The Times of Northwest Indiana3d
UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal New Chicago shooting
New Chicago police said they were called out shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a disturbance. Officers arrived to find a man lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds ...
José Jiménez Dies at 76; Turned a Gang Into a Voice for Puerto Ricans
He retooled the Young Lords into a militant advocacy and service organization, modeled after the Black Panthers. Based in ...
Through cold and snow, marchers in Waterville deliver clothes to homeless in honor of MLK Day
It was cold Monday morning, with temperatures well below freezing. But about 25 people braved the cold for a march to deliver ...
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
The commutation will allow Peltier, who has long maintained his innocence in the killing of two FBI agents, to spend his ...
The Daily Nonpareil14d
What’s open, closed on MLK Day and Inauguration Day
Monday commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with Trump’s ...
Red River Radio15d
José "Cha Cha" Jimenez, Rainbow Coalition founder and civil rights activist, dies at 76
José "Cha Cha" Jimenez, a Puerto Rican activist in Chicago, died last week. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with DePaul University professor Jacqueline Lazú about his life and legacy.
BBC16d
Why police baby killers are still not on trial seven years on
with Baby Pendo's death symbolising the tragic outcomes of police brutality during the 2017 post-election unrest". But those involved in the case find the delays troubling. "It was the Office of ...
Fox News17d
Chicago blocks proposal that'd allow law enforcement to cooperate with ICE on targeting criminal migrants
The Chicago city council on Wednesday blocked a ... Ald Ray Lopez and Silvana Tabares wanted to change the ordinance to enable police to cooperate with ICE to target migrants who had been arrested ...
WBEZ17d
Chicago Police will not help with deportations after the city council rejects changes to sanctuary status
the Chicago City Council on Wednesday blocked a proposal to allow Chicago police to aid in federal immigration enforcement. In a 39-11 vote, council members stopped Alds. Raymond Lopez and Silvana ...
Chicago Tribune18d
City Council sides with Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s sanctuary city dispute
Aldermen voted 39-11 to table the vote on an amendment from Southwest Side Aldermen Raymond Lopez, 15th, and Silvana Tabares, 23rd, to allow Chicago police to work with federal agencies on ...
CBS News18d
City Council blocks bid to roll back Chicago's protections for undocumented immigrants
Raymond Lopez (15th) and Silvana Tabares (23rd) to allow the Chicago Police Department to work with federal immigration agencies in cases where undocumented immigrants have been arrested or ...
Chicago Tribune18d
CFD deputy chief driven to firehouse after being found asleep at the wheel: OIG
Responding Chicago police officers were waved off, and one of the CFD members, an EMT captain, drove the assistant deputy paramedic chief to a nearby firehouse, according to the office.