AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMar 20, 2021 at 7:32 amOne woman’s Honda Civic was taken when she was held at gunpoint while picking up her son at a day care center.Another woman lost her Chevrolet Camaro after a day of shopping when she was pulled out of it and thrown to the ground and her key fob was ripped from its chain.AdvertisementA ride-share driver’s Ford Escape was stolen after he struggled with a customer he had asked not to eat in the back seat. After a scuffle, the driver held onto the car as it started moving, his knees scraping the pavement after he let go.“I was so upset when...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMar 20, 2021 at 7:32 amOne woman’s Honda Civic was taken when she was held at gunpoint while picking up her son at a day care center.Another woman lost her Chevrolet Camaro after a day of shopping when she was pulled out of it and thrown to the ground and her key fob was ripped from its chain.AdvertisementA ride-share driver’s Ford Escape was stolen after he struggled with a customer he had asked not to eat in the back seat. After a scuffle, the driver held onto the car as it started moving, his knees scraping the pavement after he let go.“I was so upset when...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 24, 2021 at 8:14 pmA woman who has lived in a Humboldt Park church for three and a half years to avoid deportation returned home Saturday night to live with her family after President Joe Biden’s 100-day moratorium on deportations went into effect Friday.Francisca Lino took sanctuary in an apartment above the same Chicago church that protected immigration activist Elvira Arellano, Adalberto United Methodist Church, at 2716 W. Division St., after mandating that she leave the country.AdvertisementSaturday, she was headed back to her Romeoville home.Lino, a...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 24, 2021 at 8:14 pmA woman who has lived in a Humboldt Park church for three and a half years to avoid deportation returned home Saturday night to live with her family after President Joe Biden’s 100-day moratorium on deportations went into effect Friday.Francisca Lino took sanctuary in an apartment above the same Chicago church that protected immigration activist Elvira Arellano, Adalberto United Methodist Church, at 2716 W. Division St., after mandating that she leave the country.AdvertisementSaturday, she was headed back to her Romeoville home.Lino, a...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 23, 2021 at 4:43 pmIt’s time to prepare the salt for your sidewalk and your lawn chairs for parking space dibs. Chicago’s mild winter may finally deliver a pile of snow.The winter storm is expected to hit the area Monday evening and overnight into the day on Tuesday, said Ricky Castro, National Weather Service meteorologist.AdvertisementThe timing of the storm is “moving a little bit slower” than originally anticipated but was still expected to bring about 6 inches of snow or more to the area.“It’s pretty much on track,” Castro said, adding it “seems...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 23, 2021 at 4:43 pmIt’s time to prepare the salt for your sidewalk and your lawn chairs for parking space dibs. Chicago’s mild winter may finally deliver a pile of snow.The winter storm is expected to hit the area Monday evening and overnight into the day on Tuesday, said Ricky Castro, National Weather Service meteorologist.AdvertisementThe timing of the storm is “moving a little bit slower” than originally anticipated but was still expected to bring about 6 inches of snow or more to the area.“It’s pretty much on track,” Castro said, adding it “seems...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneDec 25, 2020 at 5:07 pmTheresa Martinez doesn’t know how many people have stopped to take photos outside of her house. Her decorative Santa and snowman provided the perfect centerpiece, but what drew people to her block is the long tunnel of over 100 lit-up arches that march down both sides of the street.Theresa, 43, and her husband, Rudy Martinez, 47, who live in the 3200 block of West Belle Plaine Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood, got the idea from someone who started the arches last year at Francisco Avenue and Belle Plaine. They spoke to the creator...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneDec 25, 2020 at 5:07 pmTheresa Martinez doesn’t know how many people have stopped to take photos outside of her house. Her decorative Santa and snowman provided the perfect centerpiece, but what drew people to her block is the long tunnel of over 100 lit-up arches that march down both sides of the street.Theresa, 43, and her husband, Rudy Martinez, 47, who live in the 3200 block of West Belle Plaine Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood, got the idea from someone who started the arches last year at Francisco Avenue and Belle Plaine. They spoke to the creator...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneDec 23, 2020 at 8:26 amA man was shot and killed near his Bridgeport home after a carjacker demanded the key to his white SUV but, for some reason, was unable to put the car into drive and opened fire on the man as he called 911, according to Chicago police.When officers arrived in the 3000 block of South Union Avenue on Monday evening, they found Shuai Guan, 33, lying dead on the pavement. Personal belongings were found near his body, along with three 9 mm shell casings. Guan was married and had a 4-year-old son.AdvertisementSources said police have at least...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneDec 23, 2020 at 8:26 amA man was shot and killed near his Bridgeport home after a carjacker demanded the key to his white SUV but, for some reason, was unable to put the car into drive and opened fire on the man as he called 911, according to Chicago police.When officers arrived in the 3000 block of South Union Avenue on Monday evening, they found Shuai Guan, 33, lying dead on the pavement. Personal belongings were found near his body, along with three 9 mm shell casings. Guan was married and had a 4-year-old son.AdvertisementSources said police have at least...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 17, 2020 at 9:42 pmFour people were injured, including two teenage girls, during a shooting Monday afternoon on the West Side, according to Chicago police.Around 4:40 p.m., four people were walking down the street in the 700 block of South Pulaski Road in the Lawndale neighborhood when a dark-colored vehicle drove by and someone inside started firing shots, police said.AdvertisementA 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl each suffered a graze wound to the right leg, police said. They were in good condition and refused medical attention.A 25-year-old...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 17, 2020 at 9:42 pmFour people were injured, including two teenage girls, during a shooting Monday afternoon on the West Side, according to Chicago police.Around 4:40 p.m., four people were walking down the street in the 700 block of South Pulaski Road in the Lawndale neighborhood when a dark-colored vehicle drove by and someone inside started firing shots, police said.AdvertisementA 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl each suffered a graze wound to the right leg, police said. They were in good condition and refused medical attention.A 25-year-old...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 09, 2020 at 5:00 amOn Oct. 30, friends and family of Reinaldo “Reii” Sanchez gathered on what would have been his 29th birthday, a step toward healing after he was fatally stabbed last year in Portage Park.As they lighted lanterns and released balloons, they didn’t know that two days earlier the man charged in his killing had violated his house arrest, fled Illinois, and pulled a gun on two sheriff’s deputies some 250 miles away.AdvertisementSanchez’s mother, Guillermina, was watching the television news when she saw that Juan Torkelson — who allegedly...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 09, 2020 at 5:00 amOn Oct. 30, friends and family of Reinaldo “Reii” Sanchez gathered on what would have been his 29th birthday, a step toward healing after he was fatally stabbed last year in Portage Park.As they lighted lanterns and released balloons, they didn’t know that two days earlier the man charged in his killing had violated his house arrest, fled Illinois, and pulled a gun on two sheriff’s deputies some 250 miles away.AdvertisementSanchez’s mother, Guillermina, was watching the television news when she saw that Juan Torkelson — who allegedly...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneOct 29, 2020 at 7:36 amFor hours, Chicago police searched the city for a 7-month-old boy after his mother claimed he had been in an SUV that was stolen while she dashed into a convenience store on the Southwest Side.They finally found him safe — with a babysitter where Sade Owens had dropped him and her two other children off earlier Monday. She told officers she filed the false report because “some lady” had told her police would find her stolen car faster if she said her baby was inside.AdvertisementOwens, a 30-year-old home caregiver, could be heard sobbing...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneOct 29, 2020 at 7:36 amFor hours, Chicago police searched the city for a 7-month-old boy after his mother claimed he had been in an SUV that was stolen while she dashed into a convenience store on the Southwest Side.They finally found him safe — with a babysitter where Sade Owens had dropped him and her two other children off earlier Monday. She told officers she filed the false report because “some lady” had told her police would find her stolen car faster if she said her baby was inside.AdvertisementOwens, a 30-year-old home caregiver, could be heard sobbing...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneAug 17, 2020 at 8:52 pmViolent clashes Saturday between protesters and Chicago police were followed on Sunday by news conferences, the circulation of numerous videos from the scene and a barrage of social media posts blaming the opposing side.The city’s top cop blamed “agitators” for “hijacking” a demonstration and protesters blamed officers for violating their rights and blocking their march, hitting them with batons. Mayor Lori Lightfoot seemed to align herself with the Police Department, while other politicians signed a statement saying they stood with...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneAug 17, 2020 at 8:52 pmViolent clashes Saturday between protesters and Chicago police were followed on Sunday by news conferences, the circulation of numerous videos from the scene and a barrage of social media posts blaming the opposing side.The city’s top cop blamed “agitators” for “hijacking” a demonstration and protesters blamed officers for violating their rights and blocking their march, hitting them with batons. Mayor Lori Lightfoot seemed to align herself with the Police Department, while other politicians signed a statement saying they stood with...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneAug 11, 2020 at 8:55 pmHundreds of people swept through the Magnificent Mile and other parts of downtown Chicago early Monday, smashing windows, looting stores and confronting police after officers shot a suspect in Englewood hours earlier.The mayhem marked the second time since late May that the city’s upscale shopping district has been targeted by looters amid unrest, reigniting the debate over policing as city leaders continued to point fingers and downtown again was shut down overnight heading to Tuesday.AdvertisementAs businesses owners boarded up shops...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneAug 11, 2020 at 8:55 pmHundreds of people swept through the Magnificent Mile and other parts of downtown Chicago early Monday, smashing windows, looting stores and confronting police after officers shot a suspect in Englewood hours earlier.The mayhem marked the second time since late May that the city’s upscale shopping district has been targeted by looters amid unrest, reigniting the debate over policing as city leaders continued to point fingers and downtown again was shut down overnight heading to Tuesday.AdvertisementAs businesses owners boarded up shops...WW…