Vehicles hijacked in Roseland
June 15, 2020Three people have had their vehicles hijacked in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood in the past month. In all three incidents, victims were approached by offenders who displayed a handgun…
Three people have had their vehicles hijacked in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood in the past month. In all three incidents, victims were approached by offenders who displayed a handgun…
Overheard in the middle of a closed Halsted Street in Chicago on June 14: “If we can’t have a parade, we can have a protest.” While this wasn’t the Chicago Pride Parade…
A Missouri man has been charged with two counts of criminal damage to government property after allegedly throwing a brick through a Chicago police station window. Benjamin Lott, 23,…
Two suspects have been charged after a Chicago police officer was dragged by a fleeing vehicle and the suspects were shot Friday evening (June 12) in the city’s Englewood neighborhood….
A Chicago police officer was injured Friday night (June 12) when struck by a fleeing vehicle after a traffic stop in the River North neighborhood. Officers were conducting a traffic…
Illinois State Police are investigating a shooting that injured two Chicago men Saturday afternoon (June 13) on the Bishop Ford Freeway. Police said the shooting occurred at 4:48 p.m….
A Country Club Hills man was killed Saturday evening (June 13) in a one-car accident on Interstate 57. Illinois State Police said Jeremy Watkins, 28, was traveling northbound in the…
A man and woman have been charged in federal court with attempting to steal cash from an ATM machine on the South Side of Chicago. Shortly after 2 a.m. June 2, Paris Mickle and Tahkisha…
On April 4, 2015, Zion police officer Eric Hill shot and killed 17-year-old Justus Howell. Narratives state he was allegedly purchasing a stolen gun near a school that went off during…
The city of Chicago has created a virtual memorial to remember and honor the thousands of Chicagoans who have died from COVID-19. The memorial will accept submitted stories and photos…
On Tuesday, June 6, the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) said the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has opened the 2023-24 application for the ECACE…
In this week’s column we examine the effects of current drought conditions across Illinois on crop development, prices and more. We’ll also take a peek at the current USDA crop…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers passed 566 bills through both chambers of the General Assembly in the recently concluded legislative session – all but one of them in May. It sets…
Yet another day of poor air quality is anticipated today, primarily due to lingering wildfire smoke in the area. Those with chronic respiratory illnesses should limit their time outdoors,…
SPRINGFIELD – Even though Gov. J.B. Pritzker has yet to sign the budget bill lawmakers just passed, the Illinois State Board of Education is seeking applicants for some of the new…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at two university campuses Wednesday, May 31 to highlight…
SPRINGFIELD – A proposed cannabis reform bill won’t get further consideration until at least the General Assembly’s fall veto session after stakeholders failed to come to an agreement…