A couple that was celebrating the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Chicago over the weekend were ambushed and shot by a group of thugs. The incident that was also captured on video happened around 9:15 p.m. on West Division Street, just hours after the parade ended, Chicago police said. A video that was shared widely…
Couple Celebrating Puerto Rican Day in Chicago Pulled From Car and Shot on Pavement, Video Shows
7 out of 8 in Mass Shooting in Chicago’s Englewood Neighborhood Were Shot in Head, Likely by 2 Gunmen, Police Report Says
By Paige Fry and Rosemary Sobol From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—Chicago police believe two people entered an Englewood home early Monday and shot eight people—four fatally and seven in the head, according to a police report. About 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, officers received a call of shots fired from the second-floor residents of a house in the…
Police: 4 Dead, 4 Hurt in Shooting on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO—An argument in a house on Chicago’s South Side early Tuesday erupted into gunfire, leaving four women dead and four other people injured, police said. The shooting happened at 5:42 a.m. in the city’s Englewood neighborhood, police said, and no arrests were immediately made. Police had few details about the victims, but it appeared that…
The Insurrection in Chicago
Commentary Almost exactly a year ago, race riots paralyzed more than a dozen of America’s great cities, from New York to Seattle. The smoke hasn’t gone away. As we should have learned from the last episode of urban rioting during the late 1960s, the devastating adverse effects from rage and lawlessness are long-lasting and borne…
Chicago Mayor’s Attorneys Say Discrimination Against White Reporters Lasted Only 2 Days
Attorneys for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reportedly admitted in a court filing that her office had put a racially discriminatory interview policy in place for two days. Lightfoot is facing a civil rights lawsuit by the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) and Judicial Watch for denying an interview request from DCNF reporter Thomas Catenacci, who…
Boy, 14, Fatally Shot in Chicago as Family Was Moving From Neighborhood to Escape Conflict, Police Say
By Rosemary Sobol From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot Thursday afternoon on Chicago’s West Side as his family was trying to move from the area, Chicago police said. Witnesses told police that family members were helping the eighth-grade boy and his mother move from their Lawndale apartment to a western suburb to…
Judge Orders Chicago Mayor’s Attorneys to Clarify Policy on Denying Interviews to White Reporters
June 7, 2021
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Attorneys for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on June 7 told a judge that they will file a sworn declaration clarifying the mayor’s police on allowing interviews only to “people of color,” according to The Daily Caller. Lightfoot’s office denied interview requests from at least two white reporters explaining that the mayor would only grant requests…
Lockdown States’ Residents, Businesses Finally Enjoy Reopening
Americans from states that have imposed some of the most protracted and severe pandemic lockdowns are finally enjoying some level of normalcy. While the lifting of restrictions have brought growing sense of relief, it’s clear the lockdowns have left a deep scar. Virtually all states imposed restrictions on businesses in response to the spread of…
Chicago Police Union President Says New Foot Chase Policy Discourages Proactive Policing
June 2, 2021
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CHICAGO—President of Chicago’s largest police union (Fraternal Order of Police) John Catanzara said Chicago Police Department’s new foot chase policy is a de facto “no foot chase policy.” In a video addressing his union members last Friday, Catanzara said foot chase is inherently dangerous and injuries could easily occur, such as when the offender steps into a pothole. If police…
Chicago Mayor Calls All Hands on Deck to Stem Summer Violence
CHICAGO—Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday unveiled a “whole-of-government” safety plan where law enforcement, city services, and community organizations work together to stem a likely summer crime spike, especially in the neighborhoods plagued by gun violence. The announcement came the day before Memorial Day weekend, which has been the unofficial start of summer carnage in Chicago…
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