Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs drops desperate 11th-hour video plea for mercy to sway judge before sentencing
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs have released a video of the disgraced mogul they intend to play at his sentencing for prostitution-related charges, portraying him as a doting father. Combs is due to be sentenced Friday morning in a New…
Illinois man charged with shooting man in groin inside South Side business
article Gerald Robinson | Chicago police CHICAGO – A suburban Chicago man was charged in connection with a shooting Wednesday night inside a business in the Gresham neighborhood. What we know: Gerald Robinson, 33, allegedly shot a man in the…
COLUMN: How the Chicago Cubs won its first playoff series since 2017 by using its superpower
Pick the moment where the Chicago Cubs found a spark. Try Jameson Taillon’s first strikeout of the game, punching out Fernando Tatis Jr. It set a tone that raucous Wrigley Field never let go. Good thing there were plenty more…
Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects over ‘race-based contracting’
WASHINGTON – White House budget director Russ Vought said the Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown. The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend…
Teen who killed his sister-in-law and nephews could be jailed for 97 years
A man who was just 16 when he murdered his sister-in-law and two young nephews is set to face a sentencing hearing this Friday, with prosecutors seeking a minimum of 97 years in prison. Eric Sweeney, now 19, had been…
Broadview ICE protest: Activists, officials to rally outside facility
Protests expected today at Broadview ICE facility Demonstrations are expected to continue Friday outside the Broadview ICE facility, where community activists and officials plan to hold a news conference demanding transparency and improved conditions. CHICAGO – Demonstrations are expected to…
Chicago crime: 2 found shot to death in Englewood home
CHICAGO – A man and a woman were found shot to death Friday morning in the Englewood neighborhood. What we know: Around 2:33 a.m., police responded to a home in the 6600 block of South Normal Avenue, where they found…
Diddy faces 20-year prison sentence over freak-off sex parties as victim prepares to confront him in court
Disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is due to learn his fate Friday at sentencing, where he is facing up to 20 years behind bars on prostitution-related charges. Combs is also set to be confronted by his former assistant, who…
Chicago weather: Summerlike heat continues with highs near 90 degrees
CHICAGO – Downright hot weather, even by summer standards, is on the way for the next few days. Chicago weather forecast What we know: Today will be the 24th straight day of above-normal temperatures. Highs will be in the upper…
Diddy writes heartfelt letter to judge on eve of sentencing appealing for clemency
On the eve of his sentencing, Sean “Diddy” Combs told a federal judge Thursday that he is a new man after realizing that he was “broken to my core” and wondering at times if he was better off dead. Combs,…