Jo Marquez

Two bold carjackers are on the run after confronting a woman in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood and making off with her vehicle while she was busy unloading groceries, police reported. The incident, which unfolded in broad daylight around 6:15 P.M. on the 3400 block of North Albany Avenue, saw the victim — a 36-year-old woman — accosted at gunpoint. WLS notes that she was in the process of removing items from her black Volkswagen SUV when the two men approached and demanded the keys.

Early this morning, a man was fatally shot at a convenience store parking lot in Houston, Texas, leading to an active investigation by local authorities. The Houston Police Department reported that the incident took place around 3:45 A.M. at 7915 De Priest Street. The 49-year-old male victim, whose identity has not yet been released pending family notification, was found with a gunshot wound.

A string of shootings over the weekend has left two men dead and several injured across Chicago, continuing the city's battle with gun violence. In one incident, a 28-year-old man was shot multiple times and subsequently died in the Logan Square neighborhood according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The Cook County medical examiner's office ruled his death a homicide following an autopsy.

Dolton's law firm, The Del Galdo Group, plans to pull out from representing the village, while an FBI probe investigates Mayor Henyard for corruption.

As Chicago mourns the loss of Police Officer Luis Huesca, investigators are winding their way through a web of suspects and arrests connected to the tragic slaying. Steps taken by the Great Lakes Regional Task Force led to an arrest Friday on the city’s South Side. Caschaus Tate, 20, was apprehended after allegedly ditching a firearm as the officers arrived to gather intelligence at his home on South Hale Street, a Chicago Sun-Times report details.

A 32-year-old man was shot and killed in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago, marking the city's latest victim in an ongoing spate of gun violence. The man was gunned down Monday evening on the 5600 block of West Diversey Avenue.

Joining forces across the aisle, Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a bipartisan group of 39 attorneys general are pushing Congress to open its wallet-wide for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. The coalition is advocating for max funding for the organization that plays a crucial role in offering legal aid to low-income Americans.

Illinois residents who tap into the earth's liquid bounty via private wells are being urged by health officials to remain vigilant about water quality. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) have recently reminded folks to regularly inspect and test their private wells to avoid contamination. Though most such wells, when properly drilled and maintained, can safely provide water, the lack of routine checks can unknowingly invite harmful pollutants into a family's water supply.

A shocking turn of events took place on Chicago's Near North Side late last night when a female rideshare passenger took a detour into theft, making off with her driver's vehicle. The male driver, working for an unnamed rideshare company, found himself carless after a routine stop at a gas station on the 100 block of West North Avenue, prompting an ongoing police investigation.

A former hospital honcho has been handed a prison sentence for lining his pockets with over $620,000 of healthcare funds. Robert Spadoni, the ex-Chief Operating Officer of an unnamed Illinois hospital, will now be spending a year and a half behind bars for his illicit gain.