Monday, April 20, 2026

Search results for keyword: Crime found in 949 News.

crime
  • by david hall
Man shot, killed in South Shore

Michael Flagg, 39, was on the street in the 6800 block of South Dante Avenue about 6:10 p.m. Sunday when he was shot in the head, police said.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Fare question: Why has Mayor Brandon Johnson resisted demands to fire CTA President Dorval Carter Jr.?

Carter has delivered on the promise then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel made in 2015 — that Carter would win federal funding for major projects. But he has failed at day-to-day operations and customer service, mass transit experts say.

crime
  • by david hall
Claiming self-defense, Chicago police officer plans to take stand on murder charges in girlfriend's shooting

Pierre Tyler, 32, is accused of killing Andris Wofford — the mother of his 9-month-old child — during an argument over whether he had secretly married another woman.

entertainment-and-culture
  • by david hall
MSI to rebrand as Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry — named after big donor who fled Chicago

Once the richest person in Illinois, Ken Griffin pulled out in 2022, months after complaining about the city’s crime, saying “there is nowhere, where you can feel safe.”