May 12 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 8 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 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 7 Chicago suburb expands cash handouts as race-based reparations program faces major legal battle Evanston, Illinois expanded its cash handout program to offer $500 monthly to 102 families while also operating a reparations program that has distributed $3.47 million to date.
May 6 Former 'super Mayor' Tiffany Henyard accused of owing nearly $10,000 in unpaid Illinois rent Former Dolton super Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her boyfriend are accused of owing thousands in unpaid rent in Illinois as she campaigns for office in Georgia.
May 5 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 DOJ investigates Illinois schools over secret gender transitions, ideology Trump's DOJ announces probe into 36 Illinois school districts examining sexual orientation and gender ideology instruction and parental opt-out rights.
May 4 Harmeet Dhillon on investigating Illinois schools for parental rights violations Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon tells Fox News the Justice Department is investigating Illinois schools districts for encouraging or facilitating student gender transitions without parental notice or consent.
May 4 Pritzker calls for criminal investigations into ICE agents over ‘Midway Blitz’ conduct Gov. Pritzker cites commission report alleging federal agent misconduct to push for criminal investigations tied to Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois.
May 2 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.
