Woman killed in single-car crash near UIC campus
A woman died after crashing her car into a fence Wednesday morning near the University of Illinois at Chicago campus on the Near West Side.
A woman died after crashing her car into a fence Wednesday morning near the University of Illinois at Chicago campus on the Near West Side.
CPS teachers get in heated feud after one hangs African American doll from cord in classroom
n the video that was filmed by a student, neither teacher can be seen. “Stupid,” one teacher says. “You[’re] f- – – – n’ stupid,” the other teacher replies. “And you’re even more stupid [inaudible].” The other teacher responds, “Shut up! Shut up!” In a comment apparently directed at students, he adds, “He’s wrong.”
n the video that was filmed by a student, neither teacher can be seen. “Stupid,” one teacher says. “You[’re] f- – – – n’ stupid,” the other teacher replies. “And you’re even more stupid [inaudible].” The other teacher responds, “Shut up! Shut up!” In a comment apparently directed at students, he adds, “He’s wrong.”
3 armed men rob Near West Side bank
Police responded to a call of three armed men, at least one dressed in a security uniform, pushing their way into the rear vault as an employee was opening it, according to police radio traffic.
Police responded to a call of three armed men, at least one dressed in a security uniform, pushing their way into the rear vault as an employee was opening it, according to police radio traffic.
Man accused of murdering 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams at McDonalds drive-thru in Chicago in court Monday
Jaslyn Adams was in a car with her dad at a McDonalds at Roosevelt and Kedzie on Chicago's West Side on April 18, 2021, when she was shot and killed. She was hit multiple times; her father was wounded, but survived. The car was riddled with bullets.
Jaslyn Adams was in a car with her dad at a McDonalds at Roosevelt and Kedzie on Chicago's West Side on April 18, 2021, when she was shot and killed. She was hit multiple times; her father was wounded, but survived. The car was riddled with bullets.
Chicago carjackings: 17-year-old strikes police car while fleeing from cops
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with four counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking after multiple carjackings in January and February, Chicago police said.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with four counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking after multiple carjackings in January and February, Chicago police said.
New docuseries 'Hunt for the Chicago Strangler' focuses on murders of dozens of Black women over 20 years
Family members and friends of the victims talked about their frustration with the lack of answers. Delmarie Cobb shared stories of her friend Nancy Wilson. Wilson disappeared in 2002, and her body was found in a trash can weeks later.
Family members and friends of the victims talked about their frustration with the lack of answers. Delmarie Cobb shared stories of her friend Nancy Wilson. Wilson disappeared in 2002, and her body was found in a trash can weeks later.
Chicago's Malcom X College hosting Black authors for book fair
This weekend, the school is welcoming a number of Black children’s book authors from around the country.
This weekend, the school is welcoming a number of Black children’s book authors from around the country.
Near West Side Homicide: Man shot in chest, hand, self-transports to hospital before death
A 22-year-old man was fatally shot on the Near West Side Sunday morning.
A 22-year-old man was fatally shot on the Near West Side Sunday morning.
Man contacts sellers via social media, meets up and steals vehicles at gunpoint: Chicago police warn
Chicago police are warning residents on the Near West Side of recent armed vehicle thefts.
Chicago police are warning residents on the Near West Side of recent armed vehicle thefts.
Drivers on Chicago's West Side warned that carjackers are targeting people at night
Police said that guys with guns are walking up to victims in the West Town/East Village neighborhoods and taking their property and cars.
Police said that guys with guns are walking up to victims in the West Town/East Village neighborhoods and taking their property and cars.
Witness tries to comfort family of 14-year-old boy shot dead: ‘I stood in my doorway and I prayed for him'
“I understand that the family is in pain,” the woman said. ”But I want them to know that when the police came to work on him, before the ambulance came, I stood in my doorway and I prayed for him.
“I understand that the family is in pain,” the woman said. ”But I want them to know that when the police came to work on him, before the ambulance came, I stood in my doorway and I prayed for him.
Family, friends remember slain 14-year-old Chicago boy as 'full of joy'
His mom and dad were too distraught to talk on camera, but off-camera, the father said he simply wants justice for his son, Javion Ivy.
His mom and dad were too distraught to talk on camera, but off-camera, the father said he simply wants justice for his son, Javion Ivy.
14-year-old boy fatally shot on Near West Side
A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot on the Near West Side Wednesday afternoon.
A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot on the Near West Side Wednesday afternoon.
FOUND: 7-year-old boy abducted at gunpoint by mother on the Near West Side
The 7-year-old boy who was abducted at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon by his mother, who is not his legal guardian, has been found safe, police said.
The 7-year-old boy who was abducted at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon by his mother, who is not his legal guardian, has been found safe, police said.
7-year-old boy abducted at gunpoint by mother on the Near West Side
A 7-year-old boy was abducted by his mother Wednesday afternoon in the Near West Side.
A 7-year-old boy was abducted by his mother Wednesday afternoon in the Near West Side.
One person shot dead and another wounded while sitting in car on Near West Side
Two people were shot, one fatally, while sitting in a car Sunday morning on the Near West Side.
Two people were shot, one fatally, while sitting in a car Sunday morning on the Near West Side.
Chicago city bus crashes into KFC
A Chicago CTA bus crashed into a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant Friday night.
A Chicago CTA bus crashed into a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant Friday night.
Chicago city bus plows into KFC in Near West Side neighborhood
A Chicago CTA bus crashed into a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant Friday night.
A Chicago CTA bus crashed into a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant Friday night.
Burglars stealing jewelry from Near West Side homes
Chicago police are warning residents of a string of burglaries that occurred in November in Near West Side neighborhoods.
Chicago police are warning residents of a string of burglaries that occurred in November in Near West Side neighborhoods.
2 women rob, carjack Chicagoans on Near West Side: police
Chicago police are warning residents on the Near West Side of a recent robbery and armed carjacking.
Chicago police are warning residents on the Near West Side of a recent robbery and armed carjacking.