Chicago College Student Grabs Gun From Armed Robber While Male Student Watches
“I see a man in a ski mask coming toward me, and I attempt to keep walking,” Madelyn told NBC Chicago. Madelyn tussled with the suspect for a few moments as she glanced wildly around her, seemingly imploring a passerby to intervene — with a male student instead just watching while he sat on the ground […]
The Chicago Transit Authority Advises Armed Robbery Victims to be ‘Compliant’
Despite being caught, [a group of four or five males] didn’t plan on leaving empty-handed. Police say one of the suspects pulled out a firearm and pointed it at the woman to convince her to back down so they could get away with their prize. Unfortunately for them, she wasn’t as defenseless as they thought. As […]
Murder Victim Shoots Attacker Before Dying, Passerby Picks Up the Gun & Shoots the Killer ‘Multiple’ Times
A wild story from Chicago this past week as cops say 20-year-old Quijuan Lewis ambushed a 36-year-old man walking down the street. Lewis, recently paroled on a (go figure) gun conviction, allegedly shot and killed Delegance Crawl, 36. Before he died, Mr. Crawl did the only polite thing he could: he shot Lewis. But wait, […]
Chicago Man Tried to Murder Motorist At Stoplight, But Accidentally Killed His Backseat Passenger Instead
Remember the scene from Pulp Fiction where John Travolta’s character inadvertently shoots and kills his rear-seat passenger? Well, the long arm of the law finally caught up with and convicted a Chicago man for doing something like that in America’s murder capital back in December 2020. A judge gave him all of 12 years for […]
Zero Bail Follies: Chicago Has a New Poster Boy for Criminal Justice Reform
The brain trust that is the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus effectively runs the Illinois General Assembly. Countless times, they and their supporters have spoken passionately about the moral imperative of not sending black and brown people to prison. Even habitual violent offenders who prey on other black and brown people. One man in particular has […]
11 Years of Chicago Values: 6,960 Homicides, Tens of Thousands Shot, Crime Spiraling Out of Control
Eleven years ago, on January 25, 2013, then Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel came out in opposition to allowing a Chick-fil-A restaurant in the city. Why? From the horse’s mouth: Chick-fil-A’s values are not Chicago values. And if you’re gonna be part of the Chicago community, you should reflect Chicago values. How did that work out? […]