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A woman who has developed a reputation for sneaking onto flights was arrested again at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, per NBC News. Nicknamed the “serial stowaway,” Marilyn Hartman, 69, left the residential facility that she was required to stay around noon Tuesday, but her GPS ankle bracelet alerted authorities to her departure. Following failed attempts to contact […]
The legend of Chief Keef only grows over time. Yet his origin story is embroiled in turmoil that includes tension between his close friend and collaborator Lil Reese and Kanye West, who he’d also go on to deliver multiple collabs with. Late last week, Chicago’s media godfather Andrew Barber celebrated the anniversary of one of Keef’s breakthrough hits, “I […]
A Chicago man has been arrested after stopping to ask the police directions in a stolen car, Chicago’s NBC affiliate reports. Lafayette Moore was taken into custody on Friday for charges of motor vehicle theft, Joliet, Illinois police said in a statement. Per the police, an officer was investigating a crash when Moore approached the scene in a […]
Chicago rapper G Herbo has just delivered his first new music of 2021 with two hard-hitting new singles, “BreakYoSelf” and “Really Like That.” Both of the tracks see Herbo operating in a stripped-back mode, with eerie beats and a non-stop delivery. The songs follow-up his most recent release, “Statement,” which saw him address the fraud charges […]
There’s no better way to start a new year than with a clean record – literally. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced on Thursday that nearly half a million non-felony cannabis-related arrest records were expunged in the state, and thousands of low-level cannabis convictions had been pardoned. Almost 500,000 arrest records were expunged by Illinois State […]
Just hours after announcing the project, Lil Durk has dropped his new record The Voice, which features a collab with the late King Von. Coming at the tail end of a year that has been all over the place for the Chicago rapper, The Voice sees Durk celebrate his success while reflecting on the friends he’s lost, with […]
Chicago Drill has captivated the world. Artists from New York, London, and almost every city that embraces hip-hop have been trying to mimic the sound created over a decade ago by a group of angry, hungry teenagers. Although the music is transcendent, it is rooted in the city’s gang culture which often erupts outside the booth. This moved some of the […]
James Dixon, a Chicago man in his late 20s, has been charged with murder for the fatal stabbing of 52-year-old Vincell Jackson, following a dispute related to Thanksgiving leftovers. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the violent quarrel stemmed from Jackson objecting to Dixon eating with his hands. It should come as little shock that the Times also reports that […]
King Von’s sister has taken to Instagram to blast the Atlanta mortician who purportedly leaked her brother’s autopsy photos online—and to demand that his employer, the Airport Mortuary Shipping Services, fires him. Alongside photos of the alleged mortician and the mortuary’s address, Von’s sister, Kayla wrote, “THIS THE SICK MFER THAT POSTED MY BROTHER PICTURES !!! HE […]
T.I. faced criticism Monday for an Instagram post which some suspected was in reference to the recent death of King Von. “Atlanta is a beautiful progressive city filled with black excellence,” T.I. previously wrote. “We uplift each other & win together. Stop coming here to kill each other. That shit is played out.” The post included a […]
