“The Man was Screaming for Help. Begging for Help.” Community Members and EU React...
Robin Moran, a community member in Arlington Heights, witnessed ICE first-hand Oct. 25 when they arrested multiple individuals outside of a gas station. “I had just dropped off my dog, Berteau, at doggy daycare. As I was walking out, I felt somebody coming at me from my left. When I glanced over, I saw somebody...
Chicago family turns to food bank for first time after SNAP pause
Charlene Echoles said she and her husband work but now have to make up the difference by visiting pantries after their SNAP benefits were paused.
As cops investigated a Rogers Park murder, the killer returned to the scene to...
Prosecutors say a North Side man murdered a long-time acquaintance in a Rogers Park alley, then returned to the crime scene while cops were still there to recover a phone he left behind. Valgas Etheard, who allegedly brought clothing bearing gunshot residue and the victim’s blood with him on his phone quest, was...
2 found dead in parked car in Chicago’s NW suburbs
A man and woman were found dead inside a vehicle early Tuesday morning in northwest suburban Crystal Lake, police said.
Man gets 20 years for Morse Red Line murder he committed as a juvenile
A Chicago man who was 16 years old when he gunned down another man outside the Morse Red Line station in 2020 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors said CTA surveillance video showed the victim, 26-year-old Joel Jenkins, and a witness walking to the train station and stopping just short of the doors...
Gunfire erupts between man returning home from work and possible thief on Jefferson Park...
A man exchanged gunfire with an armed masked man at about 5:25 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, in the 4900 block of North Major Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police. The man reported that when he returned home from work he saw a white Infiniti with Wisconsin plates parked...
Man Who Defaced Boystown Grade School With Swastikas Sentenced To 4 Year In Prison
A South Loop man who defaced an “equality” sign outside a Boystown elementary school with swastikas and obscenities was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to hate crime and institutional vandalism charges, according to Cook County court records. Jarrod Barnes, 43, admits to scrawling Nazi...
Study finds link between e-scooters and some crimes in Chicago
In 2019, Chicago allowed 10 companies to deploy e-scooter rentals across a 50-square-mile area on the West and Northwest Sides of the city.
Woman pushed to the ground, carjacked in Boystown
Police are investigating after a woman was carjacked in Boystown on Monday night. The 29-year-old victim told officers she had just exited her vehicle when an unknown female approached her from behind, pushed her to the ground, and took her car keys, according to a Chicago Police Department spokesperson. The offender...
Man’s body pulled from South Branch of Chicago River
A death investigation was under way Monday morning after a body was pulled from the South Branch of the Chicago River.
