An 18-year-old Des Plaines woman was arrested for a social media post in which she threatened to "shoot up" the elementary ...

An 18-year-old woman is accused of threatening a shooting at her former elementary school in the north suburbs after allegedly posting a TikTok video saying the Uvalde school shooter is her "idol," ...

which included the anonymous publication of text messages that appeared to show Vargas and her staff using Mexican slang that degrades Black women. Such vitriol has increasingly spilled over into ...

Taina Angeli Vargas co-founded Initiate Justice in September 2016 with the intention of activating the political power of people directly impacted by mass incarceration. Prior to creating Initiate ...

Vargas was found shot on the third floor of the Comfort Inn & Suites, located near Interstate 80 and 72nd Street, in December 2023, according to authorities. A woman staying at the hotel testified ...

Chairwoman Nora Vargas, left, thanks several women for speaking during the San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting about a new immigration policy on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 in San Diego.