Public outrage is growing over an incident where an ICE agent shot a man in New York City’s Marble Hill. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) defends the actions taken by the agent. Shooting Details Authorities report that 28-year-old Oscar Belgal was shot in the neck by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. The shooting...
Workers from six hotels in Chicago initiated a strike on Friday. This walkout comes as the city anticipates the marathon weekend. The labor action is organized by the workers’ union, Unite Here Local 1, which represents various hotel staff including room attendants, dishwashers, front desk agents, and servers. The union reported that contracts affecting about...
Columbia University recently dealt with criticism after a campus dining menu displayed “October 7th Blush Sauce” coincidentally on the anniversary of a deadly Hamas attack. The menu gained attention through a post by Simone Saidmehr from Israeli newspaper Haaretz, who shared an image featuring “October 7th” alongside “Blush Sauce.” Many perceived this as a reference...
By noon Thursday, the normally quiet quad at the University of Illinois Chicago was filled with roughly three dozen students holding signs and distributing flyers against sexual violence. The sidewalk outside the Lecture Center Building B featured a colorful chalk mural with messages like “We are Jane Doe” and “Stop Victim Blaming.” UIC is one...
A long-stalled hotel development in downtown Skokie may soon proceed, as a Chicago-based developer shows keen interest in the project. Situated at 4930 Oakton Street, Murphy Development Group stands out among eight to ten interested developers. According to village attorney Rodney Lewis, Murphy has proactively submitted a formal design plan, demonstrating a strong intention to...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Hebron officials celebrated the completion of a $4.5 million water main replacement project in Snake Flats. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the end of this project aimed at improving the town’s infrastructure. Nihab Halilovic, an engineer from the Corps of Engineers’ Calumet Area Office, noted the project proceeded smoothly...
Vice President JD Vance highlighted Senator Bernie Sanders’ past criticism of open borders to support the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown. This unlikely alignment between two ideologically opposed figures surfaced as the administration moved to suspend several companies from key employment-based immigration programs. Vance addressed this issue during a press conference announcing actions against firms...
University of Maryland student Dilan Shaan Ashar was found after an extensive search lasting several days. On Wednesday evening, he appeared from the woods and approached a search-and-rescue vehicle. The 22-year-old had been missing for six days, with his last confirmed sighting on October 2 near a parking garage adjacent to a dense woodland area....
During a rally held in San Antonio for Republican Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton, President Donald Trump addressed several interruptions by hecklers. One notable interruption led Trump to assert that the protester does not know “his mom voted for Trump.” The rally continued despite these interruptions.
Body-camera footage from a 2023 incident has been released by the Virginian-Pilot. It reveals the aftermath of a shocking event at a Virginia elementary school, where a 6-year-old boy shot and injured his teacher. In the video, recorded shortly after the incident, the young boy can be heard cursing and admitting to taking his mother’s...