The Chicago Journal is a general interest, digital publication focused on the political, cultural, and economic issues relevant to the city of Chicago and the surrounding metro area.
Blackhawks
Pat Foley, Blackhawks play-by-play broadcaster for 39 seasons, called his final game Thursday. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and a Glenview native, Foley worked the telecast alongside analyst Ed Olczyk, his broadcast partner since 2008.
Crime
A judge ordered Ocie Banks Jr., of Berwyn held without bail Thursday during a bond hearing. Banks 33, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Ocie Banks Sr., 79, and Sheila Banks, 61.
Crime
Jin Lew, 61, was found robbed of his belongings and beaten into a coma in the Chinatown neighborhood last week. He was last seen leaving a son's home in the South Loop. The family believes he was violently carjacked and left for dead.
Chicago Journal
The girl was at a park with her two 13-year-old brothers when they walked away from her for just a moment, leaving her as she sat on a park bench. Hill allegedly snatched her off the bench and dragged her away.
Music
You may recall that some...stuff...happened in our fair city and Jussie does indeed address it in the new song. He is currently out of jail pending appeal in his case, released just three weeks ago.
Crime
Police said a 28-year-old male and a 21-year-old female were sitting in a vehicle when an unknown person approached and fired shots into the car.
Crime
A woman allegedly saw the girl with the man, got on the phone with police, followed the offender, and helped direct responding officers where they needed to go to find the girl.
Police
An officer repeatedly tells Cobb to “put it down” and “don’t do it” but Cobb makes multiple attempts to aim the gun at officers, prompting the trooper to fire additional gunshots before the video ends with Cobb motionless on the pavement near the truck.
Chicago Journal
At approximately 5:37 p.m., officers allegedly observed a 23-year-old male on a second-floor balcony of an apartment complex engaged in what officials reported as an "indecent act in the presence of a female victim."
Chicago Journal
The 22-year-old woman was walking at about 6 p.m. in the Wicker Park neighborhood when she was struck by the debris from a commercial building, Chicago police said.
Crime
Police are reporting three people have been shot and killed on the city's south side today, so far. The victims are all males, age 18, 30, and 37.
Crime
Police said they discovered three people, an 81-year-old woman, a 65-year-old woman, and a 61-year-old man shot to death in a home in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the city's south side.