Thousands celebrate Mexican Independence at El Grito festival downtown: ‘We’re proud of our culture’

The sounds of a guitar and accordion from Chicago band, Los K-Bros, filled Grant Park Saturday afternoon, as thousands of revelers jumped inside bounce houses, browsed shops and sampled quesadillas and elotes to celebrate Mexican Independence Day at the “El Grito” festival downtown.  “We came to celebrate our ethnicity,” said Liz Castelan, a 37-year-old resident […]

DNA, prison confession tie South Side man to 2022 Morgan Park triple homicide: prosecutors

Prosecutors on Saturday said DNA and forensic evidence tied a 20-year-old Auburn Gresham to a two-year-old triple homicide in the Morgan Park neighborhood that authorities believe began as a home invasion. Zavier Jacquel Griffin faces charges for first-degree murder, home invasion, residential burglary and armed robbery in the early April 2022 attack that left Arteria […]