Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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crime
  • by david hall
Man detained in random stabbing of 71-year-old woman outside Union Station

Wilson Barreno, 25, of Oakland, Calif., is accused of attacking the woman from behind before he was chased away by a good Samaritan, Cook County prosecutors said.

food-and-restaurants
  • by david hall
Calumet Fisheries to reopen Saturday — rebuilt after devastating fire last fall

The seafood restaurant, one of the few smokehouses left in Illinois, underwent extensive renovations for its Saturday soft reopening. “My Facebook page has been off the hook with people just dying to come back,” co-owner Mark Kotlick said.

pilsen
  • by david hall
Pilsen's St. Adalbert Church moves closer to protected landmark status

The Archdiocese of Chicago, which owns the shuttered Pilsen church, has resisted granting it landmark status, arguing the restrictions would burden the church financially and make it harder to find a buyer.

crime
  • by david hall
Child welfare worker who handled A.J. Freund case gets 6 months in jail

Carlos Acosta, a former state welfare case worker, was found guilty last year of endangering the life and health of a child in the 2019 death of 5-year-old A.J. Freund. Acosta ignored evidence of physical abuse before A.J. was beaten to death by his mother.