Chicago duo charged in violent armed robbery
CHICAGO - A Chicago man and a woman have been charged in connection with a violent robbery involving a 70-year-old woman last month in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Frank Burrell Jr., 50, and Taysha Stillwell, 39, allegedly stole from a 38-year-old woman at gunpoint on Sept. 13 in the 4700 block of South...
Man shot in head with pepper ball during Broadview protest, video shows
Newly-released video shows a federal agent shoot a reported pastor in the head with a pepper ball during a protest outside the ICE facility in suburban Chicago.
Crash-and-grab burglars steal cash register from Chatham nail salon
Chicago police are investigating a crash-and-grab burglary on Tuesday morning at a nail salon in the Chatham neighborhood.
Thieves smash windows of around 20 vehicles in Chicago neighborhood
Chicago police were searching for multiple suspects who were caught on camera breaking car windows in the city's Hegewisch neighborhood on the Far South Side. Video captured by a Ring doorbell camera showed at least three people who went on a window-smashing and theft spree early Tuesday. "I heard what...
Southwest Side residents demand ICE stay out of The Yards Plaza
Residents on the Southwest Side of Chicago are demanding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement not be allowed to use The Yards Plaza.
Urgent: ICE is Lying to the American Public
In recent weeks, Chicago has witnessed a startling escalation in federal immigration enforcement. Federal agents, many attached to the Department of Homeland Security including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, have conducted raids and mass detentions across the city. These operations have...
Chicago Latina Shot by Border Patrol Survives, Lawyers Up
COLUMN — On Saturday, federal agents shot Marimar “La Maggie” Martinez five to seven times in Brighton Park. Yesterday, she walked out of the hospital—bandaged, limping, but alive—flanked by her lawyer, Christopher Parente, and a crowd chanting her name.
Feds: Latin Kings leader put out $10,000 hit on ICE commander in Chicago
Federal prosecutors say a Latin King gang leader offered a $10,000 bounty for the killing of a senior immigration enforcement officer after an ICE agent shot a woman in Chicago this weekend. A source familiar with the investigation identified the intended target as Commander Gregory Bovino, who has been leading the...
Man stabbed to death in South Austin, police say
A man was stabbed to death on Chicago West Side on Monday, according to Chicago police.
Police warn of more smash-and-grab burglars striking in areas around Chicago
The burglaries have occurred on the North, Northwest, Near South, and Southwest sides, as well as right downtown.
