The silence of a Bronzeville Saturday morning shattered into chaos when gunfire erupted on West 43rd Street. A 58-year-old man is dead and a 26-year-old is recovering after an unknown shooter targeted their vehicle. The incident occurred at approximately 1:20 a.m. in the stretch between LaSalle and State streets. This block sits just east of … Read more
The long shadow of a violent summer afternoon in Streeterville finally caught up with a fugitive this week. Chicago police officers moved in on the 13100 block of South Daniel Drive this past Wednesday to bring a manhunt to a close. They walked away with 29-year-old Marquis Gardner in handcuffs. Gardner now faces a heavy … Read more
Alicia Warford will never forget the sound of the wind rushing past her son’s phone as he drove for his life. Treyhon McCurdy was only 20 years old when he was forced to trade a birthday celebration for a battlefield. Just months ago, his family stood together to cheer for his accomplishments and gift him … Read more
The legal machinery is officially in motion following a tragedy that left the Rogers Park community reeling. Sheaves Slate stood before a judge this week to answer for the fire that claimed a local hero’s life. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and aggravated arson. This case stems … Read more
Brighton Park residents woke up to the sound of sirens and gunfire this past Saturday morning. The violence started with a simple traffic stop that went south in seconds. Officers pulled a vehicle over in the early hours, but the driver decided he wasn’t staying put. As the car sped away from the curb, someone … Read more
The air inside the Cook County courtroom felt heavy as two worlds collided on Wednesday morning. On one side sat Tom and Jessica Gorman, parents clutching the memory of a daughter taken too soon. Across the aisle stood Jose Medina, the 25-year-old man accused of ending Sheridan Gorman’s life on a Rogers Park beach. Medina … Read more
The quiet of the early Wednesday morning shattered alongside the glass on South State Street. Four people stepped out of the shadows near East 21st Street with a clear, violent objective. They did not pick a lock or wait for an opportunity; they brought sledgehammers to create one. Prohibition THCafe, a staple of the South … Read more