Man, 20, found shot several times in parked car on Chicago’s NW Side
CHICAGO - A man was shot and seriously wounded in a parked car Tuesday night in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood. Officers found the 20-year-old inside a parked vehicle with several gunshot wounds to the body around 11:15 p.m. in the 4900 block of N. Harding Avenue, according to police. The...
Residents say they’re living in “deplorable conditions” at West Side CHA complex
Residents of Harrison Courts Apartments are looking for their units to get fixed from what they say are ongoing problems.
Illinois shouldn’t become a stage for repression
September 26, 5:30 AM: My goggles and respirator clinked together in the passenger seat as I drove to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Broadview detention facility. Since September 8, federal agents have arrested more than a thousand immigrants in the Chicago area; many have been taken to Broadview....
4 women targeted in 2 armed robberies minutes apart overnight in Lakeview, according to...
Four women were targeted in two armed robberies just minutes apart overnight on the city's North Side, according to Chicago police.
Maryland Mother Beaten By Group Of Students In Second High-Profile Attack On Parents: ‘I...
Lakesha Graves. Screenshot from WMDT report on the incident. A Maryland mother says she is still in disbelief after she and her daughters were brutally attacked by a group of students—an incident strikingly similar to a recent Chicago ambush that went viral and sparked national outrage. Just days after...
In Chicago, politicians are comparing ICE to the Gestapo — are they right?
On Halloween afternoon in Evanston, Illinois— just a couple miles north of my home — masked, armed men went on a rampage: They deliberately caused a fender-bender accident, shoved women to the ground, repeatedly punched a young man in the head and dragged him across the pavement, and pointed pistols at and...
Illinois Blasts Feds For Bailing On Sticky Chicago Canal Cleanup
Illinois' top environmental regulator says the feds are walking away from a mess that still is not cleaned up. Months after a massive spill of liquid asphalt into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, sticky material is still smeared along the shoreline, and state officials say wildlife and water-quality concerns have...
Teen charged with stealing from Chicago business, attacking 65-year-old
CHICAGO - A 17-year-old boy is facing charges after allegedly stealing from a business and attacking a 65-year-old man earlier this month in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. What we know:. The teen was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with two counts of aggravated battery, one count of robbery and one...
No injuries reported after shots fired at CTA bus
Shots were fired at a CTA bus in Chicago's North Park neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
Chicago Chili’s greeter attacked after customers object to wait time, video shows
CHICAGO - A restaurant greeter in Chicago was attacked last week, and the incident was caught on camera. Brianna Drew, 19, said she was following company policy when a routine farewell turned violent. She was punched, kicked and had hair ripped from her scalp. What we know:. The confrontation began...
