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June 9, 2021

Over 90 Chicago shootings reported along area expressways so far this year, police say

There have been more than 90 shootings along Chicago-area expressway systems so far this year, and over 220 shootings on such roadways since the start of 2020, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ has confirmed. 

June 8, 2021

Chicago gun violence has killed over 3 times more kids in 2021 compared to same time in 2020, report says

More than three times more kids have died from gun violence on Chicago’s streets than during the same time in 2020, as a local community leader lamented that "our children are becoming extinct," according to a recent report. 

June 8, 2021

Obama's presidential library estimated to cost nearly $700M

The cost of former President Obama's library in Chicago will be $200 million more than initially anticipated.

June 8, 2021

Women seen twerking on Chicago police car, prompting investigation

The Chicago Police Department has launched an investigation after a video has emerged purportedly showing three women twerking on top of one of its cruisers.

June 7, 2021

Judge orders Lightfoot to clarify policy that only granted interviews to journalists of color

A judge told lawyers for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, D., Monday to provide a declaration by the end of the week as to whether her policy of only granting interviews to journalists of color was still in effect or would be in the future.

June 7, 2021

Chicago weekend violence: 55 people shot, including 11-year-old girl; 5 people killed, police say

Chicago weekend violence left five people dead and 55 total victims wounded – including an 11-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy – as a result of dozens of shootings throughout the Windy City, police said Monday. 

June 7, 2021

Chicago priest cleared of sex abuse allegations holds first Mass since reinstatement

CHICAGO — An activist Roman Catholic priest cleared by an Archdiocese of Chicago investigation into claims that he sexually abused several boys decades ago returned to the pulpit of his longtime church on Sunday for the first time in five months.

June 6, 2021

Chicago police remove 'disruptive passenger' that caused 'disturbance' on American Airlines flight

A 26-year-old man was removed from an American Airlines flight by authorities in Chicago on Sunday after causing a "disturbance."

June 6, 2021

Interracial Couple Fights Critical Race Theory: 'Are We Both the Oppressor and Oppressed?'

The irony is that CRT threatens to re-segregate America, the very thing that the Oak Park citizens of the 1960s fought against. 

June 6, 2021

Eli Steele: Interracial couple fights critical race theory in one of America's most integrated towns

Oak Park, Illinois prided itself for its integration efforts since the 1960s, but an interracial family feels that this hope is being threatened by the introduction of critical race theory into the local schools.