Chicago

In cities all across the country, there are a number of special events scheduled during this year’s observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. RELATED: How To Talk With Your Kids About Dr. King’s Death Of course, you can attend a local parade today. However, there are also concerts, special movie screenings, prayer services and […]

CHICAGO — For six decades, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells was woven into the fabric of Chicago’s South Side as the namesake of a public housing project. A Rosa Parks-like figure during her era, the journalist and suffragist was so revered that 1930s leaders put her name on a project that promised good, affordable […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A 21-year-old Chicago man faces abuse charges after he allegedly posted a photograph on Facebook that shows his daughter’s hands, legs and mouth apparently bound with blue tape. RELATED: Police Investigating Picture Of Girl Bound With Duct Tape Police spokesman Officer Ron Gaines says Andre Curry is charged with aggravated domestic battery. […]

Chicago police are investigating a picture of a girl who was was bound by her arms and legs, and mouth covered with duct tape, allegedly by her father. SEE ALSO: 10 Most Watched YouTube Videos Of 2011

The Chicago Sun-Times reported a would-be mugger named Anthony Miranda, caught the beating of a lifetime. He tried to rob a 6ft. 2in. 250 lbs MMA fighter. See Also:  Legless Father Pursue’s Son’s Killer The MMA fighter, elusively identified only as “Justin” was relaxing in his car. Miranda who was armed, walked up and began […]

A teen has been charged with aggravated battery for a videotaped attack of an elderly man in a Chicago subway station.

CHICAGO — Seven vinyl banners draped this month along one of Chicago’s most iconic bridges, advertisements some have dubbed “a visual crime” and “commercial graffiti,” are reviving a debate about how governments raise money in tough economic times.

A Chicago man who was charged in the beating death of a nurse allegedly stole the woman’s wedding and engagement rings in order to propose to his girlfriend. Raymond Harris, 36, was charged Thursday with first-degree murder and robbery in the death of Virginia Perillo, 73. In court, prosecutors said Harris, who was paroled earlier […]

A video showing a teen punching a homeless man on the Chicago El train has sparked outrage in the online community. See also: Why I Dropped My Bank And Switched To A Credit Union See also: Destinations for Outdoor Lovers The video, which appears to have been shot in April, was posted on the website […]

A Chicago teenager murdered his grandmother this past Friday morning after she began admonishing him for skipping school. The ninth-grader, Keshawn Perkins, 15, pummeled his grandmother with a lamp and stabbed her in the neck, head, and body with a kitchen knife. He then wrapped her body in a blanket and dumped it in a […]

CHICAGO-Cook County prosecutors on Thursday vacated the convictions of three of five men serving prison time for the 1991 rape and murder of a 14-year-old suburban Chicago girl after DNA evidence linked another man to the crime. The men were convicted as teenagers in the rape and murder of Cateresa Matthews of Dixmoor, which is […]

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel paid his respect to the 260 Chicago public school students killed in the past three years at a vigil on Monday. See also: Documentary Deals With Violence On The Streets Of Chicago See also:  More than Common…Extraordinary! The vigil was the first of five scheduled for the week by Urban Dolorosa, […]