Man gets 25 years for murder case that relied on enhanced video techniques
A Wicker Park man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday for a 2021 murder case that hinged on enhanced video evidence provided by a federal forensics laboratory. Tommie brown, 34, pleaded guilty to murder in exchange for the sentence from Judge William Gamboney, according to court records.
Another Illinois Walgreens Closing Permanently in Days
This makes you wonder when it will stop. It seems we're getting notifications of Walgreens closing locations practically every month. That's happened again as there is confirmation that another Illinois Walgreens will permanently close their doors in just a matter of days. What Illinois location of Walgreens is...
Security guard fires shot after being struck by hit-and-run driver near Wrigley Field
A private security guard fired a shot after being struck by a hit-and-run driver near Wrigley Field early Sunday, according to Chicago police. No injuries resulted from the gunfire, but the security guard was hospitalized. The incident began when CPD officers attempted to stop a light-colored SUV for speeding in...
1 dead after West Side rollover crash on Eisenhower Expressway: ISP
A West Side rollover crash on the Eisenhower Expressway left one person dead on Saturday night, Illinois State Police said.
People Drive From All Over Illinois To Shop At This Massive Dollar Store
In the concrete jungle of Chicago sits a bargain hunter’s paradise so legendary that folks from Rockford to Carbondale will burn a tank of gas just to fill their trunks with treasures that won’t empty their wallets. Dollar Land isn’t just a store – it’s a pilgrimage site...
Chicago Cracks Down on Nearly 200 Illegal Trash Pickups in First Months of Enforcement...
Private waste haulers were slapped with nearly 200 tickets for illegal, early-morning pickups during the first six months of a new enforcement. That’s according to records obtained by WTTW News from the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, which began coordinating the crackdown through a newly created 311...
Man killed, another hurt after being shot while leaving business on NW Side
Chicago police said two men, 51 and 69, were leaving a business when three unknown people got out of a dark sedan, pulled out guns, and opened fire.
John Roberson, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s COO, is leaving City Hall
Roberson has been in the mayor's inner circle since the start of his term.
Over 100 dads pampered in Chicago event put on by nonprofits ahead of Father’s...
More than 100 fathers were being celebrated Monday, ahead of Father's Day.
Man fatally shot in car in South Shore, child found in backseat
A man was found shot to death Saturday evening in a car in South Shore. A 4-year-old child in the backseat was unharmed, Chicago police said. The man, 35, was found slumped over the wheel of a vehicle with a gunshot wound to his right arm in the 2000 block of East 79th Street at 6:23 p.m., police said. He was taken...
