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March 8, 2022

Philadelphia approaching 100 homicides so far this year, on pace with Chicago for murders in 2022

Philadelphia, known as the City of Brotherly Love, has had 96 homicides so far this year, falling one murder short of the notoriously violent Chicago three months into 2022. 

March 8, 2022

Chicago teachers vow to fight order to drop mask mandates, Puerto Rico lifts restrictions

With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continuing to fall significantly across the U.S., local, state and territory governments and schools have begun to remove mask mandates. 

March 7, 2022

Chicago-area mayor running for Congress rips Kim Foxx: 'Putting rest of us at risk'

Keith Pekau, the mayor of Chicago suburb Orland Park, is criticizing Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and the court system for nearly letting a federal attempted murder and armed robbery parolee out on bond.

March 7, 2022

Chicago teen with multiple felony charges allegedly stabbed bartender to death

Chicago teen with three pending felony juvenile cases is accused of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the February death of a well-known bartender.

March 7, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: How American cities are helping their Ukrainian sister cities

The U.S. has approximately 18 official Ukrainian sister cities, according to the Sister Cities International membership directory.

March 4, 2022

2 charged in killing of Chicago man hanging Christmas lights

Pedro Mendiola and Moises Barrios were charged with murder and other felonies Friday in the December attacks on 14 people in Chicago.

March 4, 2022

2 Chicago officers wounded in shooting, suspect caught

Two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded Friday by a gunman who dropped a handgun while waiting in line at an outdoor hot dog stand with one of the officers, picked it up and opened fire, police said.

March 3, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot launched into expletive-filled rant during Columbus statue dispute, lawsuit claims

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot launched into an expletive-filled tirade before blocking a deal the city made with an Italian American group regarding the display of a Christopher Columbus statue, according to a lawsuit reportedly filed Tuesday.

March 2, 2022

Carjackings in cities like NYC, Philadelphia jump over 200% – often with kids behind the wheel, officials say

Carjackings have skyrocketed 200% — or more — in multiple big cities across the county in past years, as law enforcement officials and crime experts pleaded with lawmakers on Tuesday for help addressing the rampant issue, with one official warning: "Anyone in a car is a potential victim." 

March 1, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot severs ties with Russian sister city

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday severed ties with Russia on Tuesday as Moscow slowly inches toward the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.