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Frank Main Talks Ethics and Journalism
Chicago Sun-Times crime reporter Frank Main was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for a series of articles about Chicago’s most violent neighborhoods. Main, 51, joined the Sun-Times in 1998 and has covered politics, city hall, state government and federal court. He recently talked about the best and worst ethical decisions he has confronted, what […]
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Man Pleads Guilty to Shipping Cocaine to Illinois
October 23, 2015 Comments Off on Man Pleads Guilty to Shipping Cocaine to Illinois
A 38-year-old Mexican citizen living in Oregon pleaded guilty Wednesday to his involvement in a conspiracy to ship more than 500 grams of cocaine to be distributed in the Chicago area in 2013. Eitel Mendoza initially entered a plea of not guilty for the crimes but later agreed to plead guilty to one count of […]
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Crime in Pilsen Drawing Residents’ Attention
October 20, 2015 Comments Off on Crime in Pilsen Drawing Residents’ Attention
Pilsen residents said they are noticing an uptick in incidents of violent crime taking place in the Lower West Side neighborhood. Kenia Ballina, a student at Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy, has lived in Pilsen for over eight years and she sometimes hears gunshots from the park near her home. “It’s kind of sad [not […]
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Anti-gun violence advocate mourns daughter at Board of Commissioners meeting
October 15, 2015 Comments Off on Anti-gun violence advocate mourns daughter at Board of Commissioners meeting
The father of a woman killed by gang violence spoke before the Cook County Board of Commissioners last week. Andrew Holmes’ daughter, Tamara Sword, was killed on her 33rd birthday after being caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting at a gas station in Indianapolis. Holmes told the board he wishes he could turn […]
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Gang Member Found Guilty of Attempted Murder of Two Police Officers
October 7, 2015 Comments Off on Gang Member Found Guilty of Attempted Murder of Two Police Officers
A Chicago gang member who was charged with two counts of attempted murder for shooting two police officers in 2011 has been found guilty. Prosecutors said Alvis Holley, a 28-year-old member of the Black Souls street gang, shot the officers in the West Garfield Park neighborhood after he pulled a pistol from his waistband during […]
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Kevin Ambrose lived only 7,056 days before he was violently and suddenly killed. But it’s Ambrose’s life, not his death, that his mother wants people to remember. Ebony Ambrose, mother of 19-year-old Kevin Ambrose, heads back to court Sept. 15 to once again face the man who shot her son to death in 2013. Kevin […]
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Media and Law Enforcement Gather for Panel on Fraud
June 26, 2015 Comments Off on Media and Law Enforcement Gather for Panel on Fraud
After undergoing surgery a few years ago, Jennifer Leach received a call claiming she overpaid her hospital bill and was eligible to receive compensation. It ended up being a scam and Leach said she is grateful she was able to recognize it as such. “I almost fell for it,” she said. Now Leach, who is […]
