2 teens shot as rowdy mob clashes with Chicago cops for second night
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2 teens shot as rowdy mob clashes with Chicago cops for second night

ByNews Polite

A massive mob of rowdy teenagers clashed with cops near downtown Chicago’s Millenium Park on Saturday night, leaving two teens wounded and at least one bystander beaten. The unruly mob erupted in violence — trashing property, smashing windshields and torching cars while attacking at least one motorist — forcing cops…

Progressive Brandon Johnson elected Chicago’s next mayor
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Progressive Brandon Johnson elected Chicago’s next mayor

ByNews Polite

Progressive Democrat and Cook County commissioner Brandon Johnson was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday night after defeating moderate Paul Vallas in a runoff election. The Associated Press called the tight race for Johnson as the leftist held a narrow lead of just under 16,000 votes with all precincts reporting in…

Chicago firefighter Walter Stewart’s wife, three kids dead in house fire
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Chicago firefighter Walter Stewart’s wife, three kids dead in house fire

ByNews Polite

A Chicago firefighter’s entire family was tragically killed in the days after their house caught on fire – a scene he rushed to after hearing his home address over the radio dispatch at his job last week. Firefighter Walter Stewart’s three children – all younger than 10 — and his…

Lori Lightfoot claims she ‘misspoke’ when telling voters who don’t support her not to vote
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Lori Lightfoot claims she ‘misspoke’ when telling voters who don’t support her not to vote

ByNews Polite

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot, D, told South Side voters they should not vote at all if they do not vote to re-elect her, but she now insists that she misspoke during the heat of the moment. During a campaign event over the weekend in Grand Crossing, the mayor said anyone…

Jewish cemetery in Chicago suburbs vandalized with swastikas, Kanye support
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Jewish cemetery in Chicago suburbs vandalized with swastikas, Kanye support

ByNews Polite

Dozens of headstones at a Jewish cemetery in suburban Chicago have been vandalized with anti-Semitic hate, including Swastikas — and praise of disgraced local rapper Kanye West. Police in Waukegan said that 39 stones were defaced with bright red spray paint early Monday at Am Echod Jewish Cemetery. That included…

Cops called to Chicago DA Kim Foxx’s home after alleged domestic dispute
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Cops called to Chicago DA Kim Foxx’s home after alleged domestic dispute

ByNews Polite

Police responded to the home of Chicago’s top prosecutor Kim Foxx last weekend after she and her husband allegedly engaged in a physical domestic dispute, according to reports. The Cook County State Attorney’s husband made the 911 call following the alleged June 4 feud at the couple’s suburban Flossmoor residence…