Monday, January 19, 2026

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crime
  • by david hall
Person of interest in custody in shooting that killed 7-year-old boy on Near West Side

Jai’mani Amir Rivera was fatally shot about 3 p.m. Tuesday near his home in the 2300 block of West Jackson Boulevard.

columnists
  • by david hall
A bullet to the leg put a Chicago police officer on the path to the suburbs

Angelo Wells loved being a Chicago police officer. Then one night in 2020, his femur was shattered by gunfire in North Lawndale. Recovery took a year and pointed him toward Northbrook.

weather
  • by david hall
Logan Square residents get free air conditioners amid Chicago’s heat wave

Restaurant owner Robert Magiet delivered AC units to residents in Logan Square, Humboldt Park and other areas Tuesday and Wednesday as Chicago hit four days in a row with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees. "This heat is ridiculous," he said.

crime
  • by david hall
7-year-old shooting victim mourned: 'There will be justice'

“Justice for Jai’Mani” and “justice for number seven” were among the rallying cries for the boy who was shot and killed Tuesday outside his home on the Near West Side. No one has been arrested.