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The second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in history took place Friday night, with the winning ticket bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines, Illinois, a 20-mile drive northwest of downtown Chicago. CNN reports a single ticket sold in the Chicago suburb for the whole $1.337 billion. Friday night’s winning numbers were 13, 36, 45, […]
Robert E. Crimo, the 22-year-old man who is considered a “person of interest” in the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, has been arrested, NBC News reports. The shooting took place during a 4th of July parade The video below shows when Crimo surrendered himself over to authorities. After his identity was released, reports soon followed, suggesting Crimo tried his […]
Police have launched an investigation over a video that appears to show a man claiming to be an off-duty officer pinning a 14-year-old to the ground with his knee on the boy’s back. As Fox 32 Chicago reported, the footage shows an unidentified white man who says he’s an off-duty cop pinning down the teen, who is Puerto […]
Over 20 people were shot Monday morning during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, a suburb located about 25 miles north of downtown Chicago. Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lynn Sweet, whose tweets are embedded below, was present and reports via authorities that five people were killed and 16 were wounded. Local man Miles Zaremski told […]
The mother of a slain Chicago teen is calling out rappers who continue to reference her son. In 2011, 15-year-old Shondale “Tooka” Gregory was fatally shot while waiting at a Chicago bus stop. The teen was a suspected member of the Gangster Disciples—a rival street gang to Chief Keef’s alleged faction, the Black Disciples. Though authorities […]
A man was arrested this weekend in Chicago and charged with making threats against prosecutors in the R. Kelly case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York confirmed to Complex on Monday that the man, identified as Christopher Gunn, was arrested on Saturday. He’s since been charged in a complaint with […]
You can never keep Lil Durk down for long, as the Chicago rapper has released the deluxe edition of his latest album 7220. The new version adds 14 songs to the original collection of 17. Among these are “Hear It Back” featuring Moneybagg Yo, “IYKYK” with Ella Mai and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, plus collabs with EST […]
Chief Keef has teamed up with RBC Records/BMG to launch his own record label 43B. Its first signee is Atlanta rapper Lil Gnar. The Chicago drill legend’s new venture offers both distribution and marketing services for artists and producers and is helmed by Keef’s long-time manager Idris Dykes and head of A&R and marketing Sophie Kautz. Keef has […]
Lil Reese has welcomed another child. The Chicago rapper tweeted that he was a father of a baby girl, sharing adorable photos on his social media accounts. He tagged @Kairiharley_, the Instagram handle of his baby girl, who is named Kai’ri. “I just had a baby girl 😍 she so fucking pretty,” he wrote on social […]
A United Airlines passenger was arrested early Thursday morning after he opened the emergency exit door and slid down the wing of the plane as it was taxiing towards the gate at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, NBC News reports. “This morning United flight 2478 was taxiing toward the gate at Chicago O’Hare when a passenger opened an aircraft door and exited the plane,” United said […]
