Prosecutors allege Midlothian man beat mail carrier he accused of...
Prosecutors allege that a Midlothian man beat a postal carrier who he accused of pepper-spraying his teenage stepson as the carrier tried to repel a dog.
View ArticleMaverick and Madelyn: Newborn babies greet the new year at Chicago-area...
Jocelyn Nuñez tested positive for COVID-19 Monday. She gave birth to a baby boy Friday at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield — one of the Chicago area's first births of the new...
View ArticleCook County recorded more gun homicides in 2020 than any other year
Cook County recorded more gun-related homicides in 2020 than any other year, surpassing the previous record set in 1994, according to the medical examiner’s office.
View Article1 killed, 2 injured in South Austin drive-by shooting; at least 11 shot so...
One person was killed and two others were injured in a drive-by shooting on Friday evening on the West Side, Chicago police said.
View ArticleEnd of the Lipinski era: A 45-year political reign on Chicago’s Southwest...
Dan Lipinski, William Lipinski face end of a 45-year political reign on Chicago’s Southwest Side
View ArticleJailed 33 years for buried-alive suffocation murder, Nancy Rish using...
Nancy Rish, jailed 33 years for murder of man buried alive, continues seeking freedom, this time using Attorney General Raoul’s past statements
View ArticleNorth of the border, Wisconsin cops are monitoring the impact of legal...
"It’s such an anomaly year that I don’t know if we can draw any conclusions as to the impact at this point, but we’ll keep an eye on it."
View Article4 wounded in city shootings since Friday night, police say
A 16-year-old boy was among four people wounded since Friday night, Chicago police said.
View Article7 children hospitalized after being found in vacant building on West Side;...
A woman faces seven misdemeanor child endangerment charges after several children were found inside an otherwise vacant apartment unit Friday afternoon on the West Side, authorities said.
View ArticleNo injuries reported in roof collapse in South Chicago neighborhood
No one was injured when a roof of a building collapsed early Saturday morning in the South Chicago neighborhood, Chicago police said.
View ArticleAnonymous donor gives Central Illinois Foodbank $500,000 gift: ‘The timing is...
The Central Illinois Foodbank plans to use an anonymous donor’s $500,000 gift to expand its reach during a time of growing need.
View ArticleWrigleyville bar ordered closed until further notice after New Year’s Eve...
Chicago conducted 21 investigations of bars, restaurants, hotels and other locations related to New Year’s Eve parties, and issued notices to correct to seven establishments for minor violations.Four...
View ArticleMan shot in West Side police-involved shooting charged with attempted murder
Man shot in West Side police-involved shooting charged with attempted murder of off-duty cop
View ArticleGirl, 16, in critical condition after being shot 4 times early Sunday in...
A 16-year-old girl was shot four times while walking to a friend's house about 3:20 a.m. Sunday, police said.
View ArticleMarie Newman sworn into Congress as newest House member from Chicago region
Marie Newman sworn into Congress as newest House member from Chicago region
View ArticleOwner of carpentry business accused of fatally shooting girlfriend an hour...
Authorities said Christina Czuj, 54, of Sleepy Hollow, was fatally shot just 90 minutes into the new year.
View ArticleA suburban Chicago man chased down his stolen car with 2 teens inside, then...
Two 17-year-old boys were shot early Sunday, one of them fatally, after they were confronted by a man claiming the teens had stolen his vehicle.
View ArticleNo bail for man tied to 3 felonies, including shootout with off-duty cop on...
Jermaine C. Morris, 34, of Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood, faces felony charges connected to three separate cases, including separate counts of attempted first-degree murder for different...
View ArticleDefying CPS, some Chicago Teachers Union members won’t return to schools...
The union says it will hold a teach-in and other actions to highlight what they say are unsafe conditions.
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