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Charges filed after girl stabbed in Chicago's Altgeld Gardens: police
CHICAGO - Two women and a teenager have been charged in connection to a stabbing that left another teen hurt in Altgeld Gardens earlier this month. A 17-year-old girl was stabbed in the 700 block of East 132nd Street at 6:15 p.m. on May 1. A 41-year-old woman was also injured in the incident.
Family IDs young father shot to death in Irving Woods; 2 people of interest released without charges
Surveillance video captured the single gunshot that killed a 24-year-old Chicago father of two in broad daylight on Friday. The neighborhood's alderman has called the decision to release the two people of interest a bad move.
Man accused of having a gun by Lori Lightfoot security officer is found not guilty
CHICAGO — Remember Treveon Broadway? The guy arrested in 2022 after a member of Lori Lightfoot’s security detail said they saw the outline of a firearm in his bag while waiting for food at Shake Shack, 14 South Michigan?. A judge found him not guilty last month after...
A Little Village mother forgave her son’s killer. Now she writes poems to honor victims of gang violence.
On a small table adjacent to a red couch, Doris Hernandez keeps the last photo of her late son amid dozens of crosses, a rosary and a Bible with worn pages bearing the weight of countless prayers. Hanging on the wall is a card he gave her as a child for Mother’s Day. There’s also a gold notebook that she keeps on top of the couch. Within its pages, penned with ink, grief and resilience, are ...
PHOTOS: Northern Lights dazzle skies across Illinois
The Northern Lights dazzled the skies over the Chicago area Friday, Saturday and Sunday, putting on quite a spectacular show. The viewing of the Aurora borealis, commonly referred to as the Northern Lights, emerged in a wide swath of the country as a result of a "very rare" geomagnetic storm. The lights were seen in other parts of the country as well, with officials saying visibility was expected to stretch from California to Alabama.
City Finalizes Pride Parade With More Participants, Removes Uptown From Route
LAKEVIEW — This summer’s Pride Parade will now allow 150 entries to participate in the celebration — up from the 125-entry cap set earlier this year — and will start at Broadway and Sheridan, cutting the Uptown neighborhood out of the parade’s route. The 2024...
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