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Illinois pizza deliveryman shot dead in front of sister who was pistol-whipped by robbers who lured them to home
After shooting and killing her younger brother, Allison said the teens left, taking no money. "You got nothing out of it. No money. Nothing. You just took his life for no reason," she said
DoorDash is helping people on government assistance get groceries
DoorDash says since it began accepting SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, in July of last year, 25,000 people in Cook County who receive benefits have used DoorDash for 145,000 deliveries.
Man found dead in Marquette Park home, Chicago Fire Dept. says
A man was found dead on the city's Southwest Side on Wednesday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchChicago firefighters first responded to a fire in the 2400 block of West 69th Street and Artesian Avenue.It is unknown at what time or how the fire started. The Chicago Fire Department responded around 7:30 a.m.Chicago fire officials later confirmed a man was found dead at the scene. However, firefighters said it was not a fire death.Chicago police said the man had a gunshot wound to the the head. CPD will continue the investigation.No other information was availble.
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...
Early voting in Chicago kicks off this week. Here's what you need to know
Voters in most of Illinois have begun casting their ballots for the 2024 general election, but those hoping to make their voices heard in Chicago will get their chance to do so soon. Early voting in Illinois gets underway 40 days before an election, meaning that most of the state...
Woman found fatally shot inside Humboldt Park home
CHICAGO — An investigation by Chicago police is underway on Tuesday afternoon after a person was found shot to death inside a home on the city’s West Side. Chicago police said the victim, a female whose age has not been determined, was found inside a home in the 700 block of North Avers Avenue, in Humboldt Park, at […]
Illinois cracks down on auto thefts, carjackings with hundreds of arrests
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Tuesday that auto theft investigators have arrested hundreds of suspects and recovered millions of dollars in recovered vehicles in 2024. Giannoulias’ office administers grants from the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council, which distributes grants to state policing […]
FEMA offering help to Chicago area residents following severe storms this summer
If your home was damaged during severe weather in July, the federal government might be able to help. Severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding slammed portions of Cook, Fulton, Henry, St. Clair, Washington, Will, and Winnebago in July.
Male victim fatally wounded Tuesday evening on Northside in Uptown neighborhood
A male victim was fatally wounded Tuesday evening on the Northside in the Uptown neighborhood, Chicago police said. The victim, whose exact age has not been confirmed, was found wounded shortly after 7:30 p.m. in the 900 block of West Eastwood Avenue. Police said someone fired shots, striking the victim to the leg. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he later was ...
True Crime Tuesday: H.H. Holmes
The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair was an influential social and cultural event that brought in visitors from all over the world to witness its elaborate attractions. But around this time, some of the most heinous crimes were being committed by a deeply disturbed man in the White City and elsewhere. H.H. Holmes, who is known […] The post True Crime Tuesday: H.H. Holmes appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
2024 Northern Cook County Ability Fair on 10/2
The Harper College Learning and Career Center will be holding the Northern Cook County Ability Fair on Wednesday, October 2 from 1 PM to 3 PM CT. This job fair is open to anyone that is looking for work that has any type of disability. Sign language interpreters will be present on Wednesday afternoon.
COVID-19 testing lab owner pleads guilty to $14 million fraud scheme
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The co-owner of a Chicago COVID-19 testing laboratory has pleaded guilty to a $14 million fraud scheme in which his company provided fake negative results to people who had been tested and billed the federal government for the tests.Zishan Alvi, 45, of Inverness, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of wire fraud, and faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in February.Alvi was indicted in March 2023, more than a year after the FBI raided the headquarters of his company, LabElite, in the Norwood Park neighborhood.LabElite offered both PCR and rapid COVID-19...
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