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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...

• Ex-Nurse Turns Prison Sentence into Multi-Million Dollar Chicago Construction Powerhouse

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  Traci Quinn, a former nursing director who served three years for a cannabis conviction, has transformed her life by founding Pink Hats, an all-female construction firm in Chicago....

• Chicago Fire Officials Investigate Fatal Residential Blaze in Roseland Neighborhood Following Discovery of Deceased Senior

  Published: Mar 26, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 65-year-old man was found dead early Thursday morning after a fire tore through a residence in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood. Firefighters discovered the unresponsive victim in...

• Fatal Daylight Shooting In Auburn Gresham Claims Life Of 21 Year Old Man

  Published: Mar 12, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Chicago police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. A 21 year old man was shot in the neck and later succumbed t...

• 75-Year-Old Chicago Man Charged With Double Murder Following Fatal Shooting Of Two Women In Washington Heights

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Crime

  William Wallace Jr., 75, faces two counts of first-degree murder after allegedly shooting two women, ages 68 and 71, in the chest late Saturday night. The victims, identified as Ph...

• Chicago Felon Eugene Henry Released After Deputies Discover Stolen Loaded Handgun During South Side Traffic Stop

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Authorities have charged 47-year-old Eugene Henry with a felony after Cook County Sheriff’s deputies recovered a stolen firearm from his vehicle during a routine traffic stop in Ch...

• Police Investigate Fatal Shooting of 25-Year-Old Man in Chicago Lawn Neighborhood

  Published: Feb 28, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the city's South Side. According to the Chicago Police Department, a 25-year-old m...

• Chicago Obama Presidential Center Faces Criticism Over New Display Designs and Accessibility Issues

  Published: Feb 18, 2026

  Section: Politics & Debate

  Visitors to the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago have expressed frustration following recent updates to the facility's digital exhibits. Reports of eyestrain and visibility iss...