In April alone, 311 people were shot in the Windy City and 36 of them died.
Plus, family of murdered trans woman says killer’s 12-year sentence isn’t enough and VP Joe Biden says don't blame 1994 crime bill, blame racism.
Ticketmaster sent out an email on Thursday informing fans that they will not be getting a monetary reimbursement.
The family of a Chicago man, who was tasered as he was dragged from his holding cell by Chicago police, is slated to receive $4.9 million from the city in a settlement reached with Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration.
The 13-year-old, who is currently in critical condition, was shot in the back while walking home after playing basketball with his friends.
A 13-year-old anti-violence advocate was shot and wounded by a stray bullet. He's now recovering, after the bullet barely missed his spine.
Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a bill on Thursday that placed more restrictions on abortion. Under the new regulations, women will not be able to undergo the procedure if they discover that their child will be born with an abnormality.
A Chicago man appeared in a Cook County, Ill. courtroom Monday and was given 100 years in prison for his role in the slaying of 14-year-old Endia Martin. Donnell Flora, 27, provided a gun to his niece, also 14, in order to settle a feud over a boy, the Chicago Tribune reports. Circuit Court of […]
Racial slurs heard over the Chicago Police Department’s radio scanner may have come from sources outside the department, DNA Info Chicago reports. The incident occurred Sunday morning when a 911 dispatcher and an officer’s conversation was interrupted by other voices on the line. The dispatcher, who believed she was speaking to a police officer, then heard […]
A 16-year-old boy who vowed that athletics would be his path out of Chicago and away from its rampant violence was shot and killed Sunday evening in front of his home. Andre Taylor, a multi-sport athlete at Percy Julian High School, was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the forehead on his front lawn of his home on the city's embattled South Side, DNAInfo Chicago reports.
Plus, President Obama narrows SCOTUS finalists down to three and Maryland HBCU will offer minor in Hip-Hop Studies next fall.
The man himself says he's going to drop not one, but three albums a year moving forward.
