This story was originally published by The 19th Lightfoot, the first Black woman and out LGBTQ+ person to lead Chicago, has failed to make an April runoff, with challengers Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson moving on. By Grace Panetta, The 19th Chicago voters rejected Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s bid for a…
55 shot, 11 killed over Labor Day weekend in Chicago
Eleven people were killed in a string over shootings across Chicago that left at least 55 people injured on Labor Day Weekend. The shootings were reported between 5 p.m. Friday and midnight Tuesday. During a news conference Tuesday morning, Supt. David Brown of the Chicago Police Department said shootings were…
Man arrested after three Black men killed in hit-and-run outside gay bar in Chicago
A man was arrested and charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that left three Black men dead and another person seriously injured in Chicago earlier this month. Chicago police announced on Tuesday that 34-year-old Tavis Dunbar was taken into custody on Monday. Dunbar has been charged with three counts…
3 Black men killed in “intentional” hit-and-run outside gay bar in Chicago, police say
Three Black men were killed in a hit-and-run collision in front of a popular gay bar early Sunday morning, which police reportedly said “appears to be intentional.” At a press conference on Monday, officials with Chicago Police Department said the hit-and-run happened after an argument inside a bar turned into…
Bodycam video shows Chicago police shoot 13-year-old boy with hands up
Chicago police have released surveillance and bodycam video showing a 13-year-old Black boy with his hands up when he was shot. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. on May 18 near a gas station. According to police, officers were trying to stop a stolen vehicle suspected of being involved in…
Emmett Till’s childhood home in Chicago to receive preservation funds
The childhood home of Emmett Till in Southside Chicago will receive funds from a Black cultural organization to help preserve the property. The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced today that the Till family’s house will receive a portion of $3 million in grants intended for 33 sites nationwide…
Agency claims no evidence found race was factor in Chicago officer roughing up Black woman walking dog
A police oversight agency said no evidence was found indicating race was a factor in the scuffle between a Chicago police officer and a Black woman he tried to arrest while she walked her dog after hours at a beach. In a report released yesterday, the agency claims the aggressive…
White Chicago officer charged with battery after confrontation with Black woman walking dog
A former Chicago police officer has been charged with aggravated battery and two counts of official misconduct after he roughed up a Black woman he stopped while she was walking her dog. The incident happened in August of last year at North Avenue beach. The woman was reportedly at the…
Chicago endured most violent weekend of 2022 with 7 dead, 37 injured
Gun violence reached a record high over an unusually warm weekend in Chicago that left seven people dead, and at least 37 people wounded. It was the highest number of shooting victims over any weekend so far this year, according to local authorities. The shootings spanned multiple suburbs and neighborhoods in…