Local rapper donates toys to mother, kids brutally attacked near South Side school
A local rapper is stepping up to help a mom and her two kids after they were brutally attacked by a group of children on the Far South Side.
$12K reward offered in deadly shooting-turned-crash on Far South Side, family says
A Chicago family is offering a $12,000 reward for information after a woman died on her way to work, just days before Christmas.
CTA Red Line service halted for hours on South Side after brake fire on...
CTA Red Line service was suspended on Chicago's South Side late Wednesday morning after the brakes caught fire on a train.
West Side Outrage Grows After 9-Year-Old Killed Outside Chicago School
On a quiet West Side block where kids stream into Ronald E. McNair Elementary each morning, a small memorial now marks the spot where 9-year-old Anakin Perez was killed on his way to class. His family says they are still waiting for answers - and real accountability - after the driver who struck him received only a...
U.S. Homicides Plunge at Record Pace as Violent Crime Continues to Fall
Lawrence, NY (December 23, 2025) The United States is on track to record the largest single-year decline in murders ever documented, according to newly analyzed national crime data. Killings are down nearly 20 percent compared with the same period in 2024, marking a dramatic reversal from the surge in violence seen...
Chicago Police Launch Manhunt for Women Caught Laughing After Red Line Knife Robbery
The Robbery in Broad Daylight (Image Credits: Cwbchicago.com) Chicago – A brazen knifepoint robbery on a downtown Red Line train has prompted police to seek public assistance in identifying three women who were filmed appearing cheerful moments after the attack. The Robbery in Broad Daylight A 25-year-old woman fell...
Amid ICE Arrests, Chicago Filmmaker And Citizen Journalist Captures A City Under Siege
CHICAGO — A citizen filmmaker and journalist is chronicling the ways ICE and Border Patrol activity infringe on people’s Fourth Amendment rights. Last week, Go Fourth Media released three documentary shorts on its YouTube channel as part of the project. The Chicago-based, not-for-profit grassroots media organization...
South Side toy giveaway draws thousands of kids, early-morning lines
Operation Cover Chicago, a community effort powered by elected officials, community members, and local organizations, gave out 20,000 toys to kids on Chicago's South Side on Monday evening.
5 people hurt in multi-vehicle crash on Route 53 in Lombard, Illinois
They said the victims were taken to the local hospitals in unknown conditions.
Wheaton animal shelter receives nearly $100K donation: ‘This gift means lives are being saved’
One man is giving a local animal rescue shelter nearly $100,000.
