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A Chicago police chief is coming forward about Jussie Smollett‘s staged hate crime hoax and how he wanted him to simply apologize. Eddie Johnson, the Chicago Police Department Chief in 2019, told “Morning in America” the full story about wanting the actor to apologize. He said, “I want people to …

Chicago rapper KTS Dre was shot dead in a hail of bullets while exiting from a jail facility. Born Londre Sylvester, the 31-year-old rapper was just released from jail Saturday evening. A 60-year-old woman accompanied Sylvester at the time of exiting the facility. The woman got shot as well as …

A Chicago man is in hot water for allegedly shooting three law enforcement officers Wednesday morning. He thought that the officials were gang rivals after being tipped off that an unmarked vehicle was surveilling the area where he lived. Two ATF agents and an ATF Task Force officer were merging …

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has declared racism as a public health crisis in Chicago. During an appearance at the MLK Exhibit Center in North Lawndale on Thursday, she urged Chicagoans to help fight against racial inequality and systemic racism. “We can no longer allow racism to rob the residents of the …

Well, things are still going down for those involved in the January 6 Capitol breach, and this time is a Chicago police officer who found himself behind bars for his role that day. According to the Chicago Tribune, on Friday, Officer Karol Chwiesiuk, 29, was arrested on federal charges for …

An Illinois barber shot and killed a customer last week after he refused to pay for his $15 haircut. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Christian McDougald, 31, began arguing with the barbers at Studio 914 in Maywood on Thursday after attempting to avoid paying his bill. According to Cook County …

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now facing a lawsuit after she made a controversial announcement that she would only give one-on-one interviews to journalists of color. Thomas Catenacci, a reporter from right-wing news site, The Daily Caller, is suing Lightfoot in wake of what he claims is a violation of …

A Chicago woman says local rappers took credit for killing her husband in their music video and hopes the song is enough evidence to get the attention of authorities. Asiah Carter, the widow of Aaron Williams, told CBS Chicago that she believes the song in question could be seen as …

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is defending her stance on only talking to journalists of color after calling out Chicago media institutions for their “overwhelming whiteness and maleness.” On Wednesday, Lightfoot’s press office sent out a two-page letter to media addressing the major exclusion of journalists of color and their failure …

Chicago police say three men were shot Saturday morning, among those was rapper Lil Reese. According to CWB Chicago, the three individuals were shot inside a parking garage in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Two of the men have been listed in critical condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the other …

A Chicago animal shelter has released 1,000 feral cats into the streets to help battle the city’s rat problem. The Tree House Humane Society has been capturing the cats, spaying and neutering them, and then releasing them. The shelter has been employing the practice since 2012, according to People.  The Cats at Work program takes …

An 18-year-old male has been charged with first-degree murder after being identified as one of the perpetrators responsible for the shooting death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in Chicago on April 18th. According to the Chicago Police Department Press Release,  Marion Lewis was arrested on Thursday and faces a first-degree murder …

Police in Chicago are searching for the person responsible for opening fire on a vehicle on the city’s West Side on Sunday, killing a seven-year-old child. Family members told CNN affiliate WBBM that Jaslyn Adams and her 29-year-old father were in the drive-thru lane of a McDonald’s when someone fired …

Chicago police have finally released the video footage of the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. According to CNN, the footage recorded on March 29 shows that less than one second passed between the time the young boy pulled a handgun and an officer firing a single shot that struck …

Bryon Allen is teaming up with Verizon to present a Black-owned media summit. The summit will increase media spending with Black-owned companies based in the United States. “I’m very proud of Verizon, one of the largest advertisers in the world, coming to the table to make sure we have real …

A toddler was shot in the head during a suspected road rage incident on Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive, authorities said. According to NBC News, the shooting happened around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, after an incident “escalated into shots being fired for approximately two blocks,” police commander Jake Alderden told the …

Chicago police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy on the Westside last Monday and have yet to provide many details about the fatal shooting. According to CNN, the Cook County medical examiner identified the boy as Adam Toledo, who lived near the shooting location in a neighborhood called Little Village. …

Evanston, Illinois, has approved the country’s first reparations program for Black residents. It looks like the federal government could take a few notes from the Chicago suburb of Evanston. On Monday, Evanston officials voted to release the first round of funds in a program offering reparations to Black residents whose …

A Chicago teen has created a Facebook group dedicated to helping the elderly community sign up for their COVID-19 vaccination. “Chicago Vaccine Angels” is the new Facebook group created by 14-year-old Benjamin Kagan. The group’s mission is to help facilitate the elderly community with scheduling their Coronavirus vaccines after seeing …

A man arrested three times for impersonating a Chicago police officer was arrested again for the same crime. On Thursday, police said that Vincent Richardson was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony impersonation of an officer. On three different occasions, Jan 14, Jan 27, and Feb 3, he was accused …