Mary Norkol
GA Reporter
“People need to know that it can happen down the street from where you live,” said Lila Gaber, who received the threatening letter that police are investigating as a hate crime.
Brown was the last person seen with his mother, and he was observed burning fabric before fleeing to Mexico, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The stretch of Damen where Donald Heggemann was killed is plagued by crashes and close calls, said Christina Whitehouse, founder of the group Bike Lane Uprising.
More advanced tactics needed to combat internet-assisted trafficking, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said.
Several fires in Lincoln Square and North Center have been reported in recent weeks, with at least two classified as arson.
Jewish, Muslim leaders warn of rise in antisemitic, anti-Muslim acts as war rages in Israel and Gaza
The Anti-Defamation League and American Muslims Assisting Neighbors are raising the alarm as tension spills over to Chicago and the U.S.
Four fires have been reported in North Center since early October, all breaking out around 3 or 4 a.m. “It’s upsetting to feel like in the middle of the night, out of your control, something like this can happen,” one resident said.
Mourners at the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview remember Wadea Al-Fayoume, who was slain Saturday. His mother, who was wounded, remains hospitalized.
Joseph Czuba, who rented a room to Hanaan Shahin and her 6-year-old son, Wadea Al-Fayoume, is charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in Saturday’s attack.