News from the Chicago Journal and its partners.
Police
The family attorney of Anthony Alvarez, fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last spring, said Thursday that the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) denied a recommendation to fire the officer.
Crime
An employee working the service window at the Original Maxwell Street in Lawndale was shot and killed early this morning.
Business
United Airlines said Wednesday that it earned $329 million in the second quarter as summer vacationers packed planes, but the results fell far short of Wall Street expectations due largely to soaring fuel prices.
Arts
It's the former first lady's first entirely new work since 2018's "Becoming," which has sold more than 17 million copies worldwide, surpassing the sales of any memoir by a previous first lady or modern president, including her husband, former President Barack Obama.
Chicago Journal
Authorities said another teenager was shot and killed last night on the city's south side.
Law
A pair of old doctors committing fraud, a pair of young carjackers, a violent gang-member sentenced to decades behind bars, and a Department of Agriculture Investigator charged with civil rights violations.
Chicago News
The boy fell around 7 p.m. through a screened, 18th-floor window of a building in the Uptown neighborhood on the city's North Side, officials said. He landed on the third-floor roof of a parking garage.
Illinois Politics
Pritzker is vaccinated and has received two booster shots. His office said he's experiencing mild symptoms and taking the anti-viral medication Paxlovid.
Chicago Journal
Not to be outdone by the big NASCAR announcement today, a local 16-year-old armed robber stole an Alfa Romeo from a woman in Hyde Park last night and reached speeds in excess of 125 mph on the Dan Ryan.
Chicago Journal
The downtown course will include Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue, and South Columbia Drive where the start/finish line and pit road will be located directly in front of Buckingham Fountain. The course will pass through Grant Park and approach the northern edge of Soldier Field.
Crime
A 15-year-old was standing on a sidewalk in the Grand Crossing neighborhood when someone fired shots from a red sedan. The teen is in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds.
Illinois Politics
Distinct from Illinois' "red-flag" law, the rule change will allow state police to use the “clear and present danger” standard in state law, which defines it as physical or verbal behavior including “violent, suicidal, or assaultive threats” or actions.