Shanzeh Ahmad

Shanzeh Ahmad is a former reporter for the Tribune.

Man already in jail ordered held for shooting that wounded 8-year-old girl in Douglas neighborhood

July 23, 2025 at 6:48 p.m.

Kenneth J. Williams, 23, was ordered detained by Cook County Judge John Hock after authorities charged Williams with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery for the June 24 shooting that...

Man accused of weekend fatal shooting at Cabrini-Green rowhouses is ordered detained

July 8, 2025 at 5:59 p.m.

Obbie Sanders, 49, was charged with first-degree murder connected with a police pursuit that occurred after the shooting Saturday near the Cabrini-Green rowhouses on North Cambridge Avenue.

A train travels on Forest Park branch of the CTA Blue Line on Sept. 3, 2024. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Man speaks out at hearing over fatal CTA stabbing: ‘I didn’t want to kill him’

July 1, 2025 at 7:09 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Tuesday ordered pretrial detention for a 66-year-old man from Broadview accused of fatally stabbing a fellow CTA Blue Line train passenger who asked to share...

Activists march in the Loop after protests took place across the country following recent ICE raids on immigrant communities on June 10, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago woman detained for driving through crowd of protesters, police in the Loop

June 25, 2025 at 1:25 p.m.

A West Elsdon woman was ordered to be detained as she awaits trial after she drove a vehicle through a crowd who had gathered in the Loop earlier in June...

Tens of thousands of demonstrators spill onto Dearborn Street to attend the "No Kings" rally at Daley Plaza on June 14, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

‘We’re all people’: Chicago ‘No Kings’ demonstration sees giant crowd march peacefully around Loop

June 14, 2025 at 7:04 p.m.

The sounds of one of Chicago’s largest protests in recent memory reverberated throughout downtown Saturday, as tens of thousands gathered in a united admonishment of President Trump.

Man charged in fatal West Ridge crash that killed boy released pending trial

June 4, 2025 at 7:22 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Wednesday released a Rolling Meadows man on electronic monitoring while he awaits court proceedings after he was charged with reckless homicide for striking a car...

Lucy V., 12, dressed as President Donald Trump, joins others during a rally in favor of the Trump & Truth store, owned by Lisa Fleischmann, staying open on May 31, 2025, in Huntley. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Dueling rallies at Huntley’s Trump & Truth Store as owner vows to stay open

June 1, 2025 at 5:18 p.m.

Outside of her Huntley brick-and-mortar Trump & Truth memorabilia shop, owner Lisa Fleischmann met with about 100 supporters who gathered on Saturday to support for Fleischmann and her business's right...

Zamaan Qureshi stands along South Prairie Avenue on May 5, 2025. Qureshi, 22, is the co-chair of Design It For Us, an organization advocating for policy reform to protect young people online. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Hinsdale native’s youth online safety coalition works with parents, others to push for accountability from social media giants

May 10, 2025 at 6:39 a.m.

Zamaan Qureshi, co-chair of Design It For Us, said young people must speak out about social media harms so that authority figures can facilitate change.

Harmony Bryant, 9, participates in the 12th annual Greater Englewood Unity Day, helping paint a mural on a local fence on May 3, 2025, in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Volunteers fan out for neighborhood cleanup during Englewood unity day

May 3, 2025 at 5:34 p.m.

For Unity Day, about 200 people spread out in blocks around South Honore and West 64th streets in Englewood to clean up and beautify the neighborhood on a sunny yet...

Jayshawn Ferguson, left, and Jeremiah Swint discuss a client’s business loan options at Male Mogul Initiative on April 22, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago incubator Male Mogul Initiative acquires loan purveyor to make capital accessible for all

May 3, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The partnership and their programming on leadership, entrepreneurship and workforce development aim to build up young men and small businesses.

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