gun violence Witness to Chicago-Area Mass Shooting: This ‘Shouldn't Happen Anywhere' Terry Grossberg was riding on a golf cart through the parade route in Highland Park, handing out souvenirs to the crowd, when suddenly he heard shots ring out from about 100 feet away. “I saw people falling and tripping and scrambling and screaming,” Grossberg told LX News’ Tabitha Lipkin in a phone interview. “This just shouldn’t happen. It shouldn’t happen...
Dick Durbin Sen. Durbin 'No Reason for a Person to Own a Military Assault Weapon' Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, spoke after a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, left 6 dead and dozens more injured.
mass shooting Illinois Parade Shooter ‘Blended In With The Crowd' After Mass Shooting, Investigators Say The suspect in the mass shooting at the Highland Park, Illinois Fourth of July parade disguised himself and blended in with the panicking crowd after firing more than 70 rounds at bystanders, Christopher Covelli of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office revealed Tuesday.
willis tower Take a Tour of Chicago's Willis Tower and Skydeck with LX News Chicago’s Willis Tower is the 8th tallest building in the world and the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. LX News host Eric Alvarez goes all the way to the top to the Skydeck — and takes you along for the trip.
train crash Train Traveling From LA to Chicago Derails in Missouri, Killing 4 Seven train cars derailed in Mendon, Missouri, after an Amtrak train struck a dump truck at a public crossing.
LGBTQ How a Black, Trans-Led LGBTQ Center in Chicago Heals Its Community & Its Founder Brave Space Alliance is the first LGBTQ resource center on the Chicago's Southside that's both Black and transgender-led
LGBTQ How an LGBTQ Center on Chicago's Southside Is Fighting for Its Trans Community Brave Space Alliance is a Black and transgender-led LGBTQ resource center on Chicago’s Southside. It offers food, gender-affirming clothes and free locker storage for its community members who may be houseless. Its founder and team explain why a “for us, by us” organization is so necessary — and why the work is often so painful.
gun violence AOC on Gun Industry: ‘This Is About Blood Money' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., discussed the gun lobby and how profits correlate with gun deaths in America.
food apartheid Why These Activists Use the Term ‘Food Apartheid' Instead of ‘Food Desert' Millions of Americans struggle to access fresh and affordable groceries every day. The areas they live in are most often called “food deserts,” but academics and activists use another term they say better reflects the systemic racism that created them. That term is “food apartheid.” Here’s how food apartheid plays out in Chicago — and how local community members are...
Nik Z We Interviewed a 7-Time Marathoner…While Running With the Chicago Marathon on Sunday and the Boston Marathon on Monday, LX News Host Nik Z left the studio on foot for this interview with Mike Brown, who has run 7 marathons. Brown couldn’t help but laugh as Nik asked his questions and quickly got a stitch in his side.
