Woman whose severed head found in luggage in Markham identified by coroner’s...
The identity of a 31-year-old woman whose remains were stuffed in duffel bags and brought to Chicago by the murder suspect aboard a Greyhound bus have been released.
View ArticleAuthorities blame miscommunication for errant email that sent ballot...
A suspected attempt to surreptitiously boot a prominent Cook County judge off the Nov. 3 ballot can be chalked up to a simple miscommunication, authorities said on Friday.
View ArticleZion man with ‘astounding’ criminal history sentenced to 60 years in prison...
A Zion man, who was convicted of shooting a man to death in an alleged drug money robbery, was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison.
View ArticleHead of Chicago’s civilian police oversight agency offers rare pushback on...
The head of Chicago’s civilian agency that probes police misconduct pushes back against IG report some video in police use-of-force cases was not releasesd within a required 60-day period
View ArticleCook County Board to vote on extending Toni Preckwinkle’s expanded powers...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s temporarily expanded powers during the coronavirus pandemic might be extended again, this time until the end of the year. Cook County commissioners are...
View ArticleMan critically wounded in shooting in Gage Park neighborhood
A man was critically wounded Friday afternoon in a shooting onn the South Side in the Gage Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
View ArticleColumn: FBG Duck brought a street fight between the ‘have-nots’ into the turf...
FBG Duck must have known his video would prompt retaliation but projecting death-defying machismo is part of the culture, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,120 new known COVID-19 cases reported as...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleFBI seeks woman dubbed ‘serial bank robber’ after 4 heists in Chicago, Summit
The FBI is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman dubbed a 'serial bank robber' suspected of robbing several banks in the area, including one Thursday on the city’s Southwest Side.
View ArticleAs they focused on others with COVID-19 and refused to walk away, Illinois...
The Tribune has identified and interviewed the families of nearly 50 deceased health care workers in Illinois to chronicle the devastating loss of life and acts of heroism.
View ArticleMcCook police chief indicted in extortion scheme that brought down mayor
Mario DePasquale, the chief of police in west suburban McCook, has been charged in a federal indictment alleging he participated in an extortion scheme that took down his onetime boss in the town,...
View ArticleRapper made ‘derogatory’ video about rival gang members before he was killed....
Chicago police are investigating whether a rapper was killed in a brazen Gold Coast shooting after recently making a video featuring “derogatory statements” about rival gang members who have died.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot rips Chicago FOP president: ‘I don’t have a lot of good...
Amid ongoing contract talks with the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday again ripped union president John Catanzara while insisting that any deal must include enhanced...
View ArticleCity O’Hare debt document indicates COVID-19 could delay huge airport...
The devastating impact of COVID-19 on the number of airline passengers using O’Hare International Airport could delay completion of the massive airport terminal modernization project, city officials...
View ArticleRelatives gather for Dajore Wilson funeral: ‘She brought joy and happiness to...
Relatives gathered Friday morning to mourn DaJore Wilson, the 8-year-old girl killed in Canryville on Labor Day, at Abundant Living Christian Center in Dolton
View ArticleWhether a restaurant survives the pandemic could depend on an uneasy dance...
Restaurateurs, landlords and even lenders are working together to survive the economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleFair tax or tax hike? Emotional arguments project hope and fear as voters set...
A proposed constitutional change that would shift Illinois to a graduated-rate income tax and replace a mandated flat-rate income tax is at the top of the Nov. 3 ballot.
View ArticleAJ Freund murder: Andrew Freund Sr. pleads guilty to charges in connection to...
Andrew Freund Sr., the father of 5-year-old AJ Freund, on Friday pleaded guilty to charges in connection to the Crystal Lake boy’s death and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
View ArticleIllinois receives $1.3 billion from FEMA for $300 in weekly federal jobless...
Illinois receives $1.3 billion from FEMA for the $300 in weekly federal jobless benefits authorized by President Trump
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