Suspect in custody in fatal Englewood stabbing
A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in the neck has been arrested and was in critical condition at a hospital after the attack early Tuesday in Englewood. The woman, who has not been identified, was found on the ground in the 7300 block of South Emerald Avenue around 1:40 a.m., Chicago police said. She had a stab wound in her neck, and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said. Officers searching the area discovered the apparent…
READ NEXT
More on the wire
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Foundry Park, a developer’s $3 billion replacement for the failed Lincoln Yards mega-project on the North Side, moved closer to reality Tuesday over the objections of a powerful union.The City Council’s Finance Committee signed off on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan for a $201.6 million tax increment financing (TIF) subsidy that would pave the way for JDL Development to start construction of Phase One of the scaled-down project “before the end of the year.”It passed by voice vote, without a roll…
FROM THE PUBLISHER
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado defensive back Ben Finneseth spoke to reporters before coach Deion Sanders' news conference and apologized after he was caught in a video speaking harshly of Northwestern's temporary stadium before Saturday's game, a 41-7 NU victory. A player in a video posted on social media can be heard saying, "(expletive) sounds like a (expletive) library. It's football."Finneseth said Tuesday: "It was childish. It was a stupid thing that I said. It won't happen again, and the way…
FROM THE PUBLISHER
A group of Chicago bred hip-hop legends gathered for a South Shore reunion, and for a moment, they transported to their teenage years — making music in the living room of their chosen mom, Donda West.“This is not just a story about Donda West's son,” said Chicago Public School Board member and rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith. “This is really a story about a woman who raised a community of boys.”West was known for being the mother of hip-hop artist Ye, also known as Kanye West. To many Chicagoans,…