Chicago woman issues warning about popular pet sitting app after dog goes missing
A Chicago woman is warning others and calling for more protections after she said she booked a pet sitter through a popular app and things went terribly wrong. Rachel Weaver recently took a trip to Cancun as a birthday gift to herself to celebrate turning 23. Weaver said she looked...
Man beaten during robbery attempt while riding CTA train home from work
A train ride home from a day at work recently ended in a horrific attack for one Chicago man. The family of the 56-year-old victim said he was beaten during an attempted robbery on a CTA Orange Line train early Tuesday morning at the Western station. “You know, he’s just...
57-year-old woman shot after bullet goes through window in West Pullman
CHICAGO — A woman was seriously injured early Friday in West Pullman after a bullet went through her front window and struck her. Officers responded to the 11800 block of South Lafayette just before 2:30 a.m. on the call of a person shot. Police believe a 57-year-old woman was standing near her front-room window when...
Career criminal gets 6 years for robbing musician of $10,000 violin in the Loop
A man with a long criminal history pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a musician of a $10,000 violin aboard a CTA Blue Line train in the Loop this spring. Timothy Johnson, 39, pleaded guilty to robbery in exchange for a six-year sentence from Judge Stanley Sacks. The sentence will be cut in half with good behavior.
The future is here: CPD drone tracks gunman near Soldier Field, reports say
In a sign of things to come as law enforcement tools evolve with the times, a Chicago police drone team is being credited with tracking down a man who allegedly fired shots outside Soldier Field this month. It happened just after 5 p.m. on September 14 when police received reports...
Chicago man sentenced to life for fatally shooting 2 teens in South Shore who...
A Chicago man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of shooting and killing two teens who were buying candy on the South Side after they asked how tall he was in June 2020.
100 Black Men of Chicago hosts major scholarship event
The path to college is getting a little easier for thousands of students as the 100 Black Men of Chicago prepares to host its 23rd annual College Scholarship Fair.
2-year-old died from drug overdose: medical examiner
A 2-year-old girl found unresponsive in a stroller on the West Side this summer died from a drug overdose, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office found, classifying her death as a homicide. Around 4 p.m. on July 15, a 43-year-old woman flagged down Chicago police officers in the 2600...
Person found shot to death inside hotel room on Near South Side, Chicago police...
Chicago police are investigating a homicide after a male victim was found shot to death inside of a hotel room Thursday afternoon on the city's Near South Side.
Rooftop agents fire apparent tear gas, pepper balls at protesters outside Broadview ICE facility
Rooftop agents fire apparent tear gas, pepper balls at protesters outside Broadview ICE facility. An ICE agent on the roof of the facility, 1930 Beach St., has begun firing apparent chemical agents this morning.
