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February 9, 2022

Illinois dentist released on bond after arrest for allegedly taking his patients' fentanyl for 'personal use'

An Illinois dentist was released on bond Wednesday after he was arrested earlier in the week for allegedly stealing fentanyl from his patients and setting it aside for his own “personal use."

February 9, 2022

Chicago man allegedly led high-end smash-and-grab crew that dumped cash registers on Gov. Pritzker's block

Tacarre Harper, 27, was charged with nine felony counts of burglary in connection to a series of organized retail thefts that occurred throughout Chicago between November 2021 and January 6, police said.

February 9, 2022

Illinois student says she was threatened with knife by classmate for not wearing mask at school

An Illinois high school student was reportedly threatened with a knife over not wearing a mask, despite the district's optional mask policy.

February 9, 2022

2 Chicago teens dead after shot on street; 2 persons of interest in custody: police

Two suspects were in custody Tuesday following the shootings deaths of two students, ages 15 and 16, who were struck while walking home from school in different areas of Chicago’s South Side neighborhood, less than an hour apart, officials said. 

February 8, 2022

Most homicide victims in many US cities are Black, key data shows

New York, Chicago and Los Angeles saw notable homicide spikes in 2021, while many other U.S. cities saw record-high homicide rates.

February 8, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: Carjacking ‘crisis’ is linked to remote learning

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is suggesting that her city’s dramatic rise in carjackings since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is linked to students being kept away from classrooms with remote learning.

February 8, 2022

Damari Perry: Brother pleads not guilty to murder of 6-year-old Chicago boy, seeks to represent self in court

Jeremiah Perry, 20, has pleaded not guilty to all charges in the murder of his 6-year-old brother Damari Perry, whose body was found near at abandoned home in Gary, Indiana, last month.

February 7, 2022

Chicago-area high school students stage walkout after principal tells them to mask up for class or leave

A group of high school students in the Chicago area walked out of class Monday after being told they had to wear masks to attend class.

February 7, 2022

Shooting on Chicago expressway less than an hour after Pritzker’s vows to reduce expressway violence

One person was wounded in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago less than an hour after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced an effort to reduce violence on the city's freeways.

February 7, 2022

Drew Peterson asks judge to vacate murder conviction

A judge was scheduled Monday to consider former Chicago-area police Sgt. Drew Peterson's motion to vacate his 2012 conviction in the murder of his third wife.