December 19, 2020 Chicago-area hospital to resume vaccinations after 4 workers experience adverse reactions: report A hospital north of Chicago says it plans to resume coronavirus vaccinations for its staff Sunday, following a temporary pause after four employees experienced adverse reactions to the Pfizer treatment.
December 18, 2020 Body of Chicago woman found beheaded with handsaw, man arrested The suspect claims he found the body and that it was decomposing.
December 18, 2020 Chicago mayor revises claim, now says staff ‘flagged’ botched police raid for her in 2019 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday that her staff informed her in November 2019 about a botched police raid that happened nine months earlier – thus revising her office’s Tuesday claim that she hadn’t learned about the February 2019 raid until this week.
December 17, 2020 Chicago police arrest teen, 15, in carjacking death of retired firefighter A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the murder of a retired Chicago firefighter during a brazenly attempted carjacking in broad daylight, authorities said Thursday.
December 17, 2020 Chicago mayor 'blindsided' by report of botched police raid, handcuffed naked woman The Law Department of the city of Chicago this week tried to block a local TV station from airing video of a botched police raid in February 2019, in which city officers allegedly stormed the wrong house and handcuffed an innocent woman while she was naked – and while a group of male officers looked on, according to reports.
December 16, 2020 Indiana murder suspect, 22, escapes when prisoner transport van stops at McDonalds: report A manhunt was underway this week for an Indiana man charged with murder who authorities say escaped custody after a prisoner transport van stopped at a McDonald’s, according to multiple reports.
December 15, 2020 Chicago-area man crushed to death by airplane equipment at O'Hare Airport: report A Chicago-area man has died after being crushed by airplane equipment Sunday afternoon at O’Hare International Airport, according to reports.
December 14, 2020 Chicago murders continue to skyrocket as police brass admit 'it's just been a really challenging year' Murders in Chicago have surged by more than 50% year-over-year with 739 homicides reported through Sunday, as one police official opined on what he called an “extremely challenging year” for detectives in the Windy City.
December 10, 2020 Hundreds of Chicago firefighters battle 4-alarm blaze at West Side auto parts warehouse No one has been reported injured so far.