April 8, 2021 Kids committing more carjackings and violent crimes amid remote schooling, court slowdowns: experts A startling trend in violent crimes and carjackings being committed by juveniles has raised the alarm among some officials who say the problem has arisen, in part, out of a lack of supervision for out-of-school kids and a laissez-faire attitude toward offenders during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 8, 2021 Chicago police searching for second gunman in road rage shooting of 21-month-old child The Chicago Police Department says it remains on the hunt Thursday for a mystery driver accused of shooting into another vehicle during a road rage incident, striking a 21-month-old boy and leaving him critically injured.
April 7, 2021 Chicago Teachers Union asks for delay of high school reopenings, wants vaccines for students and families The union that represents many Chicago teachers is requesting a delay in the reopening of high schools, along with more COVID-19 vaccinations for students and families as it continues to negotiate with school district officials to resume in-person instruction.
April 7, 2021 Psaki snaps when asked why VP Harris had time to visit Chicago bakery but not border, 'she got a snack' White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki got snippy with a reporter on Wednesday who questioned why Vice President Kamala Harris had time to visit a Chicago bakery amid the lingering border crisis she has been tasked to deal with.
April 7, 2021 VP Harris visits Chicago bakery even as border crisis escalates Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday visited a bakery in Chicago, coming away with a piece of German chocolate cake -- even as she faces scrutiny for not having visited the overwhelmed southern border.
April 7, 2021 Illinois' Pritzker signs firefighter pension bill that Lightfoot slams as 'backroom' deal Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a Chicago firefighter pension bill into law this week that both Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Republicans in the state have called a "fiscally irresponsible" bill that will increase property taxes.
April 6, 2021 Chicago toddler shot during road rage incident, seven others hurt during sidewalk bullet fight, police say Two shootings in Chicago that occurred within hours of each other left multiple people wounded, including a 2-year-old boy, authorities said Tuesday.
April 5, 2021 Chicago man used 'samurai knife' to kill relative, prosecutors say A man in suburban Chicago charged in an elderly relative’s fatal stabbing used a “samurai knife” to stab the 76-year-old victim — known as his “step-great-grandmother” — dozens of times inside her home, according to reports.
April 5, 2021 Chicago mayor vows to find adults who supplied Adam Toledo, 13, with gun before he was fatally shot by police Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday vowed to hold the adults responsible for "putting a gun into the hands" of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was fatally shot by Chicago police during a foot pursuit last week.
April 5, 2021 Chicago weekend crime: 8 people murdered, 30 shootings reported citywide Thirty-four people were shot and eight people were killed in Chicago over the holiday weekend, police said Monday.