Chicago police officers don't exactly have a perfect track record. Actually, the force is beginning to look like they are using the script from Training Day. Torture, drugs, weapons, intimidation, etc. We understand that there are over 15,000 officers on the force, and most of the recent problems involve a small number of cops, but things aren't looking good. Obviously, the national headliner is the bartender beating by a liquored-up, off-duty officer. The video... more ›

A man was stabbed with a screwdriver early this morning in the Loop. The 31-year-old victim was severely wounded, according to police. The incident happened at the corner of Adams and State around 1:30 a.m. The attacker was described as a tall, slender man in his 20s. He and the victim were arguing prior to the stabbing, said Central District Lt. James Sazama. The victim is in guarded condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Police do... more ›

Seventeen-year-old Michael Hall was charged with a number of counts early this morning for his alleged involvement in a biting incident Saturday night on South State Street. more ›

Best. Article. Ever. It's not just that the story is fucking hilarious, which it totally is, but it's the way the Sun-Times approaches it in this serious, grr-I'm-a-journalist way, as if it weren't the most absurd and wildly funny story in weeks. So a guy stole the baby Jesus from the Nativity at Daley Plaza. [Aside: what the ass are we doing with a Nativity at Daley Plaza? Anyone?] Matthew Staib, 19, is a student... more ›