Teen Accused of Carjacking, Firearm Charges in Chicago
An eighteen-year-old Chicago resident is facing federal charges of carjacking and firearms offenses, a grand jury decided. The teen was already charged with vehicular hijacking and aggravated kidnapping due to an incident where he used a handgun to threaten and carjack that passengers of a Buick Lucerne on July 28th, but a grand jury decided […]
Read MoreLooting and Protests Rock Chicago Over the Weekend
Chicago has never been a haven of peaceful protesting, and the second weekend in August saw more looting, vandalism, violence, and more than 100 arrests in connection with the protests. It is suspected that an officer-involved shooting in Englewood helped to plant the seeds on social media for rumors to abound about this weekend’s outbreak […]
Read MoreChicago Murder Rate Increases 140% Over Last July
A long hot summer has turned deadly in the streets of Chicago, with July’s murder rate jumping almost 140% over this time last year. According to CNN, the deadly month culminated in the shooting of a 9-year-old boy near the North Side, whose death capped the month off with 212 children killed in the city. […]
Read MoreTwo Armed Robberies Reported in the Same Day in Englewood
On Tuesday, July 14th, two armed robberies occurred in Englewood, only two hours apart. In each incident, the victim was approached by a group of a group of people and a gun was brandished, along with an order to give up their property. No more details were reported on the robberies, but police are asking […]
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