A Chicago food vendor who was carrying concealed fatally shot a male who pulled a gun on him Friday night.
Chicago police told WLS-TV the shooting occurred in the South Austin neighborhood's 300 block of South Central Avenue just before 9 p.m.
'Good outcome. The robber won't be turned loose on the street by the useless court system to reoffend.'
The male approached the 35-year-old food vendor, and a brief struggle ensued, police told the station.
Police said the male pulled out a gun, and the food vendor — who has a concealed carry license — also took out a gun, WLS reported.
In an exchange of gunfire, the male who approached the food vendor suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body, and he was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, the station said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the male who was killed as 34-year-old Demitrius Manning, WLS noted.
The food vendor was shot in his right arm, and he was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police added to the station.
Police told WLS the incident is being investigated as an attempted robbery and that there were two guns at the scene.
Individuals posting comments under the WLS Facebook post about the incident seem to be squarely in the food vendor's corner.
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A Chicago-area Democratic official was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, and police said she was "not compliant" during the arrest, which was captured on body cam video.
According to the Chicago Police Department, 45-year-old Samantha Steele was arrested at 8:49 p.m. Nov. 10 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
'Ma’am, if you don’t exit the vehicle ... I’m going to help you to exit, and you don’t want that.'
Police discovered Steele — the Democratic commissioner for the Second District of the Cook County Board of Review — lying on the sidewalk, according to the arrest report.
Police said they found significant front-end damage to a Honda Accord and a Dodge Charger near Steele's vehicle.
Steele reportedly told officers she had been driving south on Ashland Avenue when the car crash occurred.
The officer said Steele was "involved in an accident."
Police said they noticed a half-empty bottle of red wine near the front passenger seat of Steele's vehicle.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the police body cam video showed the officers joke that the cabernet sauvignon was “good stuff” and that breath mints they also found "didn’t help" cover up the "strong odor of [an] alcoholic beverage" on her breath.
Officers also allegedly noted that her eyes appeared "bloodshot and glassy."
When officers asked how much she had drunk, Steele reportedly refused to answer and deflected by saying, "I want my lawyer, and I am not talking to you."
One of the officers is heard saying, "She smells like alcohol; she's been drinking."
She is seen on police body cam video refusing to exit her car; initially, she wouldn't provide her driver's license to officers.
An officer is heard on body cam video telling Steele's alleged friend, "So she's not exiting. We're going to have to make her exit. She is not compliant right now, as you can see."
An officer told her, “Ma’am, if you don’t exit the vehicle ... I’m going to help you to exit, and you don’t want that.”
Steele shot back at the cop, "You don’t want that! I’m an elected official.”
The officer asked, “Elected official of what?”
Steele said she was an elected official in Cook County but would not provide the officer with her job title.
When the officer asked for her name, Steele held out her hand for a handshake and said, “I’m Sam.”
The cop responded, “Sam who?”
Steele refused to provide her full name to the officer.
Steele refused to get out of the car until the arrival of her alleged attorney — Democratic Cook County Commissioner Scott Britton of Glenview.
Britton allegedly advised Steele, “Don’t say anything. Don’t say anything.”
Police said Steele was "swaying front to back" during questioning.
Steele reportedly refused to do a field sobriety test at first.
Body cam video shows police handcuffing Steele.
Steele allegedly agreed to a field sobriety test after being handcuffed, but then she claimed to have hit her head in the crash and needed medical treatment. The police report stated that she was handcuffed again, placed in an ambulance, and taken to a local hospital. She was later discharged from the hospital.
The arrest report noted that Steele made lewd remarks to the arresting officer.
Steele allegedly asked a cop, "Is your penis really that small?"
Police impounded her vehicle.
Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison called for Steele to resign from the Cook County Board of Review for her "aggressive behavior" during her arrest.
"This incident raises serious concerns about her conduct and judgment as an elected official," Morrison said in a statement. "If an elected official does not respect our dedicated police officers, then how can we expect the citizens to respect the police?"
Steele was first elected to the Cook County Board of Review in 2022.
Steele is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 27.
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The vicious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has extended its reach in Chicago, Illinois, prompting the local police department to initiate training for its officers to identify the dangerous gang members.
Tren de Aragua has been linked to numerous crimes across the country, including retail theft and human trafficking.
'Tattoos are big with these guys.'
According to Chicago Police Department memos obtained by America First Legal and viewed by the New York Post, the gang has now expanded its criminal activity into dealing "pink cocaine," a mysterious illicit substance.
The memo read, "Drug of choice is Pink Cocaine which is a mixture of several drugs and can vary between different narcotics. E.g. Ecstasy, Amphetamines, LSD, or other synthetic drugs."
When recovering the substance, officers are advised to treat it similarly to fentanyl since "it is often used" as an ingredient.
A federal law enforcement source told the Post that the new drug sells for at least $100 per gram. Authorities are concerned about its growing popularity, especially considering there is no standard formula for it.
Drug Enforcement Administration special operations division chief Derek Maltz told the news outlet that it is "not like cocaine." He warned that TDA is "going to do everything they can to make money."
The CPD documents also revealed that officers are being trained on how to spot TDA-affiliated tattoos, which encompass a wide range of symbols, including doves, roses, owls, rifles, gas masks, trains, crowns, stars, pocket watches, the Michael Jordan logo, and Popeye the Sailor.
"Tattoos are big with these guys," the memo read. "They'll be seen dressed like rappers and wearing black & red jerseys like Bulls, Blackhawks or Jordan apparel."
While CPD ramps up training to combat TDA's presence in the city, Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) is doubling down on his commitment to shield illegal aliens from President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.
Chicago is a sanctuary city that prevents local law enforcement officers from cooperating with federal immigration agents.
Earlier this month, Johnson stated, "The president-elect, former President Trump, his threat is not just toward new arrivals and undocumented families. His threats are also against black families."
"We're going to stand up and protect undocumented individuals," he declared.
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A Chicago woman is fighting to keep her home after a government mix-up led officials to sell her house from underneath her on account of supposedly "delinquent taxes."
Robin McElroy bought her home in the Morgan Park area of Chicago back in 2012. Since then, she said she has paid the taxes owed on the property and even kept receipts of her payments.
"I do not like wasting money. ... I pay my bills," McElroy told CBS News.
Despite those consistent payments, in 2019, McElroy began receiving notices that her property taxes were in arrears and that her property was in danger of being sold.
McElroy demanded an explanation. In April 2019, she received a letter from the Cook County Treasurer's Office confirming that the county assessor's office had accidentally mixed up McElroy's property identification number — the unique 14-digit number used for tax-related purposes, according to Yahoo News — with that of her next-door neighbor.
She was then told that there were "no grounds to proceed with a sale" of her home, that the assessor's office would make an "internal correction," and that the issue would be resolved. "Don't worry about it," she recalled being told.
'I want what's rightfully owed to me.'
It turns out, McElroy still had plenty to worry about since the "internal correction" the letter promised apparently never took place. Earlier this year, she received a letter from Cook County Circuit Court informing her that her house had been "sold for delinquent taxes."
In fact, the letter added that McElroy actually owed the new homeowner three years' worth of rent. Bearing no ill will, McElroy expressed sincere concern for all the trouble that the other homeowner has had to endure as well.
"This lady should not have to be put in this position to go through all of this headache and heartache," she told CBS News. "This is stressful."
McElroy has since hired a lawyer — paid for out of pocket — to help her straighten out the problem.
CBS News has also been in contact with the assessor's office. While a spokesperson there declined an on-camera interview, the office did confirm that the property identification numbers had been corrected, that McElroy is current on her taxes, and that officials are currently working with a legal team to resolve the problem.
McElroy remains skeptical.
"You guys can point fingers all day long. I don't care," she told CBS News. "I want what's rightfully owed to me."
McElroy had a deadline earlier this month to file a response in court, the outlet added. Whether she filed that response and whether the court has issued any other rulings remain unclear.
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