Category: Chicago

Officer Acquitted in Man’s Shooting at Chicago Train Station

CHICAGO—A Chicago police officer was found not guilty Tuesday in the February 2020 shooting and wounding of an unarmed man during a struggle at a downtown commuter train station. Cook County Judge Joseph Claps acquitted Melvina Bogard, 33, of aggravated battery and misconduct charges. Prosecutors have said Bogard and another officer, Bernard Butler, were riding…


US Halloween Night Shootings Kill 1, Injure About 20

One person was killed and about 20 wounded on Halloween night in two separate shooting attacks in the U.S. cities of Kansas City and Chicago, police said. Between five and seven people were shot and one was killed in a shooting at a home in Kansas City, where about 70–100 teens were partying on Monday…


Up to 14 Injured in Chicago Mass Shooting, Youngest Victim Just 3 Years Old: Police

Up to 14 people have been shot and injured in a mass shooting in Chicago’s west side late Monday, including three children, according to the Chicago Police Department. Chicago police Supt. David Brown told a press conference late Monday that the shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. in Lawndale at California Avenue and Polk Street. “They’re…


Gunfire in Chicago Alley Kills Boy Who Was Washing His Hands

CHICAGO—A 7-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet while washing his hands in the bathroom of his family’s Chicago home on Wednesday night, police said. Police said the shooting happened in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the city’s West Side. The boy was apparently getting ready for bed when someone fired multiple shots in…


Fall Colors in Chicago Area Are the Best in Years. But Don’t Wait Too Long to Peep at the Leaves

By William Lee From Chicago Tribune Chicago–Family portrait takers, tour guides and social media influencers are running out of time to photograph the final days of the best season of fall colors in northern Illinois in years, experts say. The Chicago area may have the best colors of the entire state, as other parts continue…


Gunfire During Illegal Racing on Chicago Street Kills 3

CHICAGO—Three young men were fatally shot and two more were seriously wounded early Sunday during what Chicago police called a caravan of street racers involving about 100 vehicles that took over an intersection on the city’s Southwest Side. The shooting happened about 4 a.m. in Brighton Park after the caravan blocked streets leading to the…


Chicago Fifth-Grade Teacher Allegedly Made ‘Kill List’ of Students, Teachers: Police

A fifth-grade teacher in Chicago has been detained by police after it was discovered that she had a “kill list,” of individuals which included her own students and school staff members. Teacher Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres, 25, worked at St. Stanislaus School in East Chicago, the East Chicago Police Department said in a statement published on Thursday. On Oct. 12…


The Demise of American Cities and the Rule of Law

Commentary  As voting in the midterm elections gets underway, crime and safety are the key issues. In cities across the country, the nightly news has endless scenes of store lootings, car jackings, and random attacks on innocents, without consequences for the offenders. Chicago stands out as a prime example in the current wave of lawlessness.Chicago…


Tyson Foods Latest Large Business to Flee Chicago Amid Crime Wave

Tyson Foods is the latest major corporation to flee Chicago, like Boeing and Caterpillar, due to out of control crime rates under its Democrat mayor, Lori Lightfoot. Chicago has faced a number of corporate departures in recent months, almost three years into the city’s unprecedented crime wave. Shootings, robberies, and other forms of violence have…


Rage at Dawn (1955)

A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus…