Outrage builds as Chicago pushes new universal basic income program while key services falter
Cook County leaders are moving ahead with a new guaranteed income program just as Chicago faces a massive budget hole and ongoing complaints about crime, taxes, and basic services.
Two Teen Brothers Dedicate Their Days to Tracking ICE Activity in the Chicago Area:...
These days, even the faintest hint of ICE agents being nearby can create an instant wave of fear in many communities. While most people’s instinct is to avoid these situations entirely, two teenagers from Chicago, Illinois, decided to respond in a very different way. Instead of running from ICE agents, they began...
Elderly Texas Couple Missing Since Thanksgiving Found Dead in New Mexico After Silver Alert...
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Authorities have confirmed that an elderly Texas couple who went missing over Thanksgiving has been found dead in a rural area of New Mexico, ending a multi-state search that began when family members lost contact during their return trip home. According to officials, Charles “Gary” Lightfoot,...
Judge grants pre-trial detention of Chicago man arrested for alleged possession of firearm outside...
A DuPage County judge granted the state's motion for the pre-trial detention of a Chicago man who was arrested outside of a Naperville bowling alley on November 28, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office and Naperville Police Department. 35-year-old Asante Glover made an initial court appearance...
Tara Reid Surveillance Footage Shows No Evidence She Was Drugged at Chicago Comic Con...
Less than two weeks after Tara Reid claimed that she was drugged at a hotel bar outside Chicago, police claim that surveillance footage shows "no evidence" of someone "tampering" with her drink, Us Weekly can confirm. In a statement to Us on Wednesday, December 3, the Rosemont Public Safety Department — which...
Man charged with attempted murder in CTA Blue Line attack, Forest Park police say
A man has been charged with attempted murder after an attack at a CTA Blue Line station Monday, Forest Park police said.
7 men charged following drug bust near Cook Co. Sheriff’s Office downtown substation
The suspects were arrested and charged following an undercover drug bust near the South Loop corridor.
Cook County, IL – Police Alert: Two Men Allegedly Broke Into Freight Train; Pair...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Cook County, IL – Two 27-year-old men were arrested early Wednesday after allegedly breaking into a freight train’s cargo container in Chicago, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. The incident...
Daytime Drive-Up Shooting Leaves 28-Year-Old Fighting For Life In Roseland
A 28-year-old man was critically wounded late Wednesday morning when a gunman stepped out of a vehicle and opened fire as the victim walked along a Roseland block on Chicago’s Far South Side. The shooting happened at about 10:32 a.m. in the 10700 block of South Wentworth Avenue, where the man was hit multiple times...
In Chicago’s War on Rats, Cats Lack the Killer Instinct, Study Suggests
In Chicago’s war on rats, it looks like feral cats either lack a certain killer instinct or they’re extremely picky eaters, according to a new study from Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute. That’s probably a good thing for the cats. Maureen Murray, a wildlife disease...

















