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At least 3 hospitalized, 8 arrested as another ‘teen trend’ causes chaos in the Loop

March 26, 2026 5:41 PM Tim Hecke

A downtown alderman is, in a way, saying “told ya so” after a teen trend spun out of control Wednesday night, until police began enforcing the city’s long-established 10 p.m. curfew.

Federal jury convicts man of threatening Trump on Instagram: ‘You should be executed’

March 26, 2026 5:07 PM Tim Hecke

A federal jury on Thursday convicted a suburban man of threatening the life of President Donald Trump. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said the verdict followed a three-day trial with a sentencing date to be determined.

Rogers Park alderman cites threats, closes office after Loyola murder comments go viral

March 26, 2026 1:18 PM Tim Hecke

A North Side alderman is shuttering her office for three days, citing threats she received after comments she made in the wake of a Loyola University student’s murder in her ward went viral.

Legislator presses forward with facial recognition ban even after it helped solve Loyola student murder case in her district

March 26, 2026 12:53 PM Tim Hecke

A bill that would bar Illinois law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition databases to help identify crime suspects is scheduled for a second day of legislative hearings, days after the technology helped Chicago police identify the man accused of murdering a Loyola University freshman in the bill’s sponsor’s own district.

Couple charged with defacing GOP office with swastikas, mocking dead conservative commentator

March 25, 2026 1:04 PM Tim Hecke

An Arlington Heights couple has been charged in connection with the repeated vandalism of a Republican political office in the northwest suburb, including graffiti featuring swastikas, obscenities, and mocking references to slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

Loyola paper apologizes for calling classmate’s killer an ‘illegal immigrant’

March 25, 2026 12:35 PM CWBChicago

The Loyola University student newspaper has published an apology for calling the man who murdered one of the school’s students last week an “illegal immigrant.” The paper’s leadership said they also spiked an Instagram post that referred to 25-year-old Venezuelan citizen Jose Medina as an “immigrant man.”

2 men stole merch worth $9,000 from Lakeview Lululemon store, officials say

March 25, 2026 11:25 AM CWBChicago

Two men who walked out of a Lakeview store with more than $9,000 worth of yoga gear are facing felony charges, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said today.

Alderman apologizes for ‘misconstrued’ comments about ‘startled’ murderer who killed Loyola student in the ‘wrong place, wrong time’

March 25, 2026 8:14 AM Tim Hecke

The alderman who represents Rogers Park is apologizing for comments she made in a TV interview shortly after Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman was murdered on the lakefront in her ward last week.

2 men stabbed, badly injured on Red Line train

March 25, 2026 4:27 AM CWBChicago

Two men were stabbed while riding a CTA train in the Englewood neighborhood overnight, the latest in a string of violent attacks targeting riders across the city’s train system.

He shot her in the back as she ran away: prosecutors

March 24, 2026 5:17 AM Tim Hecke

A detention hearing for the Venezuelan man charged with murdering a Loyola University student was postponed Monday because he is hospitalized with tuberculosis, but prosecutors still revealed new details about the investigation.

Streeterville man posted synagogue shooting threat on Twitter, feds say

March 24, 2026 4:30 AM Tim Hecke

A Streeterville man faces a federal threat charge for allegedly posting a threat to shoot up a synagogue on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, while also allegedly publishing what he claimed was the home address of relatives of an Israeli government official.

Arsonist who killed hero firefighter fled on CTA, dyed his hair at Harold Washington Library, prosecutors say

March 23, 2026 4:45 PM Tim Hecke

The man accused of setting an arson fire that claimed the life of Chicago Firefighter and EMT Michael Altman last week appeared in court for the first time Monday. Sheaves Slate, 27, was ordered detained pending trial by Judge Luciano Panici Jr. after prosecutors laid out a detailed account of what they believe happened last Monday in Rogers Park.

Bystander intervenes as man attempts to lure girl in Lincoln Park

March 23, 2026 4:30 AM CWBChicago

A man attempted to lure a young girl with candy in Lincoln Park on Saturday morning before a bystander stepped in and the suspect fled, according to a Chicago police alert.