Summer violence touches parking lot prayer site in Chicago: ‘There is a different way’
CHICAGO -- Allen Hall hunched at a picnic table outside the University of Chicago Medical Center last week under the beating sun, his head in his hands. A few days before, Hall's 24-year-old daughter, Arneka McReynolds, had taken a special trip down to Chicago with her fiance from their home in Michigan to attend the...
Family of man fatally shot by former coworker sues Navy Pier, Levy Restaurants
The family of a man killed in a shooting at Navy Pier last year is now taking legal action.
Man sentenced for setting guard shack on fire at FBI Chicago office
Security cameras captured James Lofton dousing his jacket with an accelerant and lighting it in 2022.
18 years in federal prison for violent machine gun-fueled carjacking spree
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for a terrifying 2021 carjacking rampage in which he fired into an occupied vehicle, stole another car at gunpoint, and led police on a high-speed, crash-filled chase while armed with a machine gun. Kiar Evans, 26, was convicted...
Chicago Alderman Lopez: Elitism ‘Running Rampant Through the Democratic Party’
On Monday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Chris Salcedo Show,” Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez said there is “rampant” elitism in the Democratic Party and leadership within the party will not listen to what people in the country tell them they’re worried about. Host Chris...
Man fatally stabbed 71-year-old panhandler outside Englewood gas station: prosecutors
A 25-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge after authorities said he fatally stabbed a 71-year-old man outside an Englewood gas station in what appeared to be a dispute between two panhandlers. According to a detention proffer filed by Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Rusch, surveillance footage shows...
Man sues Chicago police, Cook County prosecutors over wrongful conviction
Some Chicago police officers who are retired and/or have passed are named in this suit, as is the City of Chicago.
2 detained after altercation prompts hour-long lockdown at Old Orchard Mall: Skokie police
Two people were detained after a dispute prompted a temporary lockdown at Westfield Old Orchard Mall on Tuesday afternoon, Skokie police said.
Cook County Child Endangerment: Two 3-Year-Olds Allegedly Left in Car for Nearly an Hour...
Palatine, IL – Two 3-year-old children were allegedly left unattended inside a parked car for nearly an hour in Palatine on a day when the heat index reached a sweltering 110 degrees, authorities said, prompting renewed warnings about child endangerment and hot weather safety. According to the Cook County...
Florida man in violent arrest video speaks with civil rights attorneys in Chicago
William McNeil Jr. spoke next to civil rights attorneys at a conference in Chicago on Tuesday.
