Man suspected in fatal Loop stabbing also wanted in 2 other attacks, police say
The man who Chicago police believe fatally stabbed a Maryland graduate student Saturday in the Loop is also wanted in two other attacks, according to a Chicago police community alert.
View ArticleBeach Park man shot in car in front of his house
According to authorities, the man was sitting in a car in front of his home in the 10100 block of West Waldo Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. when someone approached the vehicle and fired several shots. The...
View ArticleSouth Austin man charged with murder in death of 17-year-old in West Garfield...
A Streeterville man was arrested at O'Hare and charged with first-degree murder Thursday in connection with a 2020 shooting in West Garfield Park.
View ArticleTornado causes tree apocalypse in Naperville and Woodridge; loss could have...
Tornado severely reduces tree population in Naperville and Woodridge.
View ArticleFEC puts off ruling on U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s role as new Illinois...
The Federal Election Commission on Thursday delayed until next month a ruling sought by Illinois Democrats over how its new leader, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, could engage in campaigning without violating...
View ArticleCrestwood gas station sells Mega Millions ticket worth $56 million
A Crestwood gas station sold a Mega Millions ticket worth $56 million to a frequent customer who hasn't stopped by the store since discovering his good fortune.
View ArticleWhy can’t Johnny swim? Chicago parents say cost of lessons, lack of time and...
Chicago parents shed light on why their children can't swim. According to a new survey by Lurie Children's hospital, the cost of swim lessons, as well as lack of time and inability to find lessons...
View ArticleChicago will see a stormy weekend amid drought
The area could see 3 to 4 inches of rain by Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
View ArticleDuSable LSD supporters back Friday council vote on ‘DuSable Lake Shore Drive’...
A compromise to christen Lake Shore Drive “DuSable Lake Shore Drive” for Chicago’s Black founder would be acceptable to supporters of honoring him, as long as aldermen vote on the proposal this week....
View ArticleChicago resettlement organization helps refugee families get COVID vaccinations
RefugeeOnepartnered with Mount Sinai Hospital to get refugee families vaccinated against COVID-19.
View ArticleChicago shootings and murders stay elevated through the first half of 2021
So far in 2021, homicides have risen by nearly 3% to 316, up from 308 at the same point in 2020, preliminary Chicago police statistics through June 23 show. Shootings — incidents where at least one...
View ArticleUS Senate confirms first judge appointed by Biden to Chicago-based appeals court
Lawyer Candace Jackson-Akiwumi will be the first active Black judge serving on the 11-judge court since Judge Ann Claire Williams stepped back from active service in 2017.
View ArticleMan represented at murder trial by his brother is convicted in fatal beating...
A Cook County jury has again convicted Anthony Jackson of first-degree murder in the gruesome 2013 beating of a stranger on a Green Line platform.
View ArticlePregnant Woodridge woman, who was injured when a tornado caused a tree to...
A young mother was injured during the tornado Sunday evening and lost her unborn baby. Now, family members, friends and strangers are offering their support with a GoFundMe page that has raised over...
View ArticleThe Spin: City Council poised to vote on Lake Shore Drive name change...
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View ArticleDownstate man charged with assaulting Capitol police officer, media during...
A downstate man was arrested Thursday on federal charges alleging he assaulted members of the media and tripped a police officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
View ArticleTiger show at Kane County Fair raises concerns, but officials can’t stop it
Kane County officials say they are concerned about a live tiger show to be offered at the county fair, but have no power to stop it because the event is run privately.
View ArticleCook County commissioners ask for more say in how $1 billion in federal aid...
A proposed resolution to temporarily hand Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office more control of $1 billion in federal aid was sent to a committee Thursday for fine-tuning after...
View ArticleTrial for Hamlet man, 20, ends in mistrial in 2019 deaths of Lake County teens
The nearly monthlong trial of a 20-year-old man charged in the 2019 murders of two Lake County teens ended in a mistrial Thursday in Valparaiso.
View Article2020′s difficulties fade, but Chicago homicides and shootings stay stubbornly...
Last year was billed as an outlier for violence in Chicago as tensions flared during the pandemic and civil unrest. But as the first half of 2021 draws to a close and the country has returned to a...
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