Chicago Journal
Fields' inconsistency hurts Bears in 24-14 loss to Packers
So far we've been unable to confirm any ownership investments made by Aaron Rodgers into any Arlington Heights ventures, but we're still working on it.
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Illinois NAACP chapter files lawsuit alleging racial bias in new Democrat drawn redistricting maps
Filed Friday, the lawsuit says race played a role in the redistricting of House District 114. The plaintiffs say the new map jeopardizes the prospects of a candidate preferred by Black voters, and is an effort to undermine and disenfranchise the Black electorate.
Crime
14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl killed in separate incidents overnight
The boy was sitting in a home in the Brainerd neighborhood and the girl was standing with a group on the sidewalk in the Lawndale neighborhood.
Crime
7-Eleven clerk in the Fulton River District stabbed after asking woman to wear a mask
The 48-year-old male clerk told the female offender to put a mask on, at which time she produced a knife and stabbed the clerk twice in the abdomen.
Police
Chicago cops won't be sent home over vaccine status - yet
"Nobody is going to be turned away," said police department spokesman Tom Ahern. "Officers will be working their normal shifts this weekend (and) they won't be turned away or sent home... Officers will continue coming to work until they are told otherwise..."
Chicago Journal
Deere & Co. workers go on strike after rejecting contract
The contracts under negotiation with the Moline, Illinois-based company cover 14 Deere plants, including seven in Iowa, four in Illinois and one each in Kansas, Colorado, and Georgia.
Chicago Journal
Man charged in shooting that killed 7-year-old Chicago girl
Police charged Aireon Luster on Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of 7-year-old Serenity Broughton and he was charged with attempted murder after injuring her 6-year-old sister, Audrey Broughton, in the same shooting.
Chicago Journal
Happening Now: The 57th Chicago International Film Festival
This year's festival is running from October 13-24, 2021 and has scheduled 80 features and 60 shorts playing at several locations across the city.
Archives
Last minute weekend trips from Chicago to see fall color
Did the beautiful weather we had the last few weeks lull you into a false sense of time where you almost forgot that the fall season was in full swing and remind you winter is just around the corner? Good news. There's still time to get away and see some of the proudest displays nature has to offer.
Chicago Journal
Chicago police union head urges cops to defy vaccine mandate
Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara vowed to take Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration to court if it tries to enforce the mandate, which requires city workers to report their vaccine status by the end of the work week.
Crime
14-year-old girl, security guard seriously wounded in shooting outside Chicago school
A 14-year-old girl and a 45-year-old security guard were outside Wendell Phillips Academy High School at approximately 3:21pm when an unknown offender fired shots, striking both victims.
Bulls
Bulls see pieces to make playoffs after busy offseason
Only two players remain from the team Karnisovas inherited in April 2020, and only LaVine has been in Chicago longer than 2019 first-round draft pick Coby White.