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• Chicago Resident Travion Cooper Charged With First Degree Murder Following Voluntary Surrender in Greater Grand Crossing

  Published: Apr 23, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Authorities have charged 30-year-old Travion Cooper with first degree murder after the discovery of a deceased woman in a South Side residence on Monday. The investigation into the...

• Homeowner Fatally Shot in Head During Early Morning Drive-By Attack in Chicago,s Englewood Neighborhood

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 45 year old man was killed inside his residence Saturday morning after unidentified suspects fired into the home from a passing vehicle. Chicago police reported that the victim d...

• Illinois Prosecutors Detail Triple Murder Suspect’s History of Violence and Threats Against Family Members

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Disturbing court documents filed in an Illinois triple murder case reveal a pattern of domestic instability and prior violence involving the defendant. Prosecutors allege the woman...

• Chicago Resident Dennis White Charged with Aggravated Battery Following Critical Shooting in Back of the Yards

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 63 year old man faces felony charges after a 42 year old acquaintance was shot in the chest during a domestic dispute in Chicago. The victim remains in serious condition at Strog...

• Person of Interest in Fatal Rogers Park Arson Arrested on Unrelated Warrants

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Chicago police have taken a man into custody who was previously identified in an internal bulletin as a person of interest in the death of firefighter Michael Altman. The suspect w...

• Illinois Civil Asset Forfeiture System Generates Millions for Law Enforcement Through Uncontested Property Seizures

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Chicago law enforcement agencies continue to collect millions of dollars annually by seizing vehicles and cash, often without filing criminal charges or securing convictions. While...

• Chicago Police Arrest 36-Year-Old for 2025 First-Degree Murder in Englewood

  Published: Mar 11, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Latheryan Buckner, 36, has been charged with first-degree murder following a seven-month investigation into a fatal shooting on Chicago's South Side. The August 2025 incident claim...

• Lutsen Resort Owner Seeks Rapid Court Proceedings To Contest Arson And Multi-Million Dollar Insurance Fraud Charges

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Bryce Campbell, the owner of the historic Lutsen Resort, is pushing for a trial to challenge allegations that he intentionally destroyed the landmark lodge to claim a $16.5 million...

• Chicago to Pay 500,000 Dollars to Man Wrongfully Charged With Murder Based on Faulty ShotSpotter Alert

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Politics & Debate

  The City of Chicago has resolved a federal lawsuit by paying Michael Williams half a million dollars after he spent nearly a year in jail for a murder he did not commit. Williams w...