Chicago

Baby killed by teens who crashed stolen car

Two teenage boys, aged 17 and 14, are facing misdemeanor charges following an incident in which they allegedly stole a car and caused a fatal accident in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood on April 16. The crash killed a 6-month-old baby and left three family members injured. According to Chicago police, the teens have been charged with a single misdemeanor count of criminal trespassing each. The pair were driving a stolen Hyundai when they collided …

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School bus struck by gunfire during attempted carjacking in Chicago

A school bus was struck by a stray bullet during a shootout that occurred in the aftermath of an attempted carjacking on Thursday afternoon in Chicago’s Tri-Taylor neighborhood. Police report that the incident took place around 1:45 p.m. in the 2400-block of West Taylor. A man was confronted by an armed individual demanding his car. In response, the victim drew his own weapon, leading to an exchange of gunfire between the two parties. During the …

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Teen Girl, 15, Goes Missing After 2 Women Were Mysteriously Found Dead in Her Neighborhood

Residents of Little Village, a neighborhood on Chicago’s southwest side, are urging the police to take action following the mysterious deaths of two women and the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl. The Little Village Community Council highlighted these incidents during a press conference held on Wednesday outside the Chicago Police Department’s detective division headquarters. Azreya Lomeli, the missing teenager, has been unaccounted for over a week. She was last spotted walking on the south side …

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Missing Woman Found Dead in Abandoned Shopping Cart, Family Seeks Answers

The body of a 21-year-old Chicago woman, missing for two months after last being seen entering a rideshare vehicle, has been discovered. The Chicago Police Department confirmed the grim finding of an unidentified woman’s body in the 2300 block of W. 24th Place on Wednesday, classifying the incident as a “death investigation.” The victim’s family identified her as Rosa Chacon, who had been missing since January 18. According to family reports, Chacon’s body was wrapped …

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Pregnant Woman Killed in Botched Robbery Attempt During Drug Deal in Chicago

A seven-month pregnant woman was shot and killed during a botched robbery attempt that led to a gunfight during a drug deal. The incident took place in Chicago on Monday afternoon. Genesis Escobar, 21, was shot multiple times in a residential area on the northwest side of the city, and was later pronounced dead at the scene. Escobar had entered a vehicle and attempted to rob the passengers, prompting her boyfriend to engage in a …

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Democratic Leader Says Students Being Held “Hostage” By Unions

(ConservativeStar.com) – A new split has appeared in the US left, as a Democrat mayor lets loose a devastating broadside at teaching unions. Are some Democrats wising up to the dangers of Biden’s far-left agenda? On January 5, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) gave a press conference on the crisis in the city’s schools. The target of her speech was the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which switched the whole Chicago Public Schools system – which …

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Chicago Violence Spirals Out of Control Under Democratic Mayor

(ConservativeStar.com) – If one thinks about Chicago, Illinois, during the Prohibition Era names like “Baby Face” Nelson and Al Capone likely come to mind. They ran roughshod over the city until Special Agent Elliot Ness and his “Untouchables” came in and shut them down. In the early 21st century, violence has once again boiled over in the city and Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot has apparently lost her voice when it comes to dealing with the …

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Gun Violence Rocks Democratic City

(ConservativeStar.com) – The city of Chicago, Illinois, has become something akin to a town in the Wild Wild West rather than one of the biggest cities in the United States. And, it seems all the city’s Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot can do is point fingers at neighboring states, a claim that’s been debunked by National Review. At least one teenage boy was killed and a continually rising number of people were wounded over the weekend …

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Violent Weekend Leads to Death and Injuries in Democrat-Controlled Chicago

(ConservativeStar.com) – Halloween weekend 2020 saw at least 2 people killed and 27 others wounded in Chicago, Illinois, a city that’s been ruled by the Democratic Party for decades. The last Republican mayor of the city was William Hale Thompson, who served between 1927 and 1931. It appears as though current officeholder Lori Lightfoot is much more concerned about citizens wearing a face mask than she is about the 655 people who’ve been murdered through …

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Is Trump Cleaning Up Liberal Cities?

(ConservativeStar.com) – Democratically-run cities across the country are experiencing a wave of violence. In some of them, like Portland, Oregon, it’s so out of control that federal authorities have had to move in to support local police. Now, Homeland Security is planning to help another city — and the Left is losing it. According to the Chicago Tribune, 150 federal agents are going to move into the city to help quell the violence. On July …

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