Bloody Saturday: 7 Dead, Dozens Wounded In Chicago
The tragically familiar violence that punctures Chicago with gunfire reached a crescendo Saturday with the murders of 7 people, including a 6-year-old girl, and the shootings of at least 12 more,...
View Article5 Men Busted By Chicago Police Helicopter Breaking Through Roof Of Business
Photo Credit: Chicago Tribune — Left to Right: Alton Jackson, William Curry, Matthew Gibson, Dealante Holt, and Shawn Mondie. (Chicago Police Dept. / September 23, 2012) In a plot straight from “Dumb...
View ArticleGang Members Accused Of Killing Rival As He Begged For His Life: “Don’t Do...
Clauduis Jackson, 20, and Giovanni Martinez, 16, were both charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of Keith Shaw, 22, after the pair allegedly killed him to fulfill a requirement for...
View Article2 Bank Robbers Escape From High-Rise Chicago Prison
CHICAGO (AP) — Two bank robbers pulled off a daring escape from downtown Chicago’s high-rise jail Tuesday by apparently scaling down about 20 stories using a makeshift rope tied to the bars in a cell...
View ArticleOne Of Two Bank Robbers Who Escaped From Chicago High-Rise Prison Captured...
After a daring high-rise prison escape and two days on the lam, Joseph “Jose” Banks, 37, (pictured right) was captured Thursday night, reports the Associated Press. The search continues for Kenneth...
View Article2nd Bank Robber Who Escaped From Chicago High-Rise Prison Captured
After the capture of fellow bank robber and Chicago prison escapee, Joseph “Jose” Banks, 37, (pictured right), on December 20, Kenneth Conley, 38 (pictured left), still managed to elude law...
View ArticleIllinois Narcs Arrested For Stealing Confiscated Drugs, Selling Them Through...
L-R: Terrance O’Brien, 47; Matt Hudak, 29 and John Cichy, 30 Veteran Chicago-area narcotics detectives, John Cichy, 30; Matthew Hudak, 29 and Terrance O’Brien, 47, have all been arrested on charges of...
View ArticleFamily Affair: Grandmother Allegedly Told Grandson To Kill, Rob His Grandfather
Janet Strickland, 64 (pictured right), has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of armed robbery with a firearm after allegedly paying her grandson, William Strickland, 19,...
View ArticleChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Wins 2nd Term After Tough Runoff Election
Source: (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images) In a hard-fought runoff election, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was returned to office for a second term, despite concerns over gang violence that spiked during...
View ArticleChicago Man, Cleared After 17 Years In Prison, Shot Dead In Robbery
Man wrongly imprisoned for 17 years shot dead on Near West Side: "The streets are so vicious" http://t.co/SfbUZ4PUsa pic.twitter.com/JotgowwQ65 — Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) July 30, 2015 Three...
View ArticleTyshawn Lee’s Alleged Shooter Laughed About 9-Year-Old’s Death, Cops Say
Updated: Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 11:35 AM ET A portrait of a hardened killer emerged Tuesday as Chicago authorities mapped out their case against Dwight Boone-Doty, 22, who is charged in the...
View ArticleEmanuel Picks Chicago Black Police Vet As Interim Top Cop
In defiance of critics, embattled Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has selected an interim superintendent of police, dismissing three candidates that had been recommended by the police board, according to...
View ArticleChicago Faces Its Deadliest Weekend Of 2016
This weekend was the deadliest so far this year in Chicago. The Chicago Tribune reports that 17 people were killed, including an eighth-grade honors student and twin 17-year-old boys. Between Friday...
View ArticleMan Charged In Murder, Dismemberment Of Chicago Toddler
It’s been over a year since the body parts of 2-year-old Kyrian Knox were discovered in Chicago’s Garfield Park Lagoon. Now, new developments surrounding his death are surfacing. According to the...
View ArticlePresident Obama Condemns Attack On Chicago Mentally Disabled Man
The soaring crime rate in Chicago and a violent videotaped attack on a mentally disabled man were on President Barack Obama’s mind Thursday. Obama publicly referred to a Facebook Live clip of four...
View ArticleNo Bail For Chicago Facebook Live Torture Suspects
Four individuals accused in the viral Facebook Live torture of a special needs Chicago teen were denied bond by a Cook County judge on Friday, according to ABC News. The 18-year-old victim, who suffers...
View ArticleFatal Shooting Of Two-Year-Old Chicago Boy Streamed On Facebook Live
UPDATED: February 15, 3:48 PM EST: The New York Post is reporting that an alleged gang hit on a two-year-old Chicago boy was streamed on Facebook Live: Two people, including a 2-year-old boy, were...
View ArticleChicago Man, Who Beat Murder Rap, Killed Minutes After Release From Jail
A Chicago man, who was charged with murder before his indictment was dropped, was gunned down just minutes after being released from jail Monday night, reports the Chicago Tribune. Chicago man who beat...
View ArticleMurder Charge For Chicago Woman Who Allegedly Poured Bleach Down Boyfriend’s...
A Chicago woman is facing a first-degree murder charge after allegedly pouring bleach down her boyfriend’s throat this week, reports the Chicago Tribune. Chicago woman charged with murder after forcing...
View ArticleChicago Cops Investigate Gang Rape Streamed On Facebook Live
Chicago police are searching for suspects in the despicable gang rape of a 15-year-old girl that was live streamed on Facebook — which was watched by 40 viewers who did not call authorities before the...
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