By Don Babwin, The Associated Press A predominantly Black college in central Illinois named after Abraham Lincoln and founded the year the former president was assassinated will close this week, […]
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Trump Warns He’s Ready to ‘Send in the Feds’ to Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s ready to “send in the Feds” if Chicago can’t reduce its homicide problem, and the city’s police superintendent says he is “more […]
Judge Rebukes Four Black Suspects in Beating of Disabled White Man in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge rebuked four Black people accused of beating a mentally disabled White man and broadcasting the attack on Facebook, sternly asking, “Where was your sense of […]
Racial Tension Flares in Mostly White Chicago Neighborhood
CHICAGO (AP) — A largely White Chicago neighborhood that many police officers and firefighters call home took center stage this week in the city’s tensions over gun violence, race and […]
Why is Chicago a Murder Capital? Clues from a Bloody Month
CHICAGO (AP) — Fourteen-year-old Malik Causey loved the way gangs took what they wanted from people on the street, the way members fought for each other, the way they could […]
13 Shot to Death, Dozens Wounded in Chicago Shootings
CHICAGO (AP) — Thirteen people were shot to death over the Labor Day weekend in Chicago, making it the deadliest holiday weekend of one of the deadliest summers the city […]
Black Teen Fatally Shot: Video Shows Chicago Police Firing at Car as it Drives Away
CHICAGO (AP) — Video released Friday shows Chicago police firing repeatedly at a stolen car as it careens down the street away from them, then handcuffing the mortally wounded Black […]
Chicago: Special Prosecutor Named for Laquan McDonald Murder Case
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge on Thursday appointed a special prosecutor to handle the murder case against the White Chicago police officer who shot a Black teenager 16 times, video of which led to large […]
3 Shot to Death, Dozens Hurt in Chicago over July 4 Weekend
CHICAGO (AP) — The July 4 weekend in Chicago ended with 50 people shot, three fatally, after the police force flooded the streets with thousands of officers and arrested dozens of […]
11-Year-old Chicago Girl Killed in Shooting– No Arrests
11-year-old Shamiya Adams. CHICAGO (AP) — The mother of an 11-year-old girl who was killed by a stray bullet fired into her friend’s home during a slumber party didn’t allow […]
14 Killed, Dozens Hurt in Chicago Shootings
In this Saturday, July 5, 2014 photo, Georgia Utendahl, left, and Shanice Smith, right, grieve after learning that their family member was shot by police on Chicago’s South Side. CHICAGO […]
Footwork Music Star DJ Rashad Dies in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Rashad Harden, a house music and footwork pioneer who performed as DJ Rashad, was found dead over the weekend in Chicago of an apparent drug overdose, authorities […]