Three black people shot and killed in Jacksonville, Florida, hate crime attack
Police say the gunman left behind racist writings.
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Police say the gunman left behind racist writings.
According to the Daily Herald, the sentence follows a guilty plea by Joseph Collins Alsip who admitted to the hate crime in July of 2022.
The arrest of Christopher Williams, 33, around 5 p.m. Friday followed a months-long joint investigation involving Antioch police and federal law enforcement partners.
Billie Davis, 56, stabbed a teenage Indiana University student of Chinese descent in the head on a public bus in January 2023.
Four different times, Thomas Howard vandalized his neighbors' home – damaging the property in a way that is homophobic in nature, prosecutors said.
Four different times, Howard vandalized a couple's home – damaging the property in a way that is homophobic in nature, prosecutors said.
A Chicago man is facing charges for defacing and damaging CTA property in the Loop Thursday afternoon.
"Unfortunately, this kind of rhetoric and instances are so fresh in people's minds, that everyone just started running to the back of restaurant."
The man went to the church and painted seven swastikas on the church windows and then fled the scene.
The man is charged for spray-painting the symbols on three different occasions.
Officers were called to a home on Oak Street around 9 a.m. Sunday after the homeowner found red swastikas panted on his garage doors and parked car.
The suit claims Chad and Cheryl Hampton harrassed their Black neighbor for months by displaying racial slurs, swastikas, and a noose hanging an effigy of
For the first time, lynching will be designated as a federal hate crime.
Shahid Hussain has been charged with four counts of felony hate crime, two felony counts of criminal defacement, and two felony counts of criminal damage to property.
A local college professor has resigned after he was charged with a hate crime in Oak Park.
A local college professor is charged with a hate crime, accused of spitting on a Black woman and yelling racial slurs at the woman and her 7-year-old daughter.
The FBI on Wednesday was investigating a possible hate crime at the Argyle Street CTA Red Line station in Uptown.
Skokie police asking for the public's help in identifying suspects wanted in a hate crime.
"It feels to me, as a former member of law enforcement, like a hate crime."
Two aldermen are proposing a measure to expand the city's hate crime ordinance to add protections for people based on their gender identity or their citizenship and immigration status.
Homophobic graffiti was found plastered all over a home in the northwest suburbs in a possible hate crime.
Robert Palley was charged with a hate crime and aggravated battery after he confronted an African American woman in a suburban grocery store, allegedly calling her a 'black bitch" and saying, "this is why people are dying."
Smith was sentenced to one year of court supervision. Prosecutors dropped a charge of hate crime and three other disorderly conduct charges in return for his guilty plea.
U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall ruled Wednesday that Smollett can't bring a malicious prosecution claim until all proceedings against him have ended.
A new indictment filed earlier this month charged Smollett with six counts of disorderly conduct, accusing him of filing false police reports that he was attacked on the way home from Subway in the middle of the night in Streeterville in January 2019.
Police said the suspect allegedly punched the victim in the face, causing him to fall and lose consciousness.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Expert researchers and scientists are now working directly with local Chicago-area communities to address extreme weather and mitigate the damage it can cause.
The Detroit Lions are losing another player, this time it's wide receiver Kalif Raymond, who is reportedly heading to the Chicago Bears.
A Lake County judge ordered a Fox Lake woman to remain behind bars on Tuesday, following her arrest on charges accusing her of abusing her 11-year-old son for years.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has scheduled a special City Council meeting on Wednesday to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson and vote on an ordinance aimed at providing new protections at Chicago polling places.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is making the rounds on different podcasts, and this past weekend, he brought the podcasters to the West Side.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
From the final forum featuring candidates looking to replace Dick Durbin to AI being used to endorse a candidate. Here's what's happening before the polls open next week.
A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice first elected in 2007 will not seek a third 10-year term next year.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
There's no relief in sight for drivers at the pump as the war in Iran is directly driving up the cost of gas. Analysts expect more of the same unless something changes soon.
Drivers in the Chicago area can expect to start paying more at the pump this week, as oil prices have spiked amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Palatine, Illinois-based Weber has issued a recall of more than 3.2 million metal wire bristle grill brushes because you could ingest the bristles.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
The City of Aurora, Illinois, is seeking input from residents about data center development.
Jennifer Runyon, a Chicago native who became famous as an actress appearing in "Ghostbusters" and "Charles in Charge," died last week.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Actor and filmmaker Bruce Campbell told fans that he is in treatment for cancer and will cancel some upcoming public appearances.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
A 19th-century George Méliès film, thought to be long lost, has been found among a box of brittle movie reels that a Michigan donor brought to the Library of Congress, officials said.
Chicago police said that the suspect punched another man in the face and knocked him to the ground on March 9 in the 4700 block of South Ashland Avenue.
There are severe weather watches for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flooding until the late night hours Tuesday into Wednesday.
It marks the first time this particular fish has been successfully raised from the larval stage in an aquarium setting.
The city has allocated $50 million to the newly named Chicago Youth Works Program. The deadline to apply is May 29.
A severe storm threat looms late into the night Tuesday, with a Tornado Watch in effect until 11 p.m. Lows in the 40s.
There are reports of a tornado on the ground in Kankakee, Illinois, Tuesday afternoon amid an outbreak of severe weather.
The body of a Chicago father who went missing in November 2025 has been found in Blue Island, his daughter said.
A Lake County judge ordered a Fox Lake woman to remain behind bars on Tuesday, following her arrest on charges accusing her of abusing her 11-year-old son for years.
Police said the suspect allegedly punched the victim in the face, causing him to fall and lose consciousness.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
A proposed Illinois law hopes to create more oversight on private companies to protect consumers from skyrocketing utility prices.
The three women said they are working to make their way back home, but without any help from the U.S. State Department.
If you feel like you're drowning in a sea of text alerts and desperate email pleas for "just $5" this election season, you are far from alone.
A north suburban school bus driver became a victim of sophisticated scammers who are targeting more people and more vulnerable populations to make more money.
The Detroit Lions are losing another player, this time it's wide receiver Kalif Raymond, who is reportedly heading to the Chicago Bears.
Chicago, which had lost three in a row, including a 4-3 setback to Dallas on Sunday night, has now won all three meetings with Utah this season, with the teams' fourth and final game of the season scheduled for Thursday night.
The Chicago Bears have been busy bolstering their defense on the first day of free agency, signing linebacker Devin Bush Jr., safety Coby Bryant, and defensive tackle Neville Gallimore, according to reports.
Sacramento outscored the Bulls 68-36 in the paint.
Blackhawks rookie forward Oliver Moore left midway through the first period after three shifts with an undisclosed injury when sliding into the end boards seconds after assisting on Rinzel's goal.
A Lake County judge ordered a Fox Lake woman to remain behind bars on Tuesday, following her arrest on charges accusing her of abusing her 11-year-old son for years.
A 75-year-old man was due for a detention hearing Tuesday in a shooting that killed two women, ages 68 and 71, on Chicago's Far South Side this past weekend.
Chicago police said they apprehended two women early Tuesday morning after the women broke into a grocery store in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood and stole some merchandise.
The suspect was taken to Mt. Sinai with multiple gunshots to the upper body and was pronounced dead, CPD said in an update on Monday night.
The man charged with the execution-style murder of a bar owner last month in far south suburban Momence has pleaded not guilty.
