July 5, 2017 Chicago's violent gangs looting freight cars filled with guns Gangsters are ransacking freight trains and stealing weapons that eventually make their way to the city’s blood-soaked streets.
July 5, 2017 Caterpillar offices at company headquarters raided by federal agents Caterpillar confirmed to Fox News that law enforcement raided offices at the company's headquarters, exectuting search warrants on three propertiers in the Peoria, Ill.
July 5, 2017 Storm that spawned 24 tornado reports barrels east; 3 dead A powerful and wide-reaching line of severe storms barreled east on Wednesday threatening new damage, after spinning off as many as 24 tornadoes across the central U.S., killing at least three people.
July 5, 2017 Facebook Live torture video part of 'the new normal,' Chicago's former top cop says The gruesome video showing a group beating and battering a mentally challenged man was just the latest sign that criminals have been "emboldened" to act on lawlessness, not just in Chicago but across the country, former Chicago Police Supt.
July 5, 2017 Former Chicago top cop blames Black Lives Matter for surge in violence Chicago ended 2016 with more homicides than New York and Los Angeles combined – and the city’s former top cop is blaming the Black Lives Matter movement with contributing to the staggering tally.
July 5, 2017 Chicago records 762 homicides in 2016, up 57 percent from previous year The city of Chicago recorded 762 homicides in 2016 — an average of two murders per day, the most killings in the city for two decades and more than New York and Los Angeles combined.
July 5, 2017 Suspect arrested in murder of Chicago-area security guard A man wanted in the fatal shooting of a security guard at a Canadian National Railway facility in suburban Chicago was arrested late Sunday, officials said.
July 5, 2017 FBI: Violent crime across US spiked in 2015, murders up nearly 11 percent Violent crime across the U.S. jumped in 2015 after two years of declines, the FBI announced Monday, adding that the number of murders reported by local law enforcement agencies was up 10.8 percent from 2014.
July 5, 2017 Chicago Mayor Emanuel unveils 3-part plan to curb bloody violence, pleads for support Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, who’s struggling to repair his tattered image, fought tears and pleaded with neighbors to support the city’s police officers as he unveiled a three-part plan to fight the city’s staggering violent crime and bloodshed.
July 5, 2017 Chicago police to strengthen force by adding nearly 1,000 new jobs Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson formally announced on Wednesday that the department will be adding 970 total positions to the force by 2018.
