David Struett

1 week ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Jon Seidel |David Struett

Gangster Disciples co-founder Larry Hoover has disappeared — on paper, at least. And he’s not the only one. Hoover and Highland Park parade shooter Robert Crimo III — two of Illinois’ most high-profile prisoners — cannot be found on any prison roll across the country. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said Hoover left its custody Thursday, but no one will say where he’s headed.

1 week ago | chicago.suntimes.com | David Struett

A flurry of unsolicited scam texts about unpaid traffic tickets are pinging phones across the state. The false messages — labeled “final notice” — urge people to pay up before their license is suspended, their credit score is dinged and they are prosecuted. The texts claim to be from a nonexistent “Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles.”“This is a phishing scam,” Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias warned this week.

1 week ago | chicago.suntimes.com | David Struett |Alden Loury

El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Algunos conductores en Chicago recibirán multas inesperadas cuando 16 nuevas cámaras de velocidad comiencen a funcionar el 1 de junio. Las nuevas cámaras, ubicadas principalmente en el lado norte, están a punto de terminar un período de advertencia de 30 días y un período de apagón de dos semanas para que se pudieran entregar las notificaciones.

1 week ago | chicago.suntimes.com | David Struett

Peter Aleck says the force of the crash was so great, he thought his Hummer had been struck by another car. Instead, he had actually struck a cyclist crossing against a red light on a Divvy bike. The cyclist, 18-year-old Yader Castaneda, of southwest suburban Plano, was flung from his electric ride-share bike at Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street and died over an hour later, authorities said. He was the first bicycle fatality in Chicago of 2025, according to the city’s transportation department.

1 week ago | chicago.suntimes.com | David Struett |Alden Loury

Some drivers in Chicago will be walloped with unexpected tickets when 16 new speed cameras go live June 1. The new cameras, mostly placed on the North Side, are about to finish a 30-day warning period and a two-week blackout period so notices could be delivered. History shows the new cameras will issue significantly more tickets in their first days as drivers adjust their speeding habits.