Several dogs rescued from burning Chicago home
Several dogs were rescued from a burning home overnight in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
12 years for robbing off-duty cop at gunpoint in Rogers Park
A Chicago man who robbed an off-duty police officer at gunpoint in Rogers Park last year has been sentenced to a hefty 12 years in prison. Teon Ticey, 26, pleaded guilty to armed robbery and received the sentence from Judge Diana Kenworthy, according to court records. With good behavior, he will be eligible for...
Man charged with robbing Red Line passengers — shortly after completing parole for robbing...
A 21-year-old man who recently completed parole for robbing a senior citizen on the CTA is back in custody, accused of committing two more violent robberies on the Red Line last month. Prosecutors said Anthony Cheeks mugged two men within a week, but Chicago police suspect he was involved in...
Illinois SAFE-T Act lets alleged repeat Chicago-area theft suspect walk after multiple arrests
Joseph Davenport, 27, is a repeat package theft suspect in Chicago’s western suburbs who remains wanted after multiple arrests. He was first detained Sept. 9 in Bellwood for stealing a decoy package; a search of his car uncovered 30 additional stolen packages. Davenport was released twice under Illinois’ SAFE-T...
ICE Shot a Man While Trying to Detain Him. He Had No Criminal Record.
The Department of Homeland Security blatantly lied about the victim of a recent shooting committed by an ICE agent during an immigration arrest in Chicago. Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, 38, was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Franklin Park during an attempted immigration detention. DHS claimed Villegas-Gonzalez had...
Chicago City Colleges aims to make sure no students go hungry
City Colleges of Chicago announced a new partnership to ensure none of its students go hungry while they're studying for their degree.
Spirit Halloween Now Does Christmas—3 Stores in Illinois
Spirit Halloween is going from scary to merry and Illinois is included.
Lost dog from California found wandering in Chicago suburb
A lost dog in California was found more than a thousand miles away in a Chicago suburb.
Black babies die suddenly, unexpectedly at 14 times the rate of white babies in...
Black babies died suddenly and unexpectedly in their sleep at a rate 14 times higher than white babies in Cook County between 2019 and 2023 - a startling disparity revealed in a report released Wednesday by county and health officials. "I know what it is like to be a Black...
8 emergency responders taken to hospital after incident involving possible meth lab in south...
Eight emergency responders were taken to a local hospital, after an incident involving a possible methamphetamine lab in the south suburbs Tuesday, police said.
