Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Donald Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

As President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, prepares for questioning from senators on Wednesday, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” confident that the Department of Justice will act in a fair and nonpartisan manner during his second term, a poll finds.

Victim critically burned in apartment fire overnight in Belmont Cragin neighborhood

A male victim who was pulled from an apartment fire overnight in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood suffered burns to his body and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition, Chicago police said. Shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday, police and fire officials were called out to an apartment building fire in the 2500 block of North Meade Avenue. A male victim was rescued with a laceration to the neck and burns to the body, police said. The victim was taken to Loyola University Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition, police said. The victim’s exact age […]

2 wounded, one fatally Tuesday night in Andersonville neighborhood

Officers responded to a call of someone in the street Tuesday night in the Andersonville neighborhood and discovered two men wounded, one fatally, Chicago police said. Shortly before 9:15 p.m., officers called out to a person in the street in the 5400 block of North Ashland Avenue and found a 26-yer-old man with gunshot wounds to the neck and shoulder. The man told police he was wounded while he was inside his car in an alley, police said. When they located the car, officers discovered a 21-year-old man who was unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. That victim […]

Award-winning author releases new book to help children understand their grief

An award-winning author in Florida has published a picture book designed to gently help children understand death and their own feelings of grief after losing a loved one. Cassie Brooks wrote her new children’s book We Remember after a conversation she had with her own nine-year-old son, Elijah. After talking about how he remembered and missed his grandmother, Gigi, who had died two years earlier, Cassie felt inspired to create a story which could help other children who are dealing with their own feelings of loss. The heartwarming book aims…