ICE agents take Austin residents
With the anticipated arrival of the National Guard and more United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Chicago over the weekend, one West Side neighborhood has reportedly already seen ICE agents take residents from a building in South Austin. According to CBS News, a landlord said that, on Aug....
Officials urging vigilance amid ICE, National Guard plans
Local Latino leaders are showing a united front amid uncertainty surrounding immigration enforcement and National Guard deployment in Chicago.
Hundreds bringing rocks to Chicago suburb as grandmother’s summer project goes viral
What started as a summer project for Kathy Silmon and her granddaughters has turned into a viral sensation that brought hundreds -- even some from out of town -- to a Chicago suburb -- all carrying rocks. The project began when Silmon and her granddaughters each painted a rock and...
Chicago teachers prepare students’ families for potential ICE raids
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools are taking steps to prepare students' families for potential ICE raids and educate them on their rights, including providing "Know Your Rights" materials and posting watch teams around schools.
Chicago man sentenced to 95 years for setting girlfriend on fire in Kenosha County
KENOSHA, Wis. (WLIP)— A Chicago man was sentenced Thursday to 95 years in prison for attempting to kill his longtime partner by setting her on fire while four children were present in a Kenosha County home. Myron Faith Bowie, 38, was convicted in July of attempted first-degree intentional homicide,...
Chicago Man Charged In Vehicle Break-In and Foot Pursuit In Munster
According to court documents, Seth O. Wilson of Chicago, has been charged after officers said he broke into a vehicle and fled from police in the early morning hours of September 4, 2025. Police reported they were first called around 3:12 a.m. to the 8800 block of Oakwood Avenue, where...
Shocked Chicago Man Stunned After Angry Driver Shoots His Car in Traffic Dispute: ‘That’s...
Road rage incidents can be pretty insane sometimes. You usually expect that you would see some punches being thrown, and that’s it. Well, some instances can be a lot more extreme. This is what happened to a shocked Chicago man who was left stunned after a road rage incident that happened to him. While he was driving,...
Missing siblings, Amiirah and Herman Gholston, found safe
A young brother and sister who had been missing from the South Side of Chicago for a week have been found safe.
Man on parole for murder gets sent back to prison — for allegedly trying...
A man on parole for a 2005 murder is heading back to prison after prosecutors accused him of opening fire on another man in Austin just a half mile from where he killed someone 20 years ago. Damien Atterberry, 39, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm for the...
Officer pinned in crash fatally shoots car burglary suspect in South Austin, police say
An injured Chicago police officer fatally shot a burglary suspect on the city's West Side early Saturday morning, CPD said.