The new year brought a bloody beginning for Chicago. Gun control is finally being granted the attention it deserves but, unfortunately, only as a result of too many young souls that were taken too soon. With just a little over a month in to 2013, Illinois has already had the bloodiest beginning to a new […]
For a moment, imagine her paying tribute to the President of the United States on the day he would be inaugurated for his second term. Marching proudly as a majorette of her high school’s band and drill team. Marching for peace, justice and righteousness. She had auditioned with one hundred other students for one of […]
News of Hadiya Pendleton’s death, the 15-year-old honor student who was gunned down in Chicago, has spread as far as the Senate and President Barack Obama, but still, there’s no news of the gunman who took her life. VIDEO: “It’s Very Hard To See Your Sister Get Slaughtered!” Hadiya Pendleton’s 10-Year-Old Brother Speaks Out! Now, Hadiya’s […]
Hadiya Pendleton was the friendly girl with the sweet presence at King College Prep in Chicago, one of the top 10 selective enrollment schools. She was a majorette and a volleyball player who had performed with other King College students at President Barack Obama’s inaugural events. DETAILS: Heartbreaking! Chicago Mother Loses Her 4th Child To Gun […]
After learning about the death of his big sister, 10-year-old Nathaniel Pendleton Jr. recalled how she would play with him whenever she came home from school. PHOTOS: PRAYERS! 15-Year-Old Girl Who Performed At Obama’s Inauguration Shot Dead In Chicago! She would etch “I miss you” and “I love you” on his arm or greet her little […]
Illinois has become the fourth and most populous state to give undocumented immigrants permission to drive, according to the Huffington Post. DETAILS: Finally! California To Issue Driver’s Licenses To Undocumented Immigrants Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn signed the bill into law on Sunday, which boasts backers like Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and some of the state’s top […]
Five people were gunned down in Chicago yesterday, which included a man who was the son to a local woman who already lost 3 of her kids to gun violence. The 34-year-old son, the youngest of Shirley Chamber’s children, was shot in the head while sitting in his car on the West Side of Chicago. […]
Another tragic story out of Chicago. Tyrone Lawson, 17, was shot and killed after a fight broke out at the end of a high school basketball game at Chicago State University. PHOTOS: 18 Severed Heads Found At Chicago O’Hare Airport Tyrone was shot around 9:20 p.m. outside the gymnasium near 95th Street and King Drive, according […]
The city of Chicago agreed to pay $22.5 million to a woman who was raped and thrown seven stories from a building after she was released from police custody in 2006. Christina Eilman, who now suffers from brain damage from the fall, has needed medical care ever since the attack. PHOTOS: Go ‘Head Son! 18 Severed […]
UPDATE: 5:30 P.M. EST According to Radar Online, the heads were actually medical specimens that were being shipped to Chicago to be cremated. The heads were originally sent to Italy for medical research and then were returned to Illinois for disposal, a spokesperson for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office told My Fox Chicago. Mary Paleologos said paperwork held up […]
Chicago crime year isn’t just limited to guns. Last week four people (three teens and one adult), strangled two 22-year-old males to death with intention to dismember them. DETAILS: So Sad! Six Chicago Teens Shot In One Night Following Death Of 14 And 15-Year-Old Boys The four suspects, Alisa Massaro, 18; Bethany McKee, 18; Adam Landerman, 19 […]
Six teenagers were shot in Chicago last night following the killing of a 14 and 15 year old boy, both in different locations. The 14-year-old was shot while standing on his porch, and died soon after while in the front hallway of his Chicago home. According to the Chicago Tribune, the shooting of the 14-year-old […]
