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Two Cook County judges claim homestead exemptions in Will County
Two of the 77 Cook County judges running for retention in November claim homestead exemptions on Will County houses they have owned for years, Injustice Watch discovered as part of research for its 2024 Judicial Election Guide. Illinois law requires judges to live in the jurisdiction they serve and allows...
FBI Seeking Information on Chicago Bank Robbery Suspect Dubbed ‘Bare-Chested Bandit’
The FBI is seeking any information about a man dubbed the “bare-chested bandit” who is believed to be responsible for a trio of bank robberies in the Loop in recent weeks. According to the FBI, the man carried out the three bank robberies on Sept. 16, Sept. 19 and Tuesday.
Cook County Treasurer to help taxpayers seek refunds during Oct. 3 phone bank with Telemundo Chicago
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and Telemundo Chicago's consumer services unit, Telemundo Responde, are joining forces for the first time to host the 'Las Casas Latinas Importan' phone bank on Thursday, Oct. 3rd. This initiative aims to help Hispanic homeowners find out, in their own language, if they are owed...
Cook County State’s Attorney candidate Former Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke on crime, guns and youth violence
In deep blue Cook County, the Democratic candidate for states attorney, retired Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke, is looking past the November election and sounding like she’s already on the job.
WATCH: Chicago Tow Truck Rams Into Rival Tow Truck In Race to Respond to Accident
On Thursday afternoon, 3 tow trucks on their way to assist the same accident crashed into each other one by one. According to Chicago police, the vehicles were responding to an unrelated accident that occurred at the 6600 block of South Cicero Avenue. Footage shared on social media of the...
Illinois’ Best Hot Dog Stand Announced & We’re Low-Key Surprised
There are so many different places in Illinois to get a good-tasting hot dog, it's really tough to name the very best, right?. I mean, I thought of a few places right away that ultimately weren't named Illinois' best place to get a hot dog in a recent article on Mashed.com.
Boy, 16, shot outside high school in Grand Crossing
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 16-year-old boy was shot Wednesday morning near of Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.Police said at 9:56 a.m., the teen was standing outside in the 7700 block of South Drexel Avenue when four people got out of a white sedan and fired at least 30 shots.The victim was hit in the shoulder and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.More than 50 evidence markers were seen on the pavement as police investigated.Hirsch Metropolitan High School is located at 7740 S. Ingleside Ave., with its main entrance...
Former Illinois House Speaker Madigan loses bid to dismiss bribery charges
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A federal judge has rejected former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's motion to dismiss most of the criminal charges against him, despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the scope of federal bribery laws.U.S. District Judge John Blakey also denied a request from Madigan's co-defendant and longtime confidant, Michael McClain, to be tried separately from the former speaker.Blakey's rulings come less than a week before Madigan and McClain are set to face trial in federal court in Chicago.Madigan and McClain are facing a federal indictment charging them with racketeering, conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud, most...
A lawyer who helped clear three accused cop killers scolds police and prosecutors
Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday dropped their case against Alexander Villa, who was convicted in the 2011 murder of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis. The decision led a judge to throw out Villa’s conviction and his sentence of life in prison. That means all three men charged with Lewis’s killing have had their cases dismissed — and no one is being held responsible for a cop’s murder.
The Cook County Land Bank hits milestone of 2,000 rehabbed homes
A Cook County program that helps redevelop abandoned homes in disinvested parts of the city and suburbs celebrated a milestone Thursday on Chicago’s South Side. A gray, 4,500-square-foot Victorian home on a double lot in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood is the 2,000th property developed through the Cook County Land Bank Authority, officials said.
14-year-old boy shot multiple times in Auburn Gresham neighborhood, taken to hospital in critical condition, police say
CHICAGO — A 14-year-old boy is at Comer Children’s Hospital on Wednesday morning after being shot multiple times Tuesday night in the city’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The boy’s latest condition was listed as critical, and Chicago police say they do not have anybody in custody. “It’s a terrible sight to see a child’s backpack … […]
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