Amtrak passengers endure 19-hour trip from Detroit to Chicago, left without light, heat, running toilets

A controversial, anti-violence activist priest in Chicago who once caught attention for his relationship with former President Barack Obama is under investigation for another sexual abuse of a minor case.  The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Saturday that Father Michael Pfleger will be under investigation for a new allegation of sexual abuse of a minor said to have taken place more than 30 years ago, according to a statement.  "Father Pfleger has been asked to step aside from ministry and live away from the parish while the allegation is investigated. He has agreed to cooperate fully with this request," Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich said Saturday.  The allegation was reported to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and law enforcement officials.

An Indiana teacher was arrested on Thursday after allegedly telling a fifth-grader that she made a "kill list" targeting students and staff members, police said. St. Stanislaus School teacher, Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres, reportedly mentioned the plans to a fifth-grade student around noon on Wednesday.

A Chicago woman has been charged in the brutal killing of her landlord, who was found dismembered in a freezer, after she was served with an eviction notice, authorities said.  Sandra Kolalou, 36, is charged with first-degree murder and concealment of a homicide in the death of 69-year-old Frances Walker. Tenants inside the home where Francis rented rooms to people told police they heard screams around 2:30 p.m.

Former Alabama escapee Casey White pleaded not guilty Tuesday at his arraignment on escape and felony murder charges after his alleged accomplice in the jailbreak shot herself in the head rather than face arrest. Vicky White, a former Lauderdale County, Alabama, corrections official, walked Casey White out of jail on April 29, and the duo led investigators on an 11-day manhunt spanning multiple states and involving disguises and multiple cars. The two were not related but were allegedly involved in a jailhouse romance.  Deputies in Indiana recaptured Casey White after a car chase as the alleged lovers tried to evade capture.

A post shared by @chuckychuckdgafEarlier this year, Run The Jewels‘ Killer Mike has opened up about a new pro-marijuana documentary he’s been working on.Tumbleweeds with Killer Mike is a new docu-series where Mike discusses the “impact and evolution” of cannabis culture, the history of marijuana and its legalisation in states such as Las Vegas, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York.Speaking to Consequence about what viewers can expect from the series, Mike said: “They’re going to further expand what they know in terms of seeing what’s out there on the horizon in terms of advocacy and creating equity and fairness around marijuana. In terms of people that have been sentenced and charged for things, what will happen next in terms of opportunities for them as the world blossoms.“There’s something to learn about how veterans that are coping with PTSD have dealings with marijuana advocacy.

Kanye West has continued his feud with Gigi Hadid by sharing Azealia Banks’ TikTok video that branded the supermodel a “cabbage patch”. The 45-year-old rapper’s latest attack on Gigi, 27, came on Friday (07. 10.

Kanye West has reignited his feud with Gigi Hadid by branding her a “privileged Karen” and “zombie”. The rapper, 45, also targeted the Kardashians when hitting out again at the 27-year-old supermodel. Their feud first erupted when Gigi defended Vogue’s contributing editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson amid the fallout from Kanye’s ‘Wite Lives Matter’ Paris Fashion Week stunt.

Kanye West has had enough of Gigi Hadid‘s criticism.

Kanye «Ye» West is not backing down. After Gigi Hadid called the 45-year-old rapper and designer a «joke» in light of his controversial White Lives Matter shirts and subsequent attack on editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, West fired back multiple times at the 27-year-old supermodel. In a new Instagram post, West shared a screenshot of an additional comment from Hadid calling out West for bending the truth about his on-off friendship with the late designer Virgil Abloh. In the comment, Hadid wrote, «Even people who knew him for a percentage of the time knew Kanye did not treat V like a friend.

More shots fired. Kanye West responded to Gigi Hadid and Hailey Bieber’s criticism of his behavior during Paris Fashion Week — and he didn’t hold back when it came to name-calling.

Demi Lovato was forced to postpone her  tour stop in Chicago on Wednesday after losing her voice. The 30-year-old singer announced the news just hours before she was set to take the stage at the Rosemont Theater.“Rosemont, today I woke up and had absolutely no voice,” the statement, posted to the tour's official Instagram, read. “I’m so sorry, but it breaks my heart to tell you I have to reschedule the show.

Kanye West is accusing the Kardashians of being “liars” who “basically kidnapped” his daughter Chicago on her birthday. The rapper’s claim came as Khloe Kardashian, 38, publicly pleaded for the 45-year-old to stop “tearing down” her sister as Kanye dragged up his family dispute amid his ‘White Lives Matter’ fashion show scandal.

About twenty minutes into “Till” — the 1955 story of Emmett Till’s brutal murder — a moment encapsulating this conventional, elegantly rendered biopic’s greatest asset arises. An anxious Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler), the mother of 14-year-old Emmett (she affectionately calls her son Bo), plays poker in the living room of her Chicago home with two of her girlfriends.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Growing up in Texas toward the tail end of the 20th century, I was not taught about Emmett Till. I’ve learned about him since, of course. Till’s name adorns this year’s overdue federal antilynching act, and his tragic fate has inspired plays and films, including 2018’s Oscar-nominated short, “My Nephew Emmett,” and now a powerful new feature from Chinonye Chukwu, who gave Alfre Woodard one of her greatest roles in 2019 Sundance winner “Clemency.” Till’s story — that of a 14-year-old Black boy from Chicago who was kidnapped in the middle of the night and lynched while visiting his family in Mississippi — may have been omitted from my Southern schooling for racist reasons, though I suspect it had as much to do with Western culture’s “great man” bias. History, as a field of study, celebrates the achievements of heroic individuals. Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks. Those names were all taught. But Emmett Till was a kid whose murder galvanized the American civil rights movement, and it has taken a different kind of thinking — à la “Say Their Names” campaign or Ryan Coogler’s “Fruitvale Station” — to position victims in the public’s mind.

Chicago Med star Marlyne Barrett has revealed the sad news that she had been diagnosed with uterine and ovarian cancer. The actress, whose character Maggie Lockwood had a breast cancer storyline on the US TV show a few years back, told People that doctors had discovered a "football-sized" tumour. "I'm an extremely private person, but I felt a responsibility to tell my story," she explained.

Chaz Ebert has become one of the foremost agents of change in the entertainment industry, working to make sure traditionally overlooked communities get the chance to develop their talents in the business.

For Marlyne Barrett, her life is now mirroring her role on TV… in a way she couldn’t imagine.