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· Michelle De Pacina
Ex-Chicago grad student sentenced to 8 years in prison for spying for China
Chinese engineer Ji Chaoqun has been sentenced to eight years in prison for spying in the United States for the Chinese government. Ji, 31, was a Chinese national who came to the U.S. under a student visa to study electrical engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology in…
· Bryan Ke
Kim Kardashian throws extravagant Hello Kitty-themed birthday party for daughter Chicago
Kim Kardashian recently threw a huge Hello Kitty-themed party for her 5-year-old daughter, Chicago. The event took place inside the 42-year-old reality TV star’s $60 million mansion in Hidden Hills, California, on Sunday.
· Michelle De Pacina
Man wanted for shooting teenager near Chinatown in Chicago
Police are searching for a man who shot a 16-year-old boy on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Line near Chinatown in Chicago. The unidentified boy was reportedly shot in the ear and eye at around 2:05 a.m. on Sunday while on a train near Cermak-Chinatown Station.
· Khier Casino
2 best men surprise groom by donning sarees on wedding day in Chicago
A video of two groomsmen walking down a street while wearing sarees in Chicago to surprise a groom has gone viral on social media. Paraagon Films, the Chicago-based wedding videographers behind the video, captioned their post: “Just a typical wedding morning with the groom’s 2…
· Michelle De Pacina
Boyfriend charged with murder of missing pregnant woman from Chicago Chinatown
Bilian Fang, the 40-year-old pregnant woman who was reported missing last month in Chicago, was allegedly murdered by Yaer Shen, the 46-year-old father of her unborn child. According to prosecutors, the couple got into a physical fight about finances while inside Shen’s car,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Police call on public’s help for missing pregnant woman from Chicago Chinatown
Chicago police have called on the public’s help in locating Bilian Fang, a missing pregnant woman from Chinatown. Fang, 40, is of Asian descent and described as having a light complexion, black hair and brown eyes. She is nine months pregnant and married with two children.…
· Bryan Ke
‘Chicago Med’ star Brian Tee to leave show after 7 years to ‘embark on new journey’
Brian Tee, whose birth name is Jae-Beom Takata, is set to leave NBC’s hit series “Chicago Med.” The ninth episode of Season 8 will be his last episode and is set to premiere on Dec. 7. “Playing Dr. Ethan Choi on Chicago Med has been such a gift and a blessing. I am forever…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Why should we fear for our life?’: Chicago Chinatown residents demand justice after recent crimes
Leaders, neighborhood organizations and residents in Chicago’s Chinatown held a rally to protest against crime in the neighborhood on Saturday. Protestors called for heightened police presence, stricter laws and tougher penalties to keep offenders behind bars. Leaders also…
· Carl Samson
Chicago police release details of suspects in violent robbery of elderly Asian man on Red Line train
Chicago police are looking for a man and a woman in connection with a Red Line train robbery that left an elderly Asian man bleeding profusely from his head. The incident, which was caught in a now-viral video, occurred near the 95th/Dan Ryan stop at 15 W. 95th St. at around…
· Carl Samson
Former Chicago graduate student found guilty of spying for China
Ji Chaoqun, 31, a Chinese national living in Chicago, was convicted of spying for the Chinese government after a two-week trial. The former graduate student at the Illinois Institute of Technology worked under the direction of top intelligence officers in the Jiangsu Province…
· Carl Samson
Elderly Asian man left bleeding profusely after robbers smash his skull with his own wine bottle on Chicago train
A man reported to be an Asian senior was left dazed and bleeding profusely after a group of robbers smashed his head with his own wine bottle. The incident, which was caught on video, reportedly occurred on a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Line train at around 2:12 a.m. on…
· Carl Samson
Teen denied bail in attempted murder of Chicago Chinatown chef
Termaine Patterson, 18, has been charged with eight felonies in connection with a brutal carjacking in Chicago’s Chinatown on April 7. Jin Lew, 61, a prominent chef in the neighborhood, was robbed, beaten and “left for dead” in the vicious attack near 25th Place and South…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chicago father poisoned himself and his children with carbon monoxide in murder-suicide, police say
Woo Chang, 41, allegedly poisoned himself and his children with carbon monoxide by running a generator inside his Inverness home during a scheduled visitation with his son and daughter on Sept. 11. Chang and his 10-year-old son Austin were both pronounced dead at the scene. The…
· Carl Samson
Asian man fatally struck by unlicensed driver who ran stop sign in Chicago
Fengan Yan, 55, was struck to death by an SUV that ran a four-way stop sign in Chicago’s Near South Side on Saturday afternoon. Yan, who was riding a bicycle, was traveling in the same direction as the SUV, according to reports. A 60-year-old woman who was identified as the…
· Daniel Anderson
LOONA’s Kim Lip walks off stage at Chicago concert due to interruptions from fans during her speech
Kim Lip of K-pop girl group LOONA left the stage mid-concert during their Chicago tour stop after fans kept drowning out the singer’s speech with fan chants for fellow member Vivi. After she missed the next three songs, LOONA’s leader HaSeul informed the crowd that Kim Lip would…
· Ryan General
Chicago’s Chinatown on high alert after string of armed robberies
Chinatown residents in Chicago have been placed on high alert after a string of armed robberies hit the neighborhood in the past two months. Since May 25, a group of five armed men has robbed at least nine people between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. The group would reportedly drive around…
· Bryan Ke
Chicago woman killed by ex-husband in murder-suicide after sharing difficulties of divorce in South Asian culture on TikTok
Sania Khan, a 39-year-old Pakistani American photographer and TikToker, was allegedly killed by her ex-husband Raheel Ahmed, 36, inside her condominium in Streeterville, Chicago, on July 18 before Ahmed turned the gun on himself in what police ruled as a murder-suicide. Khan was…
· Bryan Ke
Chicago police release pictures and videos of man wanted for shooting in Chinatown
Chicago Police on Saturday released pictures and surveillance videos on Saturday of the man involved in a shooting in the 2200 block of South Wentworth Avenue near a karaoke bar on July 1 that left one woman dead and two people injured. Chicago police identified the man as a…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chicago Chinatown residents push for karaoke bar to close after shooting kills woman, wounds 2
Chicago police responded to a shooting in Chicago’s Chinatown at around 10:50 p.m. on Friday. The gun fight left a woman dead and two others wounded, including the 38-year-old offender who fired shots. Area One detectives are currently investigating and searching for the other…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chicago Bulls show interest in drafting 7’2” Filipino NBA prospect Kai Sotto
Kai Sotto, a 7-foot-2-inch Filipino NBA prospect, has piqued the interest of the Chicago Bulls, who invited him to a private workout. The 20-year-old previously worked out with the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic. He is also scheduled to workout with the…