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Chicago set for summer-like weekend packed with festivals
CHICAGO - With summer-like weather expected this weekend, Chicagoans have plenty of outdoor events to enjoy. Kicking off the weekend, the Summer50 Fest returns on Saturday at the United Center Atrium. This event brings together city agencies to offer summer programming enrollment, on-site job applications, and job opportunities. The fest starts at 10 a.m. and runs until 2 p.m.
2 suspects charged after theft led to high-speed Oak Brook police chase ending in Willow Springs
Charges have been filed Thursday after a police chase in DuPage County on Wednesday. Police said two men wanted for stealing chainsaws out of a truck sped away from officers at speeds approaching 120 miles per hour.
Mom upset teacher allegedly cut son’s hair without permission
CHICAGO, Ill. (WBBM) – A mother in Chicago said her son’s teacher was out of line for allegedly cutting his hair without permission. Taisa Glass said she noticed some of her 7-year-old son’s hair missing when she picked him up from school last week, and now she wants answers.
Chicago Forecast: Warmest day of the year on deck with sunny skies, air quality alert in NW Indiana
It may still be another week until Memorial Day weekend, but summer will feel like it's in full swing on Saturday, with the warmest day of the year on deck in the Chicago area. Sunshine and temperatures in the mid 60s will greet Chicago-area residents in the mid-morning hours, with...
Kim Foxx is ‘the biggest pro-criminal advocate in the nation,’ alderman fumes as outgoing prosecutor plans to reject charges stemming from most traffic stops
CHICAGO — A Chicago alderman blasted Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx as “the biggest pro-criminal advocate in the nation” after Foxx revealed plans not to prosecute crimes based on evidence police discover during most traffic stops. Foxx said her office would refuse to file charges...
Miscommunication in migrant shelters leads to confusion and worry
Gladys Heredia, a 58-year-old diabetic grandmother from Peru, said city officials told her Wednesday that after June 10, she could no longer stay at a migrant shelter in Streeterville because it is shutting down. She said she’s worried about how her family will be able to survive. Heredia, her daughter, and her daughter’s 4-year-old arrived in Chicago in early May. They were at a migrant ...
Chicago man charged in pair of armed robberies on NW Side
CHICAGO - An 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with two armed robberies and an attempted robbery this month on Chicago's Northwest Side. Sam Esquivel allegedly committed an armed robbery on May 9 in the 1900 block of West Peterson Avenue in the West Rogers Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
South Loop assault: Man allegedly punched, kicked and stomped victim on street corner
CHICAGO - Chicago police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who they say brutally assaulted another man in the South Loop last month. The incident occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on April 13 at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Canal Street. According to police, the...
Jury finds Chicago police officer not guilty in girlfriend’s 2021 shooting death
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer has been acquitted in the 2021 fatal shooting of a woman who was the mother of his child. A Cook County jury on Friday found Pierre Tyler, 32, not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Andris Wofford. Prosecutors have...
Chicago rental market still a wild ride as prices tick up
Busy Deeter, her husband, Charlie Deeter, and their yellow lab Lily are moving from their one-bedroom loft-style apartment in the South Loop to a three-bedroom apartment in Ravenswood after a roller-coaster ride through the rental market. For about three weeks in March, Busy Deeter, 29, said she and her husband, 33, had no luck in their search for a new apartment. As Zillow alerts came to ...
Police share photos of 5 men wanted in connection with Red Line robbery
CHICAGO — A search is underway on Friday afternoon for five men who police say beat and robbed a passenger on a CTA Red Line train in late April. Officers say the violent robbery occurred just before 9 a.m. on April 25 on a Red Line train in the 1100 block of South State Street. According to police, five […]
6 charged in alleged conspiracy to stage armed robberies to qualify for U.S. visas for crime victims
Six people have been charged in federal court in Chicago with conspiring to stage armed robberies across the city and suburbs to qualify for U.S. immigration visas reserved for crime victims. The indictment made public Friday alleged that from July 2022 until January the conspirators paid actors to play the “robbers” and set up the phony crimes at locations like Subway restaurants, Dunkin’ ...
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