At least nine people were killed and dozens were injured in separate shootings across Chicago over the past weekend, authorities said. Chicago Police told local media said that four people under the age of 18 were shot in the time frame between Friday night and early Monday morning. One of the first homicides of the…
Big Jump in Criminal Charges Against Chicago Police Officers This Year
The number of Chicago police officers on criminal misconduct charges jumped significantly in 2021, according to records obtained by The Epoch Times. In 2021, four Chicago police officers and one Chicago police lieutenant were criminally charged for excessive use of force while on duty. Another three were charged for off-duty criminal misconducts. Between 2017 and…
Hate Crime or Publicity Stunt? Chicago Jury to Hear Case in Jussie Smollett Trial
On a frigid Chicago night in January 2019, actor Jussie Smollett, a star on the TV drama “Empire,” reported that he was the victim of a hate-motivated street attack, but police later accused him of staging the whole affair as a publicity stunt. The case went to trial on Monday in Cook County Circuit Court,…
46 People Wounded, 4 Killed in Thanksgiving Weekend Shootings in Chicago: Police
At least 46 people were shot in Chicago over the Thanksgiving weekend, leading to four deaths, said officials in a Monday morning update. Chicago Police told CBS Chicago on Monday that in the first homicide of the holiday weekend, a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed while waiting for a rideshare vehicle in the Heart of…
Chicago Police: 39 Shot, 3 Fatally, Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Around 40 people were shot, including two fatally, in Chicago during Thanksgiving weekend, according to police. Officials confirmed to ABC7 that three people died in shootings between Thanksgiving Day and Sunday. A male between the age of 18 and 35 was shot and killed on Saturday night in the South Side’s Avalon Park, officials told…
Chicago Police: 39 Shot, 2 Fatally, Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Around 40 people were shot, including two fatally, in Chicago during Thanksgiving weekend, according to police. Officials confirmed to ABC7 that two people died in shootings between Thanksgiving Day and Sunday. A male between the age of 18 and 35 was shot and killed on Saturday night in the South Side’s Avalon Park, officials told…
First Responders Fight Chicago Vaccine Mandate
CHICAGO—Government control over people’s lives has spread like fire since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Scott Troogstad, a fire captain from Chicago. Small-business owners were deprived of their livelihoods, students couldn’t go to schools, people of faith were forbidden to pray at their churches. Yet it wasn’t his fight, not at the time….
1 Dead, 1 Hurt in Surging Chicago Expressways Gun Violence
CHICAGO—Two shootings on a Chicago expressway early Thursday left one person dead and another wounded, the latest incidents in a dramatic surge of gun violence on the city’s major roads. According to the Illinois State Police, both shootings occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate 55 within three hours. In the first incident, a person…
Suspect Charged in Death of University of Chicago Student
CHICAGO—An 18-year-old man was charged with murder in the shooting death of a Chinese student near the University of Chicago’s campus after he was found carrying the gun used in the slaying, police announced Friday. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference that Alton Spann of Chicago was arrested and charged with…
Chicago Closes Schools for ‘Vaccination Awareness Day’ With Parents Scrambling for Childcare
November 11, 2021
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Chicago public schools cancelled schools for “Vaccination Awareness Day” on Nov. 12 to increase vaccinations among children, leaving some parents in need of childcare. “CPS plans to close all schools on Nov. 12, giving parents and guardians an opportunity to get their children vaccinated,” the Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) said on Twitter. “We welcome the…
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