Crime
Woman fatally stabbed in the Fuller Park neighborhood
An anonymous tip to the Chicago Journal told us a woman was fatally stabbed in the early Saturday morning hours yesterday in the Fuller Park neighborhood. Police have now confirmed.
Chicago News
Chicago News
`Dreadhead Cowboy' pleads guilty to animal cruelty charge
With credit he earned while on electronic home monitoring as his case was pending, Hollingsworth could be released from the Cook County Jail as early as Monday.
Crime
Stray gunfire strikes 8-year-old girl in the head, in critical surgery
The girl has been identified as 8-year-old Melissa Ortega. She was walking with her mother to a store when she was struck by a bullet intended for a man who was targeted in a shooting nearly a block away.
Crime
Woman making delivery has car stolen with children inside, stolen vehicle crashes
Two female children, a 10-year-old and a 12-year old, were inside the Jeep at the time.
Law
Democrat Party Judge heard on video mocking lawyer removed from court
The order does not explicitly say how long Raines must remain off the bench, but it says another judge will “monitor and mentor” Raines and report back to the court system's executive committee.
Chicago Journal
Chicago Public health officials say city has passed omicron peak
The city’s COVID-19 test positivity peaked at nearly 20% on Jan. 1 and is about 13% currently. The peak of daily cases was 8,553 on Jan. 4 and currently averaging just under 3,000 a day. Hospitalizations haven't dropped but started to plateau.
Chicago Journal
6 of the 9 people shot Tuesday were teenagers or younger
Temperatures on this mid-January day reached nearly 40 degrees and the unseasonably warm weather brought the kids out and, sadly, the guns out.
Chicago Journal
15-year-old wounded while riding in a car in Bronzeville
The teen was a passenger in a car riding through the Bronzeville neighborhood when he was shot.
Chicago Journal
Chicago sports radio legend Les Grobstein passes away at 69
"The Grobber," as he was affectionately known to listeners, passed away in his Elk Grove Village home. He was 69.
Chicago Journal
Fast Eddie seeks prison release over COVID concerns
Attorneys said the 84-year-old suffers from medical conditions including dementia and has a compromised immune system that would put him at higher risk for severe illness or death.
Chicago Journal
61-year-old man shot in odd morning robbery in Humboldt Park
A 61-year-old man was walking down the street around 8:00 a.m. in Humboldt Park when he was robbed. After the robbery, the offender fired shots.
Crime
Mid-afternoon 'O Block' shootout leaves 2 men shot, 1 critical
In the immediate aftermath of the investigation, there were 23+ rifle casings discovered, plus an additional 10+ and 7+ casings of unknown caliber found elsewhere around the location.