SHAREA student leader with a youth activist group that has been prominent in the push to remove police from Chicago Public Schools died Sunday morning after he was shot two days earlier in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.Caleb Reed, a 17-year-old junior at Mather High School on the North Side, just weeks earlier at a news conference with public officials ahead of a Board of Education vote on a $33 million contract with the Chicago Police Department.Late last week, officers found Reed lying ona sidewalk about 1 p.m. Friday in the 1900 block of West Granville Avenue, authorities said. He...…SHAREA student leader with a youth activist group that has been prominent in the push to remove police from Chicago Public Schools died Sunday morning after he was shot two days earlier in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.Caleb Reed, a 17-year-old junior at Mather High School on the North Side, just weeks earlier at a news conference with public officials ahead of a Board of Education vote on a $33 million contract with the Chicago Police Department.Late last week, officers found Reed lying ona sidewalk about 1 p.m. Friday in the 1900 block of West Granville Avenue, authorities said. He...WW…

SHAREAfter police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy in what officials described as an “armed confrontation” in Little Village early Monday, everyone from Mayor Lori Lightfoot to community activists to the boy’s neighbors on Thursday called for the release of videos that could shed light on what happened.The boy’s mother also said she wants answers about the death of her son, who she said wanted to be a police officer someday.“He wanted to be a cop when he grew up,” Elizabeth Toledo told the Sun-Times of her son, Adam. “And next thing you know, a cop took his life.”RelatedThe Cook County...…SHAREAfter police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy in what officials described as an “armed confrontation” in Little Village early Monday, everyone from Mayor Lori Lightfoot to community activists to the boy’s neighbors on Thursday called for the release of videos that could shed light on what happened.The boy’s mother also said she wants answers about the death of her son, who she said wanted to be a police officer someday.“He wanted to be a cop when he grew up,” Elizabeth Toledo told the Sun-Times of her son, Adam. “And next thing you know, a cop took his life.”RelatedThe Cook County...WW…

Filed under:The shooting happened just after midnight at a gathering in the 2500 block of West 79th Street.A man was killed and at least seven others wounded after gunfire broke out at a “pop-up party” early Friday in the Wrightwood neighborhood on the Southwest Side.It was the second mass shooting at an impromptu party this month. On March 15, a shooting , 2 fatally, at a party in Park Manor.In Friday’s shooting, at least two men opened fire shortly after midnight at a “pop-up party” in the 2500 block of West 79th Street, police spokeswoman Karie James said.At least six of the victims were...…Filed under:The shooting happened just after midnight at a gathering in the 2500 block of West 79th Street.A man was killed and at least seven others wounded after gunfire broke out at a “pop-up party” early Friday in the Wrightwood neighborhood on the Southwest Side.It was the second mass shooting at an impromptu party this month. On March 15, a shooting , 2 fatally, at a party in Park Manor.In Friday’s shooting, at least two men opened fire shortly after midnight at a “pop-up party” in the 2500 block of West 79th Street, police spokeswoman Karie James said.At least six of the victims were...WW…

SHARETraffic on the outbound Kennedy Expressway was snarled Saturday as the highway was reduced to one lane while crews removed the last parts of the Montrose Avenue bridge for reconstruction.All lanes and ramps on the expressway, with the exception of the Montrose entrance ramp, were open again by 7 a.m. Sunday, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.The Kennedy was cut to a single lane Friday night starting at Diversey Avenue, with all traffic routed to express lanes by midnight for construction, according to IDOT.Chicago: Work continues on the demolition of the Montrose...…SHARETraffic on the outbound Kennedy Expressway was snarled Saturday as the highway was reduced to one lane while crews removed the last parts of the Montrose Avenue bridge for reconstruction.All lanes and ramps on the expressway, with the exception of the Montrose entrance ramp, were open again by 7 a.m. Sunday, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.The Kennedy was cut to a single lane Friday night starting at Diversey Avenue, with all traffic routed to express lanes by midnight for construction, according to IDOT.Chicago: Work continues on the demolition of the Montrose...WW…

SHAREAlva Besst spent his last years in Bridgeport, where he was an active volunteer at his local church and made deep connections with his neighbors.Besst, 68, was a member of First Trinity Lutheran Church and didn’t hesitate to share the history of his South Side neighborhood.“I can hear his deep rattling smoker’s laugh as he told stories of concerts he’d attended, grade school friends and his family,” said Andrew Mack, who also attended the church.Besst was killed Tuesday by stray gunfire as he drove in Bridgeport.A gunman was aiming for someone else when a bullet went though Besst’s...…SHAREAlva Besst spent his last years in Bridgeport, where he was an active volunteer at his local church and made deep connections with his neighbors.Besst, 68, was a member of First Trinity Lutheran Church and didn’t hesitate to share the history of his South Side neighborhood.“I can hear his deep rattling smoker’s laugh as he told stories of concerts he’d attended, grade school friends and his family,” said Andrew Mack, who also attended the church.Besst was killed Tuesday by stray gunfire as he drove in Bridgeport.A gunman was aiming for someone else when a bullet went though Besst’s...WW…

SHAREA woman made an unexpected delivery on Valentine’s Day outside O’Hare International Airport.A Chicago police officer thought he spotted a stranded motorist on a road near O’Hare’s International Terminal and went to investigate, but instead heard the driver yelling, “The baby’s coming out!” The officer called for paramedics, but the baby was already crowning and there was no time to take the passenger to a hospital, police spokesman Michael Carroll said.“The officer was at the right place at the right time and was able to deliver a healthy baby boy,” Carroll said.The two women were...…SHAREA woman made an unexpected delivery on Valentine’s Day outside O’Hare International Airport.A Chicago police officer thought he spotted a stranded motorist on a road near O’Hare’s International Terminal and went to investigate, but instead heard the driver yelling, “The baby’s coming out!” The officer called for paramedics, but the baby was already crowning and there was no time to take the passenger to a hospital, police spokesman Michael Carroll said.“The officer was at the right place at the right time and was able to deliver a healthy baby boy,” Carroll said.The two women were...WW…

SHAREIllinois State Police will get $12.5 million to install high-definition surveillance cameras to address an increase in expressway shootings.The grant money comes as shootings on Cook County expressways more than doubled over the last year. In 2020, there were 128 shootings, compared with 52 shootings the year before, state police said. So far this year, there have been 27 shootings, with 11 injuries and three fatalities.The grant, provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation, will be used to install license plate reading cameras in 47 places to collect evidence needed “to...…SHAREIllinois State Police will get $12.5 million to install high-definition surveillance cameras to address an increase in expressway shootings.The grant money comes as shootings on Cook County expressways more than doubled over the last year. In 2020, there were 128 shootings, compared with 52 shootings the year before, state police said. So far this year, there have been 27 shootings, with 11 injuries and three fatalities.The grant, provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation, will be used to install license plate reading cameras in 47 places to collect evidence needed “to...WW…

SHAREIn almost a century at Lawrence and Winthrop, the Aragon Ballroom has hosted everyone from Benny Goodman and Bob Dylan to Barack Obama and Al Capone.It’s survived changes in tastes from big band to disco and on through generations of rowdy rock shows that spawned the Aragon “Brawlroom” moniker, all while catering to fans of bingo and boxing.It’s been shuttered by fire, flood and pandemic, and now the storied Uptown venue’s considerable lifespan is being put to the test by snow.A buildup of thick, heavy snow caused a partial collapse of the Aragon’s west wall Tuesday, sending bricks...…SHAREIn almost a century at Lawrence and Winthrop, the Aragon Ballroom has hosted everyone from Benny Goodman and Bob Dylan to Barack Obama and Al Capone.It’s survived changes in tastes from big band to disco and on through generations of rowdy rock shows that spawned the Aragon “Brawlroom” moniker, all while catering to fans of bingo and boxing.It’s been shuttered by fire, flood and pandemic, and now the storied Uptown venue’s considerable lifespan is being put to the test by snow.A buildup of thick, heavy snow caused a partial collapse of the Aragon’s west wall Tuesday, sending bricks...WW…

SHAREA winter storm could dump between 6 and 9 inches of snow on Chicago this weekend, less than a week after the region weathered its largest snowfall in two years.The heavy, wet snow will quickly intensify after it hits Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service said in its winter storm warning, effective 3 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday.Up to 5 inches could fall between 6 p.m. Saturday and midnight, weather service meteorologist Brian Leatherwood said.La Voz AARPLea este artículo en español en , un servicio presentado por AARP Chicago.Chicago winters have been relatively mild, in...…SHAREA winter storm could dump between 6 and 9 inches of snow on Chicago this weekend, less than a week after the region weathered its largest snowfall in two years.The heavy, wet snow will quickly intensify after it hits Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service said in its winter storm warning, effective 3 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday.Up to 5 inches could fall between 6 p.m. Saturday and midnight, weather service meteorologist Brian Leatherwood said.La Voz AARPLea este artículo en español en , un servicio presentado por AARP Chicago.Chicago winters have been relatively mild, in...WW…

SHAREA 39-year-old man was out “hunting” for someone to shoot when he fired multiple shots, killing a 9-year-old boy playing outside near the former Cabrini-Green housing project last week, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday.Janari Ricks — an honor-roll student who was about to enter the fourth grade — was shaking hands with a neighbor in a courtyard near the 500 block of West Locust Street Friday when Darrell Johnson allegedly fired at least six shots into the courtyard from the cover of a nearby alley.Upon hearing the gunshots, Janari turned and ran, but collapsed nearby as he was...…SHAREA 39-year-old man was out “hunting” for someone to shoot when he fired multiple shots, killing a 9-year-old boy playing outside near the former Cabrini-Green housing project last week, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday.Janari Ricks — an honor-roll student who was about to enter the fourth grade — was shaking hands with a neighbor in a courtyard near the 500 block of West Locust Street Friday when Darrell Johnson allegedly fired at least six shots into the courtyard from the cover of a nearby alley.Upon hearing the gunshots, Janari turned and ran, but collapsed nearby as he was...WW…