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Is Chicago OK? Is Chicago alt-right?
05/23/2019 07:53 AM The City by the Lake is OK-sign sensitive. That appears to be true. So when a Chicago high school noticed that their yearbooks were riddled with teens making the OK gesture, the only solution was to replace every single yearbook, no matter the cost. That cost ended up being $53,000.
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BREAKING: Police officer takes own life in police facility on Chicago’s West Side
07/28/2020 01:24 PM A police officer took his own life at the Homan Square police station on the West Side of Chicago, where he apparently worked. Read More
McDonald's CEO not lovin' it in crime ridden Chicago, considers moving HQ
09/19/2022 02:05 PM "Everywhere I go, I’m confronted by the same question. 'What’s going on in Chicago?' There is a general sense out there that our city is in crisis," McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said. Read More
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot pleas for federal government's help combatting city's crime
12/21/2021 07:35 PM "Keeping you safe is my priority — not one of, but the first and primary priority," Lightfoot said. Read More
Two teens shot, injured as rioting continues in Chicago for 3 nights straight
04/16/2023 06:39 PM CPD reported that they had arrested 15 people near Millennium Park, nine adults and six juveniles. Read More
New far-left Chicago mayor blames city's crime problem on businesses not paying taxes
04/07/2023 06:23 PM Johnson said, "70 percent of large corporations in the state of Illinois don't pay a corporate tax." Read More
Chicago records deadliest January in four years
02/07/2021 09:34 PM The majority of these offenders are between the ages of 15 and 20 with the youngest person caught attempting a carjacking was only 13-years-old. Read More
Chicago Mayor blames Trump for distanced learning despite the teachers' unions refusing to return
02/02/2021 11:35 PM Chicago Public Schools have been trying to come up with a plan to return to in-person learning but have been blocked by the Chicago Teachers Union. Read More
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot wants city police to get approval before chasing suspects on foot
04/21/2021 07:46 PM Lightfoot is considering the sweeping policy change in the aftermath of the Adam Toledo officer-involved shooting. Read More
Four women cops unable to subdue one male offender on Chicago street
11/28/2023 03:57 PM "If we can't contain him and it's just a retail theft, let him go," dispatch told the officers. Read More
Racial segregation implemented for events at University of Chicago, open to BIPOC only
10/03/2022 02:39 PM The event, titled "Race @ UChicago," is "A BIPOC-ONLY space for honest discussion of navigating race at UChicago between new and old students." Read More
BREAKING: Two brothers charged in fatal shooting of Chicago cop Ella French
08/09/2021 07:02 PM 21-year-old Emonte Morgan and his brother Eric Morgan face charges over the deadly shootout with cops. Read More
ATF agents, Chicago Police officer working undercover injured in shooting
07/08/2021 01:02 AM Early Wednesday morning, three law enforcement officers working undercover in Chicago were injured in a shooting occurring near a police station. Read More
Democrat mayor demands Texas stop busing illegal immigrants to Chicago after 5-year-old boy dies in temporary shelter
12/19/2023 11:11 AM "The governor of Texas needs to take a look in the mirror of the chaos he is causing for this country. This is not just a Chicago dynamic, he is attacking our country." Read More
Dem Chicago mayor invests $17 million in 'black and brown' businesses to make meals for illegal immigrants
02/13/2024 10:10 AM "The $17 million investment for these 18 black and brown small businesses... really captures what I call the 'soul of Chicago'." Read More
Car thieves kill 86-year-old Chicago man, make off with vehicle in broad daylight
09/24/2023 04:33 PM More than 432 people have been killed in Chicago this year alone. Read More
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot claims homicides are on 'downward trend' after fatal parade shooting
06/22/2021 06:50 PM Despite the fatal weekend in Chicago including the viral Puerto Rican Day Parade attack that left two gun shot victims dead, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that the city is experiencing "a downward trend" in both homicides and shootings. Read More
18-year-old charged with fatal shooting of Chinese university student in Chicago
11/17/2021 11:48 AM Following the shooting, university President Paul Alivisatos urged police and city officials to treat the city's rising violence with the same urgency as a "public health crisis." Read More
Violence rocks Chicago for another weekend, 23 shot, 6 dead
01/18/2021 11:46 AM In yet another weekend wave of gun violence, 23 people wound up shot in the city of Chicago, with six of them succumbing to their injuries. Read More
Kanye West's Chicago concert to be free of Covid testing, vaccine requirements
08/25/2021 08:15 AM Kanye West will not require attendees to submit coronavirus vaccinations or negative test results at his upcoming concert on Thursday in Chicago. Read More
Chicago public school teachers who refuse go back to in-person learning will not be paid
01/12/2021 08:36 PM As Chicago public schools began reopening in preparation for in-person learning, roughly a quarter of teachers who were supposed to return to the classroom, totalling 915 teachers, have refused to do so. Read More
Chicago judge releases repeat offender accused of shooting dog after end of cash bail statewide
10/02/2023 12:05 PM Cook County Judge Mary Marubio released Darrick Bender, 19, after prosecutors requested for him to remain behind bars until his trial. Read More
WATCH: Lori Lightfoot says cops who oppose vaccine mandates are spreading 'misinformation' to 'induce an insurrection'
10/18/2021 04:05 PM Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago claimed on Monday that those police officers who oppose the vaccine mandate in the Windy City are attempting to "induce an insurrection." Read More
Black Lives Matter protesters besiege Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago
07/18/2020 07:57 PM An estimated 1,000 Black Lives Matter protesters gathered around the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park on Friday evening in an effort to tear it down. Read More
Chicago to send out mental health professionals instead of police for some 911 calls: report
07/15/2021 03:58 PM The city of Chicago is planning to launch a pilot program in the fall that will send a paramedic and a mental health professional out to respond to 911 calls instead of police. Read More
Illinois governor begs Texas to stop sending illegal immigrants to Chicago
01/13/2024 01:25 PM "Your callousness, sending buses and planes full of migrants in this weather, is now life-threatening to every one of the arrivals." Read More
Chicago dispatcher lays blame on Lightfoot's COVID mandates for lack of police protection
12/30/2021 07:19 PM "When all hell breaks loose in downtown Chicago, we’re doing activation drills, and they’re sending five, six cars from this district, all downtown." Read More
16-year-old boy shot and killed at Millennium Park, Chicago police declare riot
05/15/2022 03:21 PM 16-year-old Seandell Holliday was shot during a gathering inside the park and was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital in critical condition, but later died from his injuries. Read More
Chicago considers creation of government operated grocery store
09/17/2023 07:50 PM The promotion of "food equity" was an expressed goal in the mayor's press release. Read More
Lori Lightfoot announces 10 pm weekend curfew for teenagers
05/16/2022 11:58 AM "I'm signing an executive order to move that curfew back to 10 pm, and I'm urging parents, guardians and responsible adults in the lives of children to make sure that you know what the rules are." Read More
Chicago cop shot, killed while responding to domestic call
03/02/2023 09:44 AM “This young officer, who had five years with the department, had a bright future ahead of him and this is something that no family should have to face." Read More
Chicago man tries to buy little girl from mother, then attempts kidnapping
09/11/2022 01:47 PM Police say the unidentified assailant is a 20-to-25-year-old Hispanic male with red hair and a beard. Read More
Judge orders Chicago police union chief to stop encouraging officers to disobey vaccine mandate
10/16/2021 04:58 PM "I cannot and will not stand idly by while the rhetoric of conspiracy theorists threatens the health and safety of Chicago's residents and first responders," Mayor Lori Lightfoot stated. Read More
15-year-old girl among 3 killed, 32 shot in Chicago over weekend
07/03/2023 02:00 PM The young teen's mother was also reportedly killed at the home. Read More
'We need help': Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot admits she can't control her city after 2nd mass shooting in 4 days
06/16/2021 10:15 AM Lightfoot pleaded for help from the Biden administration, calling the issue "a national problem." Read More
Chicago Teachers Union board exec tells teachers not to go back to work while she vacations in Caribbean
01/01/2021 10:08 AM A Chicago Teachers Union board executive posted selfies of her Caribbean vacation, and also issued tweets telling teachers not to return to school amid the pandemic. Read More
Chicago mayor admits it was a 'mistake' to urge teachers to offer extra credit to students who campaign for her
01/15/2023 03:34 PM "That was just simply a mistake," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said of the "inappropriately coercive" request. Read More
8 dead, 35 shot over violent Chicago Memorial Day weekend so far
05/28/2023 02:47 PM On Saturday night, a 14-year-old girl was shot while standing on a sidewalk. Read More
Chicago South Shore residents REJECT massive influx of illegal immigrants
05/13/2023 12:41 PM This is an effort to destroy our neighborhoods and silence our voices even further." Read More
30 shot in Chicago over Thanksgiving weekend
11/27/2023 03:40 PM Numerous victims ended up in critical condition, with one pronounced dead. Read More
BREAKING: Chicago police officer shot in face while standing in police station parking lot
03/14/2021 05:37 PM A Chicago police officer was shot in the face on Sunday afternoon in the city’s Gresham neighborhood Read More
Black Hebrew Israelites brawl in the streets with anti-Israel activists during Chicago protest
10/30/2023 05:34 PM The two groups threw punches, beat each other with sticks, threw projectiles, and launched fireworks at each other. Read More
BREAKING: Lori Lightfoot is OUT as Chicago Mayor, Vallas and Johnson advance to runoff
02/28/2023 10:10 PM Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, neither of whom were able to gain more than 50 percent of the votes, will face a run off on April 4. Read More
Carjacking caught in background of Barstool Sports video in Chicago
03/18/2021 06:37 PM The theft took place while Portnoy and his team were filming their pizza review in front of Art of Pizza, a local restaurant in Chicago. Read More
Feds arrest alleged leader of violent Chicago 'Black Disciples' street gang, seize drugs and guns
07/29/2020 03:17 PM The Black Disciples are a national street gang" that thrives in Chicago and surrounding neighbourhoods. Read More
Chicago mayor comes around to Trump's deployment of federal agents
07/23/2020 11:09 AM Lightfoot has been forced to walk back her negative statements about the federal government's effort to ensure the safety of citizens in Chicago and across the country. Read More
Chicago elects far-left progressive Brandon Johnson as new mayor
04/05/2023 07:31 AM Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson defeated former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas to replace outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Read More
Chicago's Puerto Rican Day parade shooter suspect captured by US marshals
07/12/2021 07:24 PM 34-year-old Anthony Lorenzi is charged with only one death that night as investigators think Gyovanni Arzuaga accidentally shot his girlfriend in the neck.
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Chicago teens charged with trespassing after allegedly stealing, crashing car resulting in death of 6-month-old
04/22/2023 03:57 PM The male suspects, 17 and 14, are both facing one count of criminal trespassing charges, according to Chicago police. Read More
BREAKING: Illinois state trooper shot on Dan Ryan Expressway dies
10/01/2021 08:25 PM 35-year-old state trooper Gerald Mason suffered a fatal gunshot wound, and the incident caused Mayor Lightfoot to demand the city’s criminals face punishment. Read More
Chicago Teachers Union keeps 290,000 kids out of school over COVID panic
01/06/2022 12:58 PM Leaked posts from the teachers' union's private Facebook group show, however, that many seem to be in no rush to return to any semblance of normality. Read More
More children shot in Chicago than have died of COVID-19 in the US this year: report
09/10/2021 08:41 PM In Chicago, a Democrat-led city that has been plagued with violence, more children have been shot than have died of COVID-19 in the United States in 2021. Read More
Illinois governor shutters $65 million migrant camp in Chicago after Biden's EPA complains of 'cancer-causing' agents
12/09/2023 06:06 PM While "the City might be comfortable placing asylum seekers on a site where toxins are present ... the State is not." Read More
Four Chicago teens charged with murder of 24-year-old police officer
05/13/2023 02:00 PM "These individuals were looking for victims," said Chicago Police Interim Superintendent Eric Carter. Read More
Biden admin releases hundreds of illegal immigrants into San Diego
09/15/2023 03:40 PM These illegal immigrants had made their way into the US from countries across the world including Pakistan and China. Read More
EV charging stations in Chicago turn into 'car graveyards' amid frigid temps
01/16/2024 12:16 PM "We got a bunch of dead robots out here.” Read More
Chicago schools forced to hire babysitters for classrooms after union blocks teachers from teaching
12/16/2020 10:53 AM CPS intends to hire 2,000 helpers to make sure kids in class are staying masked, socially distanced, and fixated on remote learning screens while teachers stay home. Read More
Black Chicagoans force BLM protest out of their neighbourhood
08/13/2020 09:15 AM Black residents in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood interrupted a protest led by Chicago's Black Lives Matter and demanded that they disperse. Read More
BREAKING: Chicago police officers shot by prisoner during transport
07/30/2020 02:32 PM The prisoner was being transported to the 25th District police station at Grand and Central on Thursday morning. Read More
Masked Lori Lightfoot SLAMMED for staged photo reading 'banned' book in Texas while Chicago violence rages on
05/15/2022 03:43 PM "In Texas, reading any damn book I choose," Lightfoot posted on Sunday. "No banning of books or thought. Ever." Read More
Chicago residents fight back as city builds new housing for illegal immigrants
12/01/2023 01:55 PM "Nobody was really told this was going to happen, they basically said, 'we’re going to do this, shut up,' " community member Michael Patlan said. Read More
Chicago mayor treated at hospital for panic attacks amid illegal immigrant crisis, reporter claims
01/20/2024 08:38 PM "Two sources told me that he has been in the hospital for these panic attacks. And he is stressed out because this is a big, big job for him." Read More
5 murdered, more than 30 shot over violence-filled Chicago weekend
11/07/2022 07:10 PM Over 30 people were shot over the weekend in Chicago in 20 reported shootings, with at least five people dying as a result. Read More
Chicago police to divert officers from neighborhoods to protect movie sets
08/13/2022 06:50 PM The orders come four days after CPD responded to an incident at the set of FX's upcoming Justified revival where "an unidentified offender lit and threw an unidentified object towards the surrounding area of the set." Read More
Chicago Police union president tells officers to 'hold the line' on vaccine mandates
10/14/2021 11:50 AM John Catanzara, head of Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police and vocal critic of Mayor Lightfoot, is urging officers to defy orders to disclose vaccination status even if it means losing pay. Read More
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blames racism, sexism for election loss
03/01/2023 02:14 PM "I'm a black woman in America," Lightfoot said when asked if she believes she's been treated unfairly. "Of course." Read More
Pregnant Chicago woman fatally shot, body left roadside covered in cash, after allegedly trying to rob drug dealers
03/09/2023 01:25 PM The drug dealers "threw her body into the street" and "dumped a pile of cash" on top of her, which her boyfriend then grabbed. Read More
Chicago mayor falsely claims there were no 'race riots' last year in the city
07/05/2021 09:18 PM In a heated argument with a reporter on Friday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot falsely asserted the city did not have "race riots" last year. Read More
BLM activists demand abolition of Chicago police's 'racist' gang database
12/12/2021 06:49 PM A Chicago-based group called Defund CPD Campaign is advocating for the abolition of the Chicago Police Department's "racist" gang database, stating that a vast majority of individuals listed are Black or "Latinx." Read More
Secret Service arrests Chicago public school history teacher, 41, who threatened to kill Trump, Barron—NO predawn raid
08/22/2023 10:11 AM "I will state that I will shoot Donald Trump Sr. AND Barron Trump straight in the face at any opportunity I get!" Read More
Chicago Mayor declares racism a public health crisis
06/17/2021 07:15 PM Lightfoot is redirecting nearly ten million dollars meant for COVID relief in order to fund a project to fight racism. Read More
Lori Lightfoot brags 'I have the biggest d*ck in Chicago' during debate over Columbus statue: lawsuit
03/03/2022 02:47 PM "My d*ck is bigger than yours and the Italians, I have the biggest d*ck in Chicago," Lightfoot allegedly said, according to the lawsuit. Read More
Retired Chicago fire lieutenant killed in attempted carjacking
12/08/2020 09:00 AM Police released video on Monday afternoon at a press conference of the fatal shooting of retired lieutenant with the Chicago Fire Department, Dwain Williams. Read More
Chicago schools shuttered by teachers union, angering officials, parents
01/05/2022 06:46 PM The union voted for the action after just 400 cases of COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday morning in the city. Read More
6 dead, 31 shot over violent Chicago weekend
09/26/2022 08:44 AM This weekend's violence in the Windy City follows one of its most deadly of the year last weekend, as nine died from gunshots and over 60 people were hit, including three children ages 3, 10, and 14. Read More
Chicago mayor says solution to teen rioting is to 'create spaces for youth'
04/17/2023 11:53 AM "It is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities." Read More
Teen bullied into suicide over false allegations about his vaccination status by students, school officials
04/28/2022 11:00 AM The parents of a teen who committed suicide say that relentless bullying at school over false allegations about his vaccination status led him to kill himself. Read More
Chicago Democrat leader says ‘white liberals’ don’t care about city’s ‘racist’ soft-on-crime policies
10/01/2023 06:01 PM "Innocent people are being hunted down like prey in the city of Chicago." Read More
Seven-year-old girl shot while trick-or-treating
11/01/2019 09:18 AM A seven-year-old girl has become the latest victim of gang violence after being shot while trick-or-treating in Chicago’s Little Village.
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Eric Adams to prosecute bus companies that drop illegal immigrants off in New York without advance notice
12/28/2023 01:48 PM "To be clear, this is not stopping people from coming, but about ensuring the safety of migrants and making sure they can arrive in a coordinated and orderly way." Read More
Far-left activist charged over vandalizing slain female Chicago officer's memorial
02/11/2022 06:28 PM The far-left activist is accused of vandalizing slain Chicago police officer Ella French's memorial. Kochakian was arrested using the handcuffs of French's partner. Read More
Chicago moves to jack up property taxes to pay for homeless shelters
07/31/2023 01:44 PM Opponents suggested it would further dissuade potential buyers in a real estate market that is already struggling.
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Brandon Johnson lashes out at Texas for sending more illegal immigrants to Chicago
12/31/2023 04:49 PM "The governor of Texas, Governor Abbott, is determined to continue to sow seeds of chaos." Read More
Chicago mayor bans protestors—but only on her own block
08/21/2020 09:15 AM Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot banned protestors, but only on the block where she lives, citing safety concerns for her family and her due to "daily" threats. Read More
WATCH: Press sec says Biden 'trusts' Chicago teachers union, mayor to reopen public schools despite recent failures
02/01/2021 03:51 PM Speaking to reporters today, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that President Joe Biden "trusts the mayor and the unions to work this out" as regards school reopening in Chicago. Read More
7 dead, 21 injured in bloody Chicago weekend to end 2022
01/02/2023 06:41 PM The total of 695 homicides is down from 804 murders in Chicago in 2021. Read More
Chicago houses illegal immigrants at O'Hare Airport, spends $51 million on aid, shelters
09/11/2023 09:23 AM Chicago residents have been fighting back against the crisis and demand that the city take necessary action. Read More
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot goes to war with teachers union for holding students 'hostage'
01/06/2022 06:43 PM Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has finally put her foot down on the city’s teachers’ union, accusing them of holding students “hostage” as they oppose the city’s efforts to reopen schools and bring back in-person learning. Read More
Chicago's iconic Signature Room restaurant abruptly shuts down amid 'safety issues,' rising crime
10/02/2023 12:27 PM "We have been faced with severe economic hardship and the challenges have been greater than anticipated." Read More
Lori Lightfoot takes aim at Colorado Springs violence despite Chicago's skyrocketing homicide rate
11/22/2022 10:50 AM As of last week, there have been 604 homicides in Chicago in 2022. Last year the city saw 797 homicides, the highest in 25 years and eclipsing 2020’s 769 homicides, which almost doubled 2019’s 490 murders. Read More
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot says criticism is ‘99 percent’ because she’s a black woman
06/30/2021 10:59 PM "Women and people of color are always held to a different standard. I understand that, I've known that my whole life." Read More
Looters shoot, injure Chicago cop during smash and grab robbery
01/09/2024 03:36 PM The 55-year-old officer, whose identity has not been made public, has since been released from the hospital. Read More
Chicago braces for riots after video released in police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo
04/15/2021 06:33 PM The unrest is heightened over disputes as to whether or not 13-year-old Toledo had a gun. Defining the incident as an "armed confrontation" is being brought into question. Read More
2021 goes down as Chicago's deadliest year in the past 25 years.
01/01/2022 05:24 PM 2021 saw a total of 797 homicides in the city of Chicago, the highest total on record since 1996. Read More
6 dead, over 40 shot so far in Chicago's violence-filled Labor Day weekend
09/04/2022 05:10 PM In one instance 4 men shot 45 rounds at a 15-year-old boy, striking him twice, and leaving him in critical condition. Read More
Sane, reasonable people outraged after Smollett charges dropped
03/26/2019 01:05 PM Smollett took advantage of political and racial tensions in America and drained the much-needed resources of the Chicago Police Department in a disgustingly selfish attempt to bolster his career. Read More
Chicago-area carnival cancelled after teen street fight
05/23/2023 10:54 AM The mob of hundreds of teens was formed to "cause chaos and disrupt the event." Read More
Chicago mayor adds $500,000 to 'restoration and reparations' budget to address 'cycle of violence,' open mental health clinics
12/30/2023 12:12 PM "In order for us to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago, it requires investments." Read More
Female police officer, 29, becomes first Chicago cop slain in deadly confrontation since 2018
08/08/2021 03:42 PM 29-year-old Ella French, an officer with the Chicago Police Department, lost her life on Saturday night after a confrontation with three armed suspects. Read More
Bears looking at leaving downtown Chicago despite $2.2 BILLION promise from mayor
07/26/2022 02:40 PM Soldier Field has been home to the Bears for over 50 years and is the oldest in the NFL, but that may be soon to change. Read More
