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May 14, 2026

Nearly 1 in 12 defendants on ankle monitors in Chicago have gone AWOL, authorities say

Hundreds of Chicago defendants on pre-trial ankle monitors are accused of violent crimes, including murder, while 246 are missing and unaccounted for.

May 12, 2026

Chicago teen takeover mob rams police cruiser backward, swarms car as onlookers cheer: video

Video shows a Chicago police cruiser being rammed during a teen takeover as aldermen demand more arrests and consequences for participants involved.

May 10, 2026

How a Chicago bank teller once hung up on Pope Leo, who reportedly called from the Vatican to adjust number

A Chicago bank teller hung up on Pope Leo when he called from the Vatican to update his account, according to his longtime friend's story.

May 8, 2026

Sea of blue floods Chicago funeral for slain officer as killing fuels outrage over soft-on-crime policies

Chicago police honored Officer John Bartholomew at a funeral after he was allegedly shot and killed by a man free on pretrial release from armed robbery.

May 7, 2026

Reporter's Notebook: Chicago cop killed after suspect released under SAFE-T Act

Chicago Officer John Bartholomew was allegedly killed by a man released under the SAFE-T Act's cashless bail provisions despite pending violent charges.

May 6, 2026

Chicago knows what happens when Ken Griffin turns on a city, now Mamdani may find out

Billionaire Ken Griffin's clash with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani over wealth taxes mirrors the tensions that preceded Citadel's break with Chicago.

May 5, 2026

Chicago pol says Walgreens should be charged with 'first-degree corporate abandonment' over closure over theft

A Chicago alderman says Walgreens should be charged with "first-degree corporate abandonment" over its decision to close a store in the 6th Ward.

May 4, 2026

Flight passenger yells, 'I want off,' calls crew 'idiots' and yanks open emergency exit door

A viral social media post captured an unruly passenger opening a plane's emergency door after hours on the tarmac on a Chicago-bound flight leaving Atlanta.

May 2, 2026

Black Chicagoans call on reparations from government, money deposits like 'stimulus' checks

Chicago residents call for reparations from local to federal government, with some advocating cash payments and others pushing for tax breaks and housing assistance.

April 30, 2026

Chicago reparations advocates say federal gov morally owes '7 quadrillion dollars' in slave labor

ADCRC Chair Marvin Slaughter Jr. claims slave labor contributed "7 quadrillion dollars" to the U.S. at a reparations panel at Kennedy King College in Chicago.