CHICAGO - Chicago businessman and philanthropist Dr. Willie Wilson will host another gas and grocery giveaway this Saturday in addition to donating money to thousands of residents at Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) senior homes. The gas giveaway will begin at 7 a.m., operating on a first-come, first-served basis. Each participant will be eligible to receive $50 in free gas. Gas stations participating in the giveaway: Shell: 210 East Ogden Avenue, Hinsdale, ILShell: 601 S.

CHICAGO - The owner of a chain of nursing homes and the company’s vice president are accused of defrauding investors of millions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme. Zvi Feiner, 50, of Chicago, is charged with ten counts of wire fraud while Erez Baver, 40, is facing one count of wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois said in a statement. Feiner was the owner of FNR Healthcare LLC while Baver served as the company’s vice president and bookkeeper, prosecutors said.

article (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) This pooch is becoming a television star.  Ellie the golden retriever first found fame after she was filmed picking up her owner’s Chick-fil-A order in North Carolina this summer. Now, she’s starring in a national commercial for the fast food chain.  The Chick-fil-A at Carraway Village -- where Ellie’s food delivery first went viral -- posted on Facebook about the commercial on Thursday.  “Only at CFA Carraway Village would a sweet dog and yummy nuggets lead to a viral video and a NATIONAL commercial,” the post said.

Community mourns slain officer, Rev. Larry Neuman with vigil and march More than 200 people marched along West Monroe, from St. Michael Missionary Baptist Church, where murdered officer and reverend Larry Neuman lived. CHICAGO - More than 200 people marched along West Monroe on Sunday, from St. Michael Missionary Baptist Church, where murdered officer and reverend Larry Neuman lived.  "When you look at everyone coming together, this is the start of something,"

Dutch Schultz was a wealthy gangster, known for having millions of dollars. Even after his death, people are still looking for the remnants of that wealth. Library of CongressDutch Schultz, born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer. New York City in the 1920s and 1930s was the Wild West of organized crime. Gangs were growing in numbers, vying for control of the city’s underground, and Prohibition provided a golden opportunity for mobsters looking to get rich.

Image 1 of 2 ▼ NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 13: People walk by the children's clothing retailer Gymboree, which has filed for bankruptcy protection.(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) TAMPA, Fla. (FOX 13) - The children's clothing store Gymboree is expected to file for the second bankruptcy in two years and is planning to close all 900 of its stores. Gymboree also operates stores under brands "Janie and Jack" and "

Chicago History Museum honors legacy of MLK with exhibit North Lawndale on Chicago’s West Side is where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived in an apartment in 1968 to bring light to the dire conditions in the area. CHICAGO - North Lawndale on Chicago’s West Side is where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived in an apartment in 1968 to bring light to the dire conditions in the area. His experience paved the way for the Fair Housing Act.

article CHERRY VALLEY, Ill. (AP) — Police in northern Illinois are searching for a person who fired gunshots during a fight at a mall in Cherry Valley. Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana says the shots were fired during an argument between two groups of men or teens Friday evening at the CherryVale Mall. He tells the Rockford Register Star it appears one of the people involved in the argument was injured.

Body of 24-year-old man pulled from Chicago River A body was pulled from the Chicago River on the city's North Side on Thursday. CHICAGO - A young man who had been reported missing for weeks was pulled from the Chicago River on the city's North Side on Thursday. Around 5:28 p.m., the body of 24-year-old Joel Orduno was recovered from the water in the 2700 block of N. Leavitt St.

Throughout the 1930s, Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Albert Anastasia led a vicious gang of hitmen who killed their rivals in gruesome ways — but one of Murder Inc.'s own members turned informer and led to the organization's downfall in the early '40s.In 1930s New York City, murder was big business. And the best killers in the industry were part of Murder Inc., a purported ring of hitmen and Mob enforcers who are estimated to have killed as many as 1,000 people in less than 10 years.