May 19, 2021 Illinois police officer, suspect dead after exchange of gunfire An Illinois police officer died Wednesday after being shot by a domestic disturbance suspect who was killed in an exchange of gunfire that left a second officer wounded, a police chief said.
May 19, 2021 Lightfoot slams 'overwhelming whiteness' of Chicago press, defends speaking only to reporters of color Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defended her controversial announcement to only give individual interviews to journalists of color and blasted Chicago media institutions for their "overwhelming whiteness and maleness" in an extraordinary letter on Wednesday.
May 19, 2021 Latino reporter cancels Lori Lightfoot interview following refusal to lift moratorium based on skin color Chicago Tribune reporter Gregory Pratt announced Wednesday that he had canceled his scheduled interview with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot over her office's refusal to lift a moratorium on interviews with non-Black or Brown reporters.
May 18, 2021 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will grant interviews only to 'Black or Brown journalists,' local reporters say Reporters out of Chicago are alleging that Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now only granting interviews to journalists of color.
May 17, 2021 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will encourage masks despite CDC guidance Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday that she would “encourage” fully vaccinated city residents to continue to wear masks despite recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
May 16, 2021 Chicago police officers released from hospital after being wounded during shooting Video shared by the Chicago Police Department shows the officers being brought out by hospital staff, where they were greeted with a salute from about 50 of their coworkers.
May 14, 2021 Chicago Tribune editorial board rips Illinois Democrats for bill that would delay school openings The Chicago Tribune editorial board published a scathing op-ed Wednesday, ripping Illinois Democrats over a bill that it says would punish the success the state's private schools saw as they reopened earlier in the pandemic.
May 14, 2021 Illinois police officer’s commitment to community outshines national scrutiny: 'I've become a father figure' Since the death of George Floyd by Officer Derek Chauvin nearly a year ago, police have been the focal point of media scrutiny. Similar incidents in Louisville, Kentucky, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, led to calls for defunding the police by lawmakers in Washington, as reform bills came loudly and went away quietly without becoming codified
May 14, 2021 Crime experts fear summer 2021 violence could be worse than last year as shooting, murder uptick starts early Police should brace for a potentially more violent summer than last year as crime trends show the bloodshed in some parts of the country, such as New York City, picked up earlier than is typically expected, analysts and experts tell ӣƵ.
May 14, 2021 Cat leaps from window of burning building in Chicago -- and sticks the landing A cat landed safely and survived after jumping out of an upper-story window of a burning building in Chicago Thursday, video shows.