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‘He Just Shot the Car!’: Shocking Video Shows Chicago Uber Driver Dodging Bullets After Passenger Enters His Car. Here’s What Happened Next.
A viral video shows an Uber driver dodge bullets after a passenger entered the car in Chicago, Illinois. The incident happened earlier this month, on March 17, when the driver, identified as John Williams, picked up his rider from the West Garfield Park neighborhood, an area with a high crime rate. In the dashcam footage obtained by Storyful, the woman is seen entering the back seat of his vehicle before she urges him to take off. "Go, go, go! He [is going to] shoot up the car," the woman said while ducking in her seat. "Shoot up the car?" Williams asked. "Yeah, go!" the woman...
Former Waukegan teacher charged with kidnapping, robbing men he met on dating app
Former Waukegan Christian school teacher Antione Perteet is charged with seven felonies, on top of a half dozen previous felony charges allegedly involving men he met after connecting on a gay dating app.
Chicago police search for armed suspects responsible for 13 robberies
Shocking video of a brazen crime in Chicago shows two masked men hold a victim at gunpoint in Humboldt Park as part of a spree of armed robberies. NBC Chicago learned the victim was just heading into work when they confronted him at the front door. It happened at around 5:30 a.m. near Division Street and Kostner Avenue on March 16.
Proposal would have taxpayers fund statewide, $1,000 monthly ‘guaranteed income’
(The Center Square) – A measure creating a task force to look into monthly guaranteed taxpayer-funded “unrestricted cash” subsidies to certain individuals in Illinois is being discussed in the state legislature. An Illinois Senate appropriations committee Wednesday heard about Senate Bill 3462 from state Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago. The bill as filed would create the Illinois Guaranteed Income […]
Chicago man operated ‘financial crime enterprise’ by shoplifting more than 10 times since December: prosecutors
CHICAGO — Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with operating a continuing financial crime enterprise because he has been caught shoplifting more than ten times in the past year. Deandre O’Neal, 35, is accused of shoplifting from Dick’s Sporting Goods, 1538 North Clybourn, on March 20 and three other...
Sub-minimum wage for restaurant servers could go away in Illinois
Restaurant servers depend largely on tips. They don’t get a full minimum wage. A bill in Springfield would change that. During a mealtime rush, the tables are full. The kitchen is busy. Servers move rapidly around the room. It’s a complicated dance. Gidget Schifeling has worked at many Twin City restaurants. Currently, she works at two in Bloomington, one very old and one very new.
Afternoon Briefing: Affordable housing towers proposed in Edgewater and Logan Square
Good afternoon, Chicago. The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” actor whose convictions for staging a hate crime caused fevered international media attention. This means that the case, which has continued as Smollett fights his convictions, will carry on a little longer. Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest ...
Boy, 15, seriously wounded Wednesday morning in shooting on South Side
A 15-year-old boy was in critical condition after being shot late Wednesday morning in a shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 11:35 a.m., the boy was outside in the 800 block of West 52nd Street when he was approached by two gunmen who opened fire. The boy suffered wounds to the chest and the arms, and was taken in critical condition to University ...
Illinois Lottery players win several big prizes in latest Mega Millions drawing
CHICAGO - The winning Mega Millions jackpot ticket may have been sold in New Jersey but several Chicago-area lottery players won prizes worth up to $1 million in Tuesday night's drawing. One lucky Illinois player matched all five of the winning Mega Millions numbers and won $1 million. The winning...
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