July 17, 2018 Chicago could soon test universal basic income program The city of Chicago may soon become the largest municipality in the Unites States to test a universal basic income program.
July 16, 2018 Coupon dispute prompts white CVS manager to call police on black woman: report A black woman from Chicago said a CVS store manager called the cops on her for trying to use a coupon he didn’t recognize.
July 15, 2018 Chicago man shot, killed by officers appeared to have gun, police say Footage from body cameras and other surveillance video appeared to show that a black man who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer was armed with a gun and reached toward it as officers confronted him, officials said Sunday.
July 15, 2018 Protest after Chicago cops fatally shoot armed man leads to 4 arrests, police say Chicago police fatally shot an armed man Saturday evening, igniting a protest near the scene in the city’s South Shore neighborhood that led to four arrests, officials said.
July 14, 2018 Cleanups at Pence family's failed gas stations costing taxpayers millions: report More than a decade after the former Indiana oil company of Vice President Mike Pence’s family filed for bankruptcy, taxpayers are bearing the costs of millions of dollars to clean up more than 85 contaminated sites, a report says.
July 12, 2018 Illinois judge charged after allegedly dropping gun in courthouse A Cook County judge dropped a handgun while inside the lobby of a courthouse on Chicago’s South Side last week and was charged with a misdemeanor after the incident was seen on video, authorities said.
July 11, 2018 Police officer resigns ahead of hearing on Puerto Rico shirt incident A police officer who drew criticism for allegedly failing to intervene in a dispute between a man and a woman over the woman’s Puerto Rico flag shirt has resigned, officials said Wednesday evening.
July 10, 2018 Authorities catch last 2 of 3 men who escaped Illinois jail Authorities in southeastern Illinois say they've captured the last two of three men who allegedly broke out of a county jail in mid-June.
July 8, 2018 Medical helicopter crashes in Chicago, injuring 3 crew members, 1 patient A medical helicopter transporting a patient crashed Saturday night in Chicago's South Side, resulting in four injuries, with the original patient in critical condition, fire officials said.
July 6, 2018 Chicago ringleader of Facebook Live beating of disabled teen gets 8 years in prison A Chicago man who was the alleged ringleader involved in the beating of a mentally disabled teenager that was broadcast on Facebook Live pled guilty Friday to a hate crime and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
