Embattled Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan gets backing for reelection...
As Illinois House lawmakers prepare to reconvene next Friday with uncertainty surrounding their future Democratic leadership, a majority of the chamber’s Latinx Caucus said they were backing embattled...
View Article58-year-old man fatally shot in Bronzeville
A 41-year-old man was fatally shot in the Bronzeville neighborhood early Friday morning, according to police. The man was shot in the neck while driving a Volvo sedan in the 4700 block of S. Martin...
View ArticleFourth person arrested in connection to slain retired Chicago firefighter
A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a botched Dec. 3 carjacking that left a retired Chicago firefighter dead, authorities said Friday.
View ArticleProsecutors 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 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 ArticleMan killed, another wounded in shooting on Aurora’s East Side
A man was killed and another wounded during a shooting on the East Side of Aurora Thursday evening, Aurora police said.
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.
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