There were heavy hearts at a very emotional celebration of life at Tinley Park High School, the alma mater of Park Forest Detective Tim Jones, who battled for about a decade after being injured in the line of duty.
CPD searching for 2 siblings believed to have traveled to Naperville
Chicago police said Amiya, 17, and Aiyanna, 13, were last seen on Christmas Eve in the 9200 block of South Dauphin Ave.
Chicago man stole nearly $8,000 in cigarettes during Walgreens theft spree: prosecutors
Prosecutors say a Chicago man stole nearly $8,000 worth of Newport cigarettes by repeatedly turning North Side Walgreens stores into smash-and-grab tobacco stops, vaulting counters and emptying secured display cases after clerks unlocked them. The alleged cigarette spree fits neatly into Dontrell Willis’s...
20-year-old in serious condition after South Austin shooting: police
CHICAGO - A 20-year-old man is in serious condition after a verbal altercation turned violent in South Austin on Saturday, according to police. A 20-year-old man was on the sidewalk and was involved in a verbal altercation with an unknown male offender in the 0-100 block of N. LeClaire around 3:21 p.m.
Chicago police searching for two missing sisters last seen on Christmas Eve
Chicago police are asking for the public's help in locating two missing sisters, Aiyanna Clark, 13, and Amiya Clark, 17, who were last seen on Dec. 24 in the 9200 block of South Dauphin Avenue.
