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December 2, 2021

31-year Chicago police commander slams department in going-away message: 'Disdain' and 'lack of respect'

Former Chicago police commander Melvin Roman condemned leadership in a resignation letter handed in Wednesday, months after he was demoted following protests outside of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home that blocked traffic.

December 1, 2021

Chicago's Cook County surpasses 1K homicide for first time since 1994

The number of homicides in the Chicago area so far this year surpassed 1,000 during the holiday weekend after Thanksgiving – as Cook County achieved the grim milestone again for the first time in 27 years.

November 29, 2021

Chicago gun violence: 3 killed, 26 wounded over Thanksgiving weekend

Three men were fatally shot and 26 others wounded, including a teen trying to buy drugs, in Chicago as citywide gun violence continued over Thanksgiving weekend.

November 29, 2021

Chicago girl allegedly abducted near school by 3 men in ski masks: Report

Chicago police are searching for a group of three males who allegedly followed and kidnapped a girl who was walking from Austin College and Career Academy High School on Saturday night.

November 25, 2021

Arkansas County Judge Joseph Wood recounts his road from orphanage to race for lieutenant governor

County Judge Joseph Wood of Washington County, Arkansas, recounted to Fox News Digital the journey that took him from an orphanage in Chicago to running in next year's Arkansas lieutenant governor's race.

November 22, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse interviewed by Tucker Carlson, recounts Kenosha riots, reacts to media portray of trial

In an exclusive interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson, Kyle Rittenhouse spoke out about the night of the Kenosha riots that led to his arrest, as well as his eventual acquittal by jury and the angry reaction of the mainstream media and Democrats, including President Biden.

November 22, 2021

Illinois Dem Mary Lemanski, who used Rittenhouse case to mock Waukesha tragedy on Twitter, has resigned

After Sunday’s Christmas parade horror in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Illinois Democrat Mary Lemanski appeared to portray the tragedy as a form of payback for Friday’s acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha.

November 21, 2021

Chicago mayor needs to dump police boss if ‘crime pandemic’ isn’t addressed, critic says

In Chicago on Friday night, as many as a dozen suspects stormed into a store in the city’s Chatham neighborhood and grabbed as many items as they could carry, according to a report.

November 20, 2021

As Chicago protests start, Lightfoot calls for 'respect' for Rittenhouse jury's decision

After Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted Friday of all charges in the shootings of three protesters, two fatally, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year, Chicago's mayor urged people to protest peacefully as demonstrations started up in that city and elsewhere in the U.S.  

November 19, 2021

Chicago-area police searching for thieves accused of stealing $100,000 in Louis Vuitton merchandise

Shoplifters in Oak Brook, a Chicago suburb, grabbed around $100,000 in Louis Vuitton goods on Wednesday.