Resolution apologizing for slavery ignites City Council clash
Four alderpersons voted against a resolution offering Black Chicagoans an apology for America’s enslavement of their ancestors, producing a racially charged clash within the City Council and a final roll call that one supporter called “appalling.”. Alds. Raymond Lopez (15th), Nick Sposato (38th), Anthony Napolitano...
Tren de Aragua Criminal Alien Arrested in Chicago Home Depot Raid
Border Patrol agents in Chicago arrested a “Tren de Aragua (TdA) terrorist member” during a raid at a suburban Home Depot parking lot. The arrest came as Border Patrol ramped up its Operation Midway Blitz enforcement action in Chicago. Commander of the operation, Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino,...
My cop dad’s deathbed confession to the 7 unsolved Tylenol murders tore me apart...
A MAN has claimed that his father made a chilling deathbed confession in 2023 that he was responsible for the Tylenol murders – one of America’s most notorious unsolved cases. Joseph Cibelli, a former hairdresser and law school student in Sacramento, California, said his father, Daniel Raymond Drozd, admitted to...
Violent 16-time felon attacked stranger with hammer, then escaped on a CTA bus: prosecutors
A 16-time convicted violent felon is back behind bars after prosecutors said he launched a brutal, unprovoked hammer attack on a senior citizen in Auburn Gresham this summer. Prosecutors say Frank Barker, 58, of South Holland, ambushed a 69-year-old man who was unloading groceries outside his home in the 8300 block...
‘Truly a team effort’: Aurora officers rescue kitten trapped behind gas station ice machine
AURORA, Ill. — A kitten is looking for a new home this week after officers in the western suburbs pulled him to safety after he found himself stuck between an ice machine and a hard place. According to police, the rescue unfolded outside of an Amstar gas station located near Hill Avenue and Summit Avenue, […]
DuPage County, IL – Armed Man Allegedly Threatened Resident Outside Elmhurst Home Friday Night
Elmhurst, IL – A Villa Park man accused of brandishing a loaded handgun at an Elmhurst resident outside their home has been ordered held without bond, authorities announced Saturday. According to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, 29-year-old Devontae Allmon was arrested September 26 after a homeowner...
Huge plume of smoke visible from I-90 billows from fire on Chicago’s South Side
A massive plume of smoke was visible from The Dan Ryan Expressway as it billowed from a fire on Chicago's South Side, with a heavy emergency response to the area. The fire was burning as of 2:20 p.m. Friday near West 49th Street and South Princeton Avenue in the city's Fuller Park neighborhood, according to the...
ICE detains Chicago tamale vendor on Southwest Side, community rallies in support
A rally was held in Chicago on Friday morning to support a tamale vendor, Laura Murillo, who was detained by ICE agents while selling tamales, and supporters sold her tamales to raise money for her family.
New US citizens sworn in during naturalization ceremony at Instituto del Progreso Latino
Dozens of people took their oath to officially become new citizens on Friday in Chicago. The naturalization ceremony happened as the federal government cracks down on people in the country illegally.
Fiery fatal crash on I-90 prompts closure of suburban toll plaza
A toll plaza in suburban Chicago was shut down Saturday afternoon after a fiery fatal crash on I-90, authorities said. Around 3:18 p.m. Saturday, the driver of an SUV driving eastbound on I-90 near IL Route 31 in suburban Elgin crossed onto the shoulder of the highway and struck a parked tractor semi-trailer,...
