Dante Hughes: Man fatally shot in Chicago Thursday identified
CHICAGO - A man who died after being shot early Thursday morning has been identified, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office and Chicago police. Authorities said Dante Hughes was dropped off at St. Bernard Hospital at about 6:42 a.m. after suffering multiple gunshot wounds to his body.
Drug-soaked paper fell from Cook County inmate’s sock during search, authorities say
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Lil Durk Murder-for-Hire Trial: Shooter’s Wife and Mother of King Von’s Son Testify
Chicago rapper Lil Durk mounted a rapid-fire defense Thursday, calling nine people to the witness stand — including the wife of one of the government’s star witnesses — on the same day both sides rested their case in the closely watched murder-for-hire trial . The judge then ordered jurors to return Tuesday for closing
Lovesac Faces Social Media Backlash After CEO’s Response to Viral TikTok Complaint
Lovesac, the furniture retailer that recently opened a showroom on Chicago’s Southport Corridor, has found itself at the center of a national social media controversy after a comedian’s viral complaint about assembling one of the company’s couches escalated into a much larger debate over customer service, social media
Chicago cops had ‘only one option’ before fatally shooting gunman, COPA finds
Chicago’s police accountability agency has cleared two Chicago police officers who shot and killed a man in Hammond, Indiana, last year. In its final report, released Thursday, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability found that Joseph Navarro charged toward the officers after crashing his car and tried to shoot th
Man fatally shot in front of South Side business
CHICAGO — A man is dead, and an investigation is underway following a shooting in front of a South Side business on Thursday afternoon. Chicago police said the incident unfolded just after 6 p.m. in the 7300 block of South Stony Island Avenue, in South Shore. According to police, the victim, a 37-year-old man, was […]
Fired Weeks After Reporting Harassment and a Defect: Ford Chicago Plant Worker Files Lawsuit
A former Ford Chicago Assembly Plant worker who spent five years as a lead operator has sued the automaker, alleging workplace harassment and retaliation. According to the complaint, she was recognized for her work and raised concerns about an alleged…
Major backup, delays on I-88 in western suburbs after crash leaves lanes blocked
Traffic was backed up for miles after a crash on I-88 in the western suburbs of Chicago at the start of the afternoon rush hour on Thursday afternoon. Around 4 p.m., aerial video captured by NBC Chicago Sky 5 showed all but one of the westbound lanes of I-88 were shut down after a crash that appeared to involve a bridg
Arlington Heights Plumbing Company Sued Over Alleged Scams Targeting Seniors
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a lawsuit against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., accusing the Arlington Heights-based company of misleading customers, most often senior citizens, into signing home-repair contracts at inflated prices for work that was often sloppy, incomplete, or entirel
Illinois already killed parking mandates. Chicago should finish the job.
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