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Potent and deadly street drugs, most laced with fentanyl, continue to kill Americans at staggering rates. Should prosecutors be able to charge dealers with murder for those deaths?
Man who attacked, robbed women downtown threatened to have his mom beat up the cops who arrested him, police report says
CHICAGO — A man accused of randomly attacking women in the downtown area, including one he robbed on a subway platform, threatened to have his mom beat up the cops who arrested him, Chicago police officers say. Ldarius Jenkins, 31, is accused of punching two women at random on different dates and also attacking, chasing, and trying to rob a third woman at the Harrison Red Line station.
Chicago man charged in deadly Southwest Side shooting
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man was charged in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood back in March. Chicago police arrested 29-year-old Alberto Rosas on Tuesday in the 6800 block of West Archer Avenue and charged him with one felony count of first-degree murder.
Active severe weather week; tornado count above normal for this year
More than 1,000 total severe weather reports since Monday, and likely over 100 tornadoes. *note these reports are preliminary and likely to go up! To date, the U.S. tornado count is running about 20% above the long term average The total since January 1 is around 670 reports of tornadoes which is the highest YTD […]
DEA report assesses illicit drug trade in Chicago, across US as 'deadliest drug crisis ever'
Fentanyl is now listed as the nation's greatest and most urgent drug threat as Mexican cartels remain at the heart of drug trafficking threatening Chicago and other American communities, according to a new DEA report.
Chicago weather: Big warmup for Mother's Day
CHICAGO - A lovely weekend is on the way. Prior to that, we have a partly sunny Friday on the way with a bit more cloudiness in the afternoon. There could be a passing shower late in the day. Highs will be in the upper 60s, a bit cooler by the lake.
Migrant mourns death of child, one of the many unaccounted for in Chicago: ‘Without money, you’re nobody’
Karis Calderon, 25, walked across seven countries to make it to Chicago for a stable job. Four weeks later, she couldn’t even afford to pay for the funeral services of her youngest child. The Venezuelan mother lost her 3-year-old — Luciana Valentina Suarez Calderon — at the end of April to a bacterial infection in Chicago. But without the $2,750 needed for a funeral, Calderon had to wait in ...
Jamyia Milligan: Chicago girl, 12, missing from South Side
CHICAGO - Chicago police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 12-year-old girl. Jamyia Milligan was last seen on Wednesday in the 8000 block of S. Drexel Avenue on the city's South Side. She was wearing a purple shirt, blue jeans and yellow "duckie" shoes. She is...
4-time felon shot Wendy’s drive-thru worker because his food wasn’t ready: prosecutors
CHICAGO — A four-time convicted felon has been jailed as a safety risk after prosecutors said he opened fire on a South Side fast food restaurant drive-thru window because his order was not ready. Aaron Collins, 34, “was so incensed by a trivial matter—not having his fast food order...
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