CHICAGO—Chicago, once a promised land for millions of blacks fleeing the Jim Crow South, has seen a steady decrease in the black population since 1980. The prolonged black exodus just reached a milestone. The newly released census data concludes that blacks, with a 10 percent population loss between 2010 and 2020, are no longer the…
Police: 1 Killed, 5 Others Wounded in Chicago Shooting
CHICAGO—One person has died and five others including a teenage girl have been injured in a shooting on Chicago’s South Side, police said. A group of people was walking toward their vehicles in the city’s West Pullman neighborhood around 9:40 p.m. Saturday when someone inside another vehicle “fired multiple rounds, striking the victims,” according to…
Number of Chicago Police Working Outside Jobs on Leave of Absence Doubled
CHICAGO—The number of young Chicago patrol officers taking leave of absence to work outside jobs has doubled year over year since 2019, and eight out of ten quit within a year after the leave took effect, according to records obtained by The Epoch Times through a Freedom of Information Act request. In 2019, 23 Chicago…
Former Sen. Adlai Stevenson III Dies At 90
Former Illinois Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, a Democrat, has died at the age of 90, his family has confirmed. His son Adlai Stevenson IV said the Illinois Democrat had passed away at his North Side home in Chicago on Monday, and added that he had dementia. “He just faded away,” his son told the Chicago Sun…
58 Shot, Including 7 Children, in Chicago on Labor Day Weekend
Fifty-eight people have been shot in Chicago so far on Labor Day weekend, including seven children. Five were killed. Among the victims was a 4-year-old child. The shooting numbers, from police reports, are from Friday evening to early Monday. The young boy was struck twice in the head by shots that were fired from outdoors…
58 Shot, Including 7 Children, in Chicago Over Labor Day Weekend
A total of 58 people were shot in Chicago on the first days of Labor Day weekend, including seven children. Five were killed. Among the victims was a 4-year-old. The shooting numbers, based on police reports, are from the evening of Sept. 3 through the morning of Sept. 6. The 4-year-old boy, Mychal Moultry Jr., was…
Property Tax Hike Hits Black and Latino Communities Hardest in Greater Chicago Area
CHICAGO—Cook County’s latest property tax hike disproportionately affected black and Latino communities, according to the first-of-its-kind analysis under Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas published Aug. 17. “Our research shows that inequities in the property tax system persist, particularly for businesses and Black and Latino property owners, and especially in the south suburbs. The 2020 property tax…
Chicago Watchdog Finds ShotSpotter Technology Rarely Detects Gun Crimes
CHICAGO—Only 9 percent of ShotSpotter alerts responded to by Chicago police officers led to evidence of gun crimes, according to an August report by the City of Chicago’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). The ShotSpotter system, developed by a California-based company named ShotSpotter, uses acoustic sensors to detect gunshots in real-time for faster and more…
Judge Revokes Ruling Stopping Unvaccinated Mother From Seeing Son
An Illinois judge on Monday reversed his previous decision to ban a divorced mother from seeing her 11-year-old son because she hasn’t been vaccinated against COVID-19. Cook County Judge James Shapiro earlier this month granted custody of the 11-year-old to Rebecca Firlit’s ex-husband Matthew Duiven, who has been vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by…
Judge Reverses Ban That Prevented Unvaccinated Mother From Seeing Her Son
An Illinois judge on Monday reversed his previous decision to ban a divorced mother from seeing her 11-year-old son because she hasn’t been vaccinated against COVID-19. Cook County Judge James Shapiro earlier this month granted custody of the 11-year-old to Rebecca Firlit’s ex-husband Matthew Duiven, who has been vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by…
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