Chicago sports teams put up $1 million to fight city’s gun violence
Chicago’s five major professional sports teams announced Wednesday that they will donate a combined $1 million to help reduce the rampant gun violence here. The owners of the Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls,...
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THE WATCHDOGS: More Chicago shooting victims being shot multiple times
When 22-year-old Kendrick Thornton of Bellwood was shot to death last year in Garfield Park, his body was found riddled with bullets — he’d been shot 38 times. Donta J. Lee. | Facebook The same month,...
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Chicago’s No. 2 cop announces retirement
The Chicago Police Department’s second-in-command is retiring next month after 32 years on the force, officials confirmed Thursday. First Deputy Supt. Kevin Navarro will leave the department on Feb....
View ArticleReputed mobster freed from jail because of cancer
Barrel-chested Charles “Chucky” Russell struck an imposing figure when the reputed member of the Outfit’s Grand Avenue crew appeared in federal court just over a year ago on gun charges. But the...
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Teen pleads guilty to drug-induced homicide in cop’s daughter’s death
A 19-year-old woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to a juvenile charge of drug-induced homicide in the 2015 death of a Chicago Police officer’s daughter. Cynthia Parker Cynthia Parker of Alsip is to be...
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How West Side bust led feds to ‘El Chapo’
One of the biggest drug investigations in history began in Chicago with less than two ounces of heroin. On a hot summer day in 2007, a west suburban drug dealer named Christopher Baines sold a plastic...
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El decomiso en el Oeste de Chicago que llevó a los federales a ‘El Chapo’
Una de las más grandes investigaciones sobre narcotráfico de la historia comenzó en Chicago con menos de dos onzas de heroína. En un caluroso día del verano de 2007, un vendedor de droga de los...
View ArticleSeveral Chicago cops stripped of powers as part of drug rip-off probe
Several Chicago police officers, including a sergeant, have been stripped of their police powers amid a federal criminal investigation of drug dealer rip-offs, sources said. None of the officers has...
View ArticleAfter more than 7 years, judge drops Elgin’s gang lawsuit against 4 men
Members of the Latin Kings street gang have a motto: “Once a King, Always a King.” But after almost eight years of litigation, four reputed members of the gang say they’ve proven to a Kane County judge...
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Holocaust denier poised to claim GOP nomination in Illinois race for Congress
Arthur Jones — an outspoken Holocaust denier, activist anti-Semite and white supremacist — is poised to become the Republican nominee for an Illinois congressional seat representing parts of Chicago...
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CPD addresses heroin epidemic by providing cops with overdose reversal drug
Chicago police officers in four South and West Side districts with the greatest number of opioid overdoses will soon be carrying the antidote naloxone, and will get two hours of training in how to...
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Los Angeles-style policing driving down Chicago shootings, city’s experts say
Sean Malinowski was torn between two cities last year: chief of staff to Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck and $250-an-hour consultant to the Chicago Police Department, helping create new,...
View ArticleMurder ‘clearance’ rate in Chicago hit new low in 2017
Even as the Chicago Police Department touts technology-fueled successes in reducing the number of shootings in the city, detectives are struggling to solve killings, with their murder “clearance” rate...
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Most juveniles charged with armed carjackings let go in 24 hours, records show
Dozens of juveniles were charged last year in Chicago for allegedly pointing guns at motorists and stealing their cars, but most were not detained longer than 24 hours, according to court records...
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Some who helped Arthur Jones get on the ballot say they didn’t know his politics
On an unusually warm afternoon last fall, residents in Bridgeview opened their doors to a stranger. Arthur Jones was going house to house in the southwest suburb on Oct. 5, rounding up signatures for...
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Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer fatally shot by felon in body armor
The man suspected of killing a Chicago Police commander Tuesday in the Thompson Center was wearing body armor and has a long felony record, including a conviction for armed robbery, according to court...
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Repeat felon charged in shooting death of Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer
A repeat felon with a decades-long rap sheet was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder of a police officer in the fatal shooting of Cmdr. Paul Bauer. Shomari Legghette, 44, is also charged with...
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At major Northwest Side bakery, labor issues pit blacks vs. Hispanics
A major bakery on the Northwest Side once known for making Little Debbie snack cakes was sold earlier this month after an immigration audit cost the company about a third of its workers. About 800...
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Suspected cop killer prowled seedy world of Lower Wacker
Some of the homeless people who live in the dark netherworld of Lower Wacker Drive say they won’t forget Shomari Legghette. The muscular, 6-foot-tall man was a bully — and worse, they say. Last week, a...
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Dart sees ‘alarming’ rise in gun defendants freed on electronic monitoring
People charged with gun offenses have been increasingly getting out of jail on electronic monitoring since bond reforms were launched last year at the Cook County courthouse at 26th and California,...
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