Cook County mother, three children displaced after furnace fire leaves apartment uninhabitable
COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Midlothian mother and her three children are searching for help and stability after a furnace malfunction filled their apartment with smoke and forced them to flee with little more than the clothes they were wearing. The backstory:. Starquita White says the frightening ordeal began when...
Second man charged in violent Chicago robbery spree that included kidnapping
CHICAGO - A second man has now been charged in a series of armed robberies last month that also involved a kidnapping, according to Chicago police. Neurology Experts Warn Seniors: Stay Away From These 3 Foods ImmediatelyMemory Loss |. What we know:. Police say 18-year-old Tmajhae Cole has been indicted...
South Side homeowner scrambles to pay property tax bill that’s more than doubled
Homeowner and Army veteran Kaliff Chilembwe's property tax bill has seen an increase of 118%.
Server at Oak Lawn restaurant receives $1,800 tip part of holiday tradition
Server Ashley Glaum had been a server at Les Brothers restaurant in Oak Lawn for six years. She had no idea her bosses were in on the surprise.
27-time convicted burglar gets 9 years for latest break-in spree
A 23-time convicted burglar has added four more cases to his record after pleading guilty to a new series of North Side break-ins that he committed while on parole earlier this year. The plea brings 58-year-old Lamont Gordon’s burglary conviction total to 27. Gordon received a nine-year sentence for...
Repeat offender charged with raping woman in wheelchair on CTA Red Line
A man who failed to comply with the terms of his electronic monitoring on previous criminal charges was released from monitoring just days before he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in a wheelchair on the CTA.
Chicago ‘lost its mind’ financially under Mayor Brandon Johnson, Washington Post warns
The Washington Post editorial board criticizes Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget management, claiming Chicago has "lost its mind" with financial gimmicks.
Burglars use SUV to smash into Logan Square Foot Locker store, Chicago police say
Burglars used an SUV to smash into a Logan Square Foot Locker store Monday morning, Chicago police said.
Carjackers attack woman, drag her from vehicle in Edgewater
A 34-year-old woman was physically attacked and dragged from her car during a violent carjacking in Edgewater early Sunday morning. A passing motorist called 911 after seeing a woman lying on the ground with a couple of males standing over her in the 1400 block of West Rosemont Avenue around 2:35 a.m. The caller told...
Violent Carjacking Shakes Edgewater as Chicago Faces String of Vehicle Thefts
The Harrowing Edgewater Encounter (Image Credits: Unsplash) Edgewater, Chicago – A brazen attack early Sunday morning left a 34-year-old woman injured after carjackers dragged her from her vehicle in a residential neighborhood. The Harrowing Edgewater Encounter Police responded to reports of the assault around dawn...
