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· Michelle De Pacina
Man injures three women in two separate attacks at Chicago Chinatown train station
A man who injured three women in two separate attacks at CTA Red Line platforms on Wednesday was taken into custody and was brought to the Jackson Park Hospital for a mental health evaluation. The 29-year-old suspect stabbed a 22-year-old woman in the face with a sharp object…
· Carl Samson
Chicago police searching for man who pointed gun at local news crew reporting on gun violence
Chicago police are looking for a man who brandished an alleged handgun during a live broadcast on Wednesday morning. Joanie Lum was reporting on the corner of Clark and Hubbard in River North when the man appeared and pointed what appeared to be a firearm at either the camera or…
· Michelle De Pacina
Father who was beaten and ‘left for dead’ near Chicago Chinatown wakes up from coma
Jin Yut Lew recently woke up from his coma after being brutally beaten and “left for dead” near Chinatown in Chicago on April 7. The Chinese father was transferred to a long-term care center, according to his family. While his memory and speech are not back, Lew can now follow…
· Ryan General
Chicago police honor late officer Xu Meng, whose long hours may have led to his death, with memorial hall
The Chicago police’s 24th district unveiled a new memorial wall and held a private dedication ceremony to honor Asian American officer Xu Meng, whose accidental death in 2020 rocked the local Asian community. Officer Xu Meng, described by loved ones as a hardworking father and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chinatown residents protest proposed casino site in downtown Chicago
Chinatown residents gathered on Sunday to protest against one of three proposed sites for downtown Chicago’s first integrated casino resort. A Chinatown health organization said that a poll indicated most residents do not want a casino in their neighborhood. Chicago Mayor Lori…
· Khier Casino
1 of 3 bodies found in Chicago waterways over the weekend identified as Yuet Tsang, 80
One of the three bodies found in the Chicago River on Saturday morning has been identified by police as an 80-year-old woman. The victim was pulled from the water at 2800 block of South Eleanor on April 16 at around 10:40 a.m., the Chicago Police Department told NextShark. She…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chinese father, 61, is found brutally beaten and ‘left for dead’ near Chicago Chinatown
Jin Yut Lew, a 61-year-old Chinese father, was carjacked, robbed, brutally beaten and “left for dead” near Chinatown in Chicago. He was found “incoherent and bleeding from the head” by street cleaners on a sidewalk near the Dan Ryan Expressway on the morning of April 7. Lew…
· Michelle De Pacina
KCON 2022 announces its K-pop group lineup for Chicago
The annual global K-pop festival has released the artist lineup for its upcoming KCON 2022 Premiere event on May 21 and 22 at the Rosemont Theater in Chicago. The lineup includes K-pop boy bands BtoB, Cravity and TO1 as well as girl groups STAYC and Nmixx. The KCON 2022 Premiere…
· Carl Samson
Nicole Lee becomes the 1st Asian American woman to serve on Chicago City Council
Nicole Lee was sworn as 11th Ward alderwoman after a unanimous vote on Monday, making her the first Asian American woman and first Chinese American to join the Chicago City Council. Mayor Lori Lightfood previously nominated Lee among 27 candidates to replace Alderman Patrick…
· Bryan Ke
Nicole Lee on her way to becoming the 1st Asian American woman to serve on Chicago City Council
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Nicole Lee, former director for United Airlines, as her pick to replace former 11th Ward Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson on Thursday. Lee is the daughter of Gene Lee, a top aide of former Mayor Richard M. Daley, who was convicted in 2014…
· Rebecca Moon
Small business owner shuts down her store in Chicago after $30,000 burglary and anti-Asian ‘harassment’
A small business in Chicago is permanently closing after falling victim to a recent burglary and enduring constant harassment. On March 19, an unidentified burglar stole more than $30,000 of merchandise from the store, Jessica’s Boutique, including designer sunglasses and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chicago Sun-Times apologizes for pairing US-related COVID article with photo of masked Tokyo residents
The Chicago Sun-Times’ use of an image of Tokyo residents for a U.S. news story related to COVID-19 stirred online outrage. Journalist Amy S. Choi shared a screenshot of Sun-Time’s Twitter post with the original photo to her Twitter. Choi and many others who replied to her…
· Carl Samson
‘Suraj’s name means rising sun’: Justice sought for queer man fatally shot while standing on Chicago porch
More than 100 people gathered on Thursday to honor the memory of a man fatally shot in Chicago’s Palmer Square neighborhood earlier this month. What happened: Suraj Mahadeva, 26, was standing on a friend’s porch when he was shot in the head on Dec. 11. He was rushed to Mount…
· Bryan Ke
‘I can’t give you a motive’: Prosecutors clueless why Chicago Chinatown killer shot 71-year-old man
Prosecutors are still reportedly clueless about the motives behind the seemingly callous murder of a 71-year-old Chinese man near an elementary school in Chicago’s Chinatown on Tuesday. What happened: Prosecutors at the bond hearing on Thursday could only explain that “sometimes…
· Maina Chen
71-year-old man shot and killed outside elementary school in Chicago’s Chinatown
An elderly 71-year-old man was killed from gunfire in Chicago’s Chinatown on Tuesday. The incident: The shooting occurred in broad daylight at around 12:30 p.m. on the 200 block of West 23rd Place near John C. Haines Elementary School, according to WGN-TV.
· Jiselle Lee
‘Dividing areas based on race is indeed racism’: Alderman proposes Chicago remap with 48% Asian American ward
In a letter posted to Twitter, Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson expressed concerns that current proposals to unify Chicago’s Asian communities through current redistricting proposals would come at the expense of splitting other neighborhoods. Proposal: Some City Council members…
· Jiselle Lee
Chicago to get its first-ever Asian American ward if map proposal is approved
If all goes according to plan, Chicago City Council members will introduce the first Asian-majority ward to the city on Dec. 1. Discourse over minority redistricting: Chicago’s Black Caucus and Latino Caucus do not agree on the boundaries of the new redistricting maps but have…
· Carl Samson
Report: University of Chicago sees rise in anti-Black sentiment after murder of Asian student
An increase in anti-Black sentiment has reportedly been observed at the University of Chicago after the fatal shooting of a Chinese international student in early November. Driving the news: Shaoxiong “Dennis” Zheng, 24, was fatally shot during a robbery in Hyde Park on Nov. 9.…
· Bryan Ke
24-year-old who recently earned his master’s from University of Chicago is shot, killed in Hyde Park
Friends and community members gathered on Wednesday evening to light candles and leave notes and flowers in an area in Hyde Park where a University of Chicago graduate was shot and killed during a robbery. What happened: On Tuesday, Shaoxiong “Dennis” Zheng, 24, was on the…
· Carl Samson
New multimedia web project tells lost history of Chicago’s Japanese American redress movement
A new interactive multimedia web project is shedding light on Chicago’s Japanese American redress movement, which developed in response to the injustices the community experienced during World War II. Why this matters: Written and produced by Katherine Nagasawa, “Reckoning” is a…