Sad news to report to the film buffs of the world: Roger Ebert has died, he was 70. Ebert’s former employer, The Chicago Sun Times, broke the news of his passing via Twitter. “It is with a heavy heart we report that legendary film critic Roger Ebert (@ebertchicago) has passed away,” the Sun-Times tweeted. “There is a hole that can’t be filled. […]
Victims of ‘non-threatening’ crimes such as burglaries, thefts, and simple assault in Chicago will no longer be visited by officers when they call 911. Chicago police are now enforcing an austere new measure where officers are not dispatched to scenes where the offender has fled and where no one is in immediate danger. The Windy City is […]
Singer Jennifer Hudson will be reminded of painful memories soon, as the trial of William Balfour—the man accused of brutally murdering three members of her family in 2008—begins today. ABC News reports that a Chicago court will begin whittling down a pool of 150 potential jurors in Balfour’s trial, where he’s accused of brutally murdering […]
