June 2, 2026 Street takeover arrests surge across US as summer kicks off with social media-driven crime trend Police across multiple states made arrests tied to street takeovers as the social media-driven crime trend intensifies heading into summer months.
June 2, 2026 Chicago high school faces outcry after axing Arabic program A Chicago high school is eliminating its Arabic language program amid budget cuts and low enrollment, sparking petitions and community opposition.
May 29, 2026 Sheridan Gorman’s alleged illegal immigrant killer caught with weapon while in jail custody, police say Police say Venezuelan migrant Jose Medina, charged in the shooting death of Loyola student Sheridan Gorman, was caught with a weapon in jail.
May 29, 2026 Chicago Mayor Johnson hopes to enlist pope in reparations fight after he apologized for 'scourge of slavery' Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to ask Pope Leo XIV to use his pulpit to support reparations as part of his Repair Chicago initiative addressing historical harms.
May 29, 2026 Pope Leo meets with Chicago's far-left mayor, George Floyd's family lawyer at the Vatican Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, presenting gifts, including a Cubs hat, a city key and immigrant advocacy materials.
May 29, 2026 Dead voter allegation fuels concerns about voting safeguards as blue state official turns herself in Illinois city official Sylvia Sims Bolton turned herself in this week after allegedly trying to cast her dead mother's ballot, fueling broader concerns about the safety of mail-in voting.
May 26, 2026 DNA breakthrough leads to arrest in grisly 33-year-old cold case investigators never gave up on A 1993 cold case murder in southern Illinois is allegedly solved after forensic genealogy DNA led to first-degree murder charges against a 70-year-old man.
May 26, 2026 Chicago sees at least 25 shot over Memorial Day weekend as police cancel officers' days off At least 25 people were shot in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, according to police, including four teenagers wounded on the city's West Side.
May 21, 2026 Chicago politicians are doing Windy City politician things to try to keep the Bears in town Chicago Bears tell the NFL that Arlington Heights, Illinois, and Hammond, Indiana are the only two viable new stadium locations even as local politicians are trying other options.
May 20, 2026 Mayors want to keep handing out free cash after federal funds dried up Americans in over 100 cities received guaranteed income through ARPA-funded pilots. Now mayors in Evanston, Newark, and Salem push to make the programs permanent policy.