ktvu.com Article Reprint CHICAGO (AP) — Two brothers have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade as she was walking to register her children for
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Rhymefest Gets Apology From Cops Over ‘Disgusting’ Response To Robbery
By Kelly Bauer Article Reprint CHICAGO — Grammy-winning musician Che “Rhymefest” Smith said he was robbed at gunpoint early Saturday in Chicago, and police are now publicly apologizing for officers’ response when he tried to file a report.
Read moreChicago’s Experimental Policing Tool Is Hurting the People It’s Supposed to Be Helping
By Jack Smith IV Article Submission Since 2013, Chicago has been home to one of the most controversial crime-prevention experiments in the country: the Strategic Subjects List.
Read moreDJ Jay iLLa is Chicago Bear’s first team resident DJ at Soldier Field
BTN STAFF After years of putting work on Chicago’s music scene and making a name for himself as a top DJ; DJ Jay iLLa has found a home in Soldier Field. The Hyde Park native
Read moreAutopsy Reveals Paul O’Neal Was Fatally Shot In The Back
Chicago police shot the 18-year-old on July 28 while responding to reports of a stolen Jaguar. By Charise Frazier Article Reprint A Cook County medical examiner’s autopsy report reveals Paul O’Neal, an 18-year-old Black man fatally
Read moreVideo Extra >>> Lil Bibby & Lil Herb Get Into Altercation at Concert in Connecticut. Bibby’s Chain WAS NOT Snatched!
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Read moreFor African-American police officers, a foot in two worlds
By: William Lee Article Reprint Ernest Spradley, who is African-American, says he chuckled when the south suburban white cop who pulled him over told him he was going 95 mph down a main drag.
Read moreIllinois will not send you to jail over small amounts of weed
BTN STAFF Referred to by its supporters as a “commonsense” bill; the legislation to decriminalize marijuana in Illinois was passed by Governor Rauner on Friday. Now possession of pot under 10 grams is only punishable
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