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Chicago Police Seek Public Help to Identify Suspect in CTA Red Line Attempted Robbery
Commuters on the CTA Red Line faced a violent scare last week, as police are now seeking the public's assistance to track down a man involved in an attempted robbery. According to the Chicago Police Department, the incident occurred early in the morning on April 29th at the Harrison Street platform, where a woman was assaulted and threatened for her belongings.
Democrats should stop using fallen police as PR opportunities
A second major Democratic politician has been turned away from a police officer’s funeral, showing that these politicians can’t make police the enemies of their political movement while also using them for photo-ops or PR opportunities when they are killed in the line of duty. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tried to attend the funeral of […]
West Side taco joint is prepared to feed the Cinco De Mayo festivities this weekend
Taylor’s Tacos owned by Taylor Mason and located on Taylor Street on Chicago’s Near West Side is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo. The taco shop and catering kitchen is also celebrating its first year of business.
Illinois quick hits: Cameras used to catch suspected cop killer
Cameras used to catch suspected cop killer Chicago police said video footage from nearly 100 surveillance cameras helped them in their investigation into who killed Officer Luis Huesca. With the assistance from U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, Chicago Police found and arrested Xavier Tate Jr. in Glendale Heights. Tate is accused of fatally shooting and carjacking Huesca, a six-year veteran of the Chicago Police department. Google begins...
Chicago’s mayor ran away when asked about slain cop case: reporters
CHICAGO — Two television news reporters say Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ran away when they asked him to comment on the recent arrest of an alleged cop killer. And then the mayor’s office inexplicably claimed that the man they were chasing wasn’t really the mayor—even though two television station cameras recorded it all.
Highs in the 60s on Friday in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS)-- Showers end early in the Chicago area. A cooler day is ahead with highs in the 60s on Friday. Showers and storms develop by Saturday afternoon. Storms have the potential to be strong with gusty wind and small hail. Sunday's highs will be in the 60s.Storms arrive early next week.
Chicago’s Shrinking Pride Parade: Police Want To Shorten Route After City Already Cut Entries
LAKEVIEW — Weeks after the city announced it would scale back the number of participants in this year’s Pride Parade, officials with the Chicago Police Department want to shorten the parade’s route to reduce the number of officers needed that day. The newest proposal from the city...
Once an empty lot, Chicago high school celebrates its new field of dreams
CHICAGO (CBS) — For years, students at one high school in Chicago's Austin neighborhood walked past an empty dirt lot on their way to class. That lot is now a state-of-the-art turf football field and the community turned out for the celebration of the transformation. Give a kid a field, and they'll show up to play. Charles Anderson waited and worked seven years to give kids the field."I love it," Anderson said. "The school colors are black and gold!" Anderson is the principal at Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet High School, 5101 W. Harrison St., and he takes...
Derby Day fundraiser at Cicero Hawthorne Race Course to benefit youth on Chicago's West Side
Building Brighter Futures Center for the Arts is creating positive changes for under-privileged youth on Chicago's West Side. The group is raising money for that effort with its second annual Derby Day fundraiser on Saturday.
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