Tag: Chicago news

Chance the Rapper buys hometown website, Chicagoist

Chance the Rapper is wading into online publishing by purchasing his hometown website, Chicagoist.com, which acts as the voice of Chicagoans. Websites like Chicagoist are...

Daycare workers ARRESTED for giving children Gummy Bears “laced with” Melatonin

Three daycare workers in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines were arrested and charged with giving children Gummy Bears with the sleep aid Melatonin....

Barack Obama reports for jury duty in downtown Chicago

Former president Barack Obama fulfilled his civic duty by reporting for jury duty in Cook County, Illinois on Wednesday. According to the NY Daily News,...

Kenneka Jenkins’ Mother Calls for End of Protests Outside Hotel

The mother of a 19-year-old Chicago girl whose body was found in a hotel freezer is calling for an end to the protests outside...

‘Missing white woman’ syndrome may explain why FBI isn’t investigating Kenneka Jenkins’ case

Kenneka Jenkins is not missing, but parallels are being drawn between her mysterious freezer death and how the FBI investigates high-profile cases involving missing...

No video exists of Kenneka Jenkins walking into hotel freezer

A spokesperson for a Chicago area hotel says no video exists of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins walking into a freezer. Jenkins was found dead in the...