Illinois Animals Left Homeless As Rising Costs Force Owners To Make Heartbreaking Decisions
Across Chicago and surrounding areas, animal shelters are facing an increasingly urgent challenge. More pets are being surrendered than ever before, leaving shelters stretched thin and resources in short supply. In Chicago, thousands of cats and dogs are being turned in by their owners, creating overwhelming pressure...
Joliet Police Search For Missing Teenager
The Joliet Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance for information regarding the location of a missing female juvenile, last seen in the 1300 block of Bridgehampton Drive on October 31, 2025. Camila Del Toro is a 15 year-old female; 5’3”, 135 lbs, black eyes with black hair. She...
In Chicago, a Halloween weekend of immigration arrests and violence
Over the weekend there were violent clashes between federal agents, witnesses and protesters. Locals say the festivities were muted this year, and fear more violence is in store for the city.
Chicago-area man killed by ICE honored at Day of the Dead celebration: ‘Someone who...
CHICAGO - Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda, or altar, that a couple of dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González, the man shot and killed by an ICE agent in northwest suburban Franklin Park nearly two months ago. At the intersection of Grand...
Ken Griffin Warns Chicago’s Lost Its Grip
Citadel Advisors CEO Ken Griffin has defended relocating the firm’s headquarters from Chicago to Miami, encouraging employees to move as well. The decision reduces Citadel’s Chicago footprint to only a few floors, prompting concern from local leaders. Griffin said Citadel’s Chicago staff dropped from about 1,300 to a...
4 people shot in Lakeview overnight, according to Chicago police
Four people were shot overnight in Lakeview on the city's North Side, according to Chicago police.
Iowa man faces multiple charges for allegedly abducting child in Michigan
EMMET COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) - An Iowa man accused of talking to a child online and travelling to Michigan to take that child out of state is charged with several counts of criminal sexual conduct, UpNorthLive reports. According to the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan, William Joseph Gatchel, II,...
Man gets 11 years for robbing North Side bank at gunpoint, forcing customers to...
A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for his role in a violent North Side bank robbery that unraveled when police followed a GPS tracker hidden inside the stolen cash. U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama sentenced 25-year-old Troy Luckett to 135 months in...
Man shot and killed by family member during altercation in Oak Park
A spokesperson for Oak Park said officers arrived at the scene and found the victim with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
Child, 2 adults ID’d after deadly crash on Dan Ryan
CHICAGO — A 12-year-old boy and two adults were identified Monday following a deadly crash on the Dan Ryan early Sunday morning. Illinois State Police responded to southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan at the I-57 split just before 2 a.m. on the report of a fatal crash.. Traffic was diverted at 95th Street. Police […]

















