Log out  | Manage AccountLog In  | Get Home DeliveryDonateMetro/StateNewsCrimeSHARELeonardo Franco-Salgado’s approach to life was perhaps best exemplified by one of his favorite Mexican expressions: “echale ganas,” which roughly means to give something your all. That’s what he did when he arrived in Chicago from Mexico in 2000, installing carpeting and flooring for different companies and under various contractors. His work ethic paid off when in 2012 he became his own boss and opened his own company. Franco-Salgado’s American dream was shattered Sunday when he was...…Log out  | Manage AccountLog In  | Get Home DeliveryDonateMetro/StateNewsCrimeSHARELeonardo Franco-Salgado’s approach to life was perhaps best exemplified by one of his favorite Mexican expressions: “echale ganas,” which roughly means to give something your all. That’s what he did when he arrived in Chicago from Mexico in 2000, installing carpeting and flooring for different companies and under various contractors. His work ethic paid off when in 2012 he became his own boss and opened his own company. Franco-Salgado’s American dream was shattered Sunday when he was...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…

SHAREA traveler tried to illegally pass through customs at O’Hare International Airport with 3,200 erectile dysfunction tablets he said were for his friends.The nine pounds of pills, worth nearly $100,000, were a generic Viagra brand sold over the counter in India, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Customs agents seized the pills Thursday on the man’s return from India.When the traveler was asked why he had the pills, he said they were for his friends, CBP said.As a rule, the FDA does not allow travelers to bring prescription drugs from outside United States because they...…SHAREA traveler tried to illegally pass through customs at O’Hare International Airport with 3,200 erectile dysfunction tablets he said were for his friends.The nine pounds of pills, worth nearly $100,000, were a generic Viagra brand sold over the counter in India, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Customs agents seized the pills Thursday on the man’s return from India.When the traveler was asked why he had the pills, he said they were for his friends, CBP said.As a rule, the FDA does not allow travelers to bring prescription drugs from outside United States because they...WW…

SHAREA 15-year-old girl who was one of seven people shot last month in a spree that spanned from Chicago to Evanston has died.Damia Smith was pronounced dead just before 4 p.m. Tuesday at Comer Children’s Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. She is the fifth person to be killed Chicago police say was carried out by Jason Nightengale.That day, Smith was riding in a vehicle with her mother about 4 p.m.in the 10300 block of South Halsted Street when she was shot in the head, officials said. Nightengale is believed to be responsible for the shooting. Less than two...…SHAREA 15-year-old girl who was one of seven people shot last month in a spree that spanned from Chicago to Evanston has died.Damia Smith was pronounced dead just before 4 p.m. Tuesday at Comer Children’s Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. She is the fifth person to be killed Chicago police say was carried out by Jason Nightengale.That day, Smith was riding in a vehicle with her mother about 4 p.m.in the 10300 block of South Halsted Street when she was shot in the head, officials said. Nightengale is believed to be responsible for the shooting. Less than two...WW…

Filed under:The fire broke out about 9:20 p.m. at the home in the 4200 block of North Kildare Avenue and soon engulfed the building, authorities said.An elderly couple died Thursday night in a house fire in the Old Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.Robert Szalacha, 85, and his wife Carol Szalacha, 78, were found inside the home and pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.Their daughter, who was also inside, got out and refused medical attention, police and neighbors said.The fire broke out about 9:20 p.m. on the first...…Filed under:The fire broke out about 9:20 p.m. at the home in the 4200 block of North Kildare Avenue and soon engulfed the building, authorities said.An elderly couple died Thursday night in a house fire in the Old Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.Robert Szalacha, 85, and his wife Carol Szalacha, 78, were found inside the home and pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.Their daughter, who was also inside, got out and refused medical attention, police and neighbors said.The fire broke out about 9:20 p.m. on the first...WW…

SHAREA man was taken into police custody Monday morning after hanging off the side of Trump Tower from a rope since Sunday evening demanding to speak to President Donald Trump.The man, 31, began dangling from the tower’s 16th-floor balcony about 5:30 p.m., asking to speak to the president and trying to get his message to the media, according to Chicago Police spokesman Tom Ahern, who initially said the man was in his 20s. Police officers at the scene said they believe the man used a climbing harness.The man has threatened to kill himself, Chicago police said. Negotiators spent hours on the...…SHAREA man was taken into police custody Monday morning after hanging off the side of Trump Tower from a rope since Sunday evening demanding to speak to President Donald Trump.The man, 31, began dangling from the tower’s 16th-floor balcony about 5:30 p.m., asking to speak to the president and trying to get his message to the media, according to Chicago Police spokesman Tom Ahern, who initially said the man was in his 20s. Police officers at the scene said they believe the man used a climbing harness.The man has threatened to kill himself, Chicago police said. Negotiators spent hours on the...WW…

SHAREChicago’s Admiral Theatre is suing the Small Business Administration, alleging the strip club’s First Amendment rights were violated when a ruling on its loan application has been stalled by regulations that discriminate against adult businesses.The suit filed Friday in U.S. District Court names the SBA and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin as defendants. The lawsuit claims the SBA is taking too long to rule on the North Side strip club’s Paycheck Protection Program application, which provides forgivable loans to businesses which have fewer than 500 workers.The delay is due to SBA...…SHAREChicago’s Admiral Theatre is suing the Small Business Administration, alleging the strip club’s First Amendment rights were violated when a ruling on its loan application has been stalled by regulations that discriminate against adult businesses.The suit filed Friday in U.S. District Court names the SBA and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin as defendants. The lawsuit claims the SBA is taking too long to rule on the North Side strip club’s Paycheck Protection Program application, which provides forgivable loans to businesses which have fewer than 500 workers.The delay is due to SBA...WW…