Chicago

U.S. 09/09/20, 16:02

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said the murder rate in Chicago dropped by almost half after the riots that followed the death of African American George Floyd on May 25. "The results of those actions speak for themselves: over the first five weeks of Operation Legend in Chicago, murders dropped by ...

U.S. 04/08/20, 03:49

America's third most populous city will have to give away taxpayer money to illegal aliens who are affected by the deadly Asian disease. Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot has compelled the city of Chicago to give welfare benefits to illegal aliens who are impacted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Virus pandemic. The ...

U.S. 12/04/19, 13:53

When fellow officers discovered Chicago’s police chief asleep behind the wheel of his running SUV, they did not conduct any sobriety tests and let their boss drive home — a decision that has thrown a spotlight on what happens when one officer confronts another on patrol. Many details of that mid-October ...

U.S. 11/19/19, 10:20

A prosecutor who came under harsh criticism when her office suddenly dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett and is now the subject of a court-ordered investigation announced Tuesday she is running for reelection. In her news release saying she’s seeking the position again, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx addressed the ...

U.S. 11/11/19, 19:04

An arctic air mass that brought snow and ice to an area stretching from the Rocky Mountains to northern New England on Monday was poised to give way to record-breaking cold temperatures. In mid-Michigan, three people were killed in a two-vehicle crash that the Eaton County sheriff's department attributed to heavy ...

U.S. 11/07/19, 16:13

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson announced Thursday that he's retiring after more than three years as the city's top cop, a post he took over during one of the most violent chapters in the city's history and amid public outcry over the release of a video showing an officer shooting ...

U.S. 11/06/19, 17:43

The "paleta man" in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, Fidencio Sanchez, died Wednesday morning, Nov. 6, from complications of sepsis, according to a Facebook post from family friend Joel Cervantes Macias. "I’m afraid I have some very sad news today. This morning at 5:53 a.m. Don Fidencio passed away from complications of ...

U.S. 11/03/19, 07:06

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a 7-year-old girl who was trick-or-treating on Halloween in Little Village, Chicago police said. He is facing two felony counts of attempted first-degree murder and two felony counts of aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm, WLS-TV reported. The juvenile was ...

U.S. 10/29/19, 08:24

At a conference of police chiefs in Chicago on Monday, Oct. 28, President Donald Trump praised Dayton Police for their quick action in taking down the gunman in the Aug. 4 Oregon District mass shooting. In a surprise, President Trump called Police Chief Richard Biehl and Assistant Police Chief Matt Carper ...

Politics 10/28/19, 17:35

Speaking at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Chicago on Monday, Oct 28, President Donald Trump said the Justice Department will begin a stronger crackdown on violent crime in the United States. The president said the crackdown will target gang members and drug traffickers in high-crime areas. He ...

U.S. 10/28/19, 14:08

During a conference of police chiefs held in Chicago on Monday, Oct. 28, President Donald Trump lashed out at Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, who angered Chicago’s police by skipping President Trump’s first appearance in the city as president. “More than anyone else he should be here, because maybe he could maybe ...

U.S. 10/23/19, 10:28

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was expected to detail how the nation's third-largest city should deal with a $838 million budget deficit when she delivered her first budget address Wednesday morning, Oct. 23, as striking teachers marched through the city's downtown. Lightfoot's speech to the City Council came on the fifth day ...

U.S. 10/22/19, 11:02

A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss Chicago's lawsuit against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. U.S. District Virginia Kendall's ruling means that Chicago's suit that seeks to recoup $130,000 that city officials say the police department spent investigating Smollett's claim that he was a victim of a racist and homophobic ...

U.S. 10/21/19, 18:26

For the first time since becoming president, President Trump will visit Chicago for the 2020 campaign, he is scheduled to make his first appearance in the city on Monday, Oct. 28. The trip to Chicago is for a fundraiser, which will be hosted in part by Todd Ricketts, the Republican National ...

U.S. 09/12/19, 09:58

A 15-year-old boy was shot on Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, while walking to school in a neighborhood in South Chicago. Capt. Terry McMahon of Chicago Police said officers replied to a gunshot detection alert from ShotSpotter around 8:30 a.m. finding a 15-year-old boy who was shot several times. NOW: A 15 year ...

U.S. 09/09/19, 18:05

At least 34 people were shot, six fatally, over Labor Day Weekend 2019 in Democrat-controlled Chicago. Around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, a man "between 40 and 50 years old" was found dead after having been shot in the neck, the Times reported. About 2:30 a.m. hours later, an altercation erupted ...

U.S. 09/06/19, 06:24

Danny Garay, of Portage Park, Chicago, was accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl last month and his bail was denied on Thursday, Sept. 5. Garay, 29 years old, a hairstylist and had no previous felony convictions, according to his assistant public defender, was captured when the girl’s dad tricked him ...

U.S. 09/03/19, 04:40

On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) cited Chicago's bloody Labor Day weekend as an argument for the ineffectiveness of gun control policies, which Democrats are pushing following the Texas mass shooting. "Gun control doesn’t work. Look at Chicago. Disarming law-abiding citizens isn’t the answer," Cruz tweeted. He offered other solutions to stop ...

U.S. 08/12/19, 13:51

In the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 11, there was a massive shooting in East Garfield Park, Chicago, resulting in six people injured. According to the news network CBS 2 Chicago, this is the third shooting in about a week. CBS 2 Chicago reported that at 2:47 a.m. on Sunday authorities ...

U.S. 08/04/19, 17:09

At least seven people were shot on Sunday, Aug. 4, in Douglas Park on Chicago’s West Side. About 1:20 a.m., the victims were standing in the park in the 2900 block of West Roosevelt Road when someone opened fire from a black Camaro, Chicago police said. A 21-year-old man was hit in ...