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February 10, 2022

Grandmother’s habit of playing Wordle may have saved her life during kidnapping: cops

A Chicago woman's daughter sensed something was wrong when her mother didn't send her Wordle answer as usual on Feb. 5. It turned out a stranger had broken into her home and trapped her in her own bathroom.

February 9, 2022

Ella French murder: Chicago woman charged with felony for allegedly vandalizing memorial for slain cop

Illinois police have arrested a 26-year-old woman accused of defacing a memorial for Chicago Police Officer Ella French – who was shot to death in the line of duty last year.

February 9, 2022

Chicago man allegedly led high-end smash-and-grab crew that dumped cash registers on Gov. Pritzker's block

Tacarre Harper, 27, was charged with nine felony counts of burglary in connection to a series of organized retail thefts that occurred throughout Chicago between November 2021 and January 6, police said.

February 9, 2022

Rooftop Revelations: Single mother in Chicago's South Side defies the odds, keeps son on the path to success

On day 81 of his rooftop vigil, Pastor Corey Brooks and Zipporah Collins discuss raising children in Chicago's South Side.

February 9, 2022

ROOFTOP REVELATIONS: Day 81 with Pastor Corey Brooks

February 9, 2022

2 Chicago teens dead after shot on street; 2 persons of interest in custody: police

Two suspects were in custody Tuesday following the shootings deaths of two students, ages 15 and 16, who were struck while walking home from school in different areas of Chicago’s South Side neighborhood, less than an hour apart, officials said. 

February 8, 2022

Rooftop Revelations: Son of single mom details how he got a perfect ACT score in a violent community

Pastor Corey Brooks spoke with Chicago native Mario Hoover about how he was able to escape the failed public school system and get a perfect score on his ACT.

February 8, 2022

Most homicide victims in many US cities are Black, key data shows

New York, Chicago and Los Angeles saw notable homicide spikes in 2021, while many other U.S. cities saw record-high homicide rates.

February 8, 2022

ROOFTOP REVELATIONS: Day 80 with Pastor Corey Brooks

February 8, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: Carjacking ‘crisis’ is linked to remote learning

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is suggesting that her city’s dramatic rise in carjackings since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is linked to students being kept away from classrooms with remote learning.