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On Wednesday morning, a girl was walking to school near 16th Street and Homan Avenue, when she saw a man driving alone in a gray vehicle, police said.

The 14th Annual Chicago Day of the Girl takes place Saturday, bringing together hundreds of young Black girls for a day of leadership, creativity, and empowerment.

DHS confirmed the encounter and said agents were forced to disengage after being surrounded by a crowd that interfered.

Since September, at least six unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents. That number is likely higher, but the social invisibility and isolation already faced by people experiencing homelessness make their disappearances harder to track. “While we have heard several reports that we are working to...

In early October, a black Chevrolet Express van without license plates on the front or the back left a gated federal immigration facility in Broadview and drove through the western suburb. The passengers wore Army green typical of U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers. The van had an “inventory” decal...

A grim discovery was made in a Bridgeport apartment when a man returned home from work to find his roommate dead, wrapped, and tied up, as reported by The Chicago Tribune. The victim, who was found face down in the kitchen of the three-bedroom residence located on the 1000 block of West 31st Street, appeared to be in...

Clinée Hedspeth has resigned from her position as the commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, according to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office. The department is responsible for putting on some of Chicago’s most well-known festivals and events, including Taste of Chicago, Chicago...

A Chicago man who carjacked a Facebook Marketplace seller while on electronic monitoring for trying to kill a Cook County sheriff’s deputy was handed a 22-year prison sentence yesterday. Judge Adrienne Davis sentenced Dewon Cathion after the 25-year-old pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular hijacking and attempted...

The video is in stark conflict with the government’s account that federal agents in Broadview were “boxed in by 10 cars” and the woman, Marimar Martinez, 30, was one of the drivers

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is calling for the National Governors Association to condemn the deployment of troops from the Texas National Guard into the state, and has threatened to withdraw Illinois from the organization if it does not.