July 26, 2021 Chicago violence: 12 dead, 70 shot amid bloody weekend Chicago authorities on Monday said that 70 people were shot and 12 were killed amid another violent weekend in the city.
July 26, 2021 Chicago expressway shootings continue to surge despite $12.5M grant, federal intervention Chicago expressway shootings continue to surge, as authorities search for answers following the latest two incidents on the same day at different areas across the city last week.Â
July 25, 2021 City, nonprofit canvassers go door to door promoting COVID-19 vaccines amid delta variant surge Volunteer groups in a number of cities have started going door to door to promote COVID-19 vaccinations as the threat of the delta variant grows more severe, according to reports.Â
July 24, 2021 Chicago, Boston, Atlanta join growing list of cities requiring students wear masks Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta joined cities nationwide will require students to wear masks when they return to the classroom next month as coronavirus cases are again on the rise.
July 23, 2021 Chicago mom who is visually impaired mourns fatally shot teen son who helped her get around Brittany Benson, a Chicago mother of three children who has trouble seeing, will no longer be able to depend on her 15-year-old son to help her get around after he was killed in a shooting on Wednesday, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report.
July 23, 2021 Chicago university student dies after hit by stray bullet while riding train home from internship A University of Chicago student died Sunday, several days after being struck by a stray bullet while commuting home from an internship after reportedly signaling to his family that he wanted to be removed from life support.
July 23, 2021 Illinois teacher fired over anti-riot comments says colleagues 'terrified' for free speech Jeanne Hedgepeth, a now-fired Illinois teacher, told "The Ingraham Angle" claims she is racist are unfounded.
July 22, 2021 Chicago drive-by shooting leaves 8 injured in third mass attack in six hours, police say A drive-by shooting targeting a party bus in Chicago late last night has left eight people injured in what was the third mass attack in the city in a span of six hours, police say.
July 22, 2021 Chicago's new civilian oversight panel further hinders police officers amid shooting surge, critics say Critics argue a new plan pushed through by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city council Wednesday after 11th-hour negotiations to establish a new civilian oversight panel aimed to increase accountability of law enforcement misconduct will only make it harder for Chicago police to do their jobs.
July 22, 2021 Dashcam video shows officer attacked, strangled during traffic stop, Aurora police say Police in Aurora, Ill., on Wednesday released dashcam video that they said shows an officer being attacked and strangled during a traffic stop last month.