2 face attempted first-degree murder charges after shots fired at officers,...
A 17-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man are both facings charges, including attempted first-degree murder, after shots were fired at officers Saturday night on the Far South Side, according to Chicago...
View ArticleMan dies after being ejected from SUV in 2-vehicle crash on I-57, police say
A Chicago man died early Tuesday after his SUV collided with the rear of a second vehicle on Interstate 57 on the Far South Side, throwing him onto the shoulder of the highway, according to Illinois...
View ArticleChicago police officer seriously injured after being dragged by car during...
A male police officer was seriously injured during a traffic stop near the 95th Street Red Line “L” station on Monday evening, according to the Chicago Fire Department and Chicago Police Department.
View ArticleLightfoot proposes delay of business licenses, sidewalk cafe permits...
The city of Chicago will delay business license and sidewalk cafe expirations and allow expanded outdoor service to continue into next year as part of a plan Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced Tuesday to...
View Article18-year-old man killed, another man wounded in late night shootings in South...
An 18-year-old man was killed Monday and a 35-year-old man was injured in shootings about 10 minutes apart in the South Austin neighborhood.
View ArticleCubs owners would get to defer infrastructure payment under city proposal
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Wrigleyville’s alderman on Tuesday proposed letting the Chicago Cubs put off the team’s annual $250,000 payment into a fund to pay for infrastructure upgrades around their...
View Article19-year-old killed, 2 others injured in West Side shootings
A man in his 20s died and two other men were injured Monday in two separate shootings in East Garfield Park and West Garfield Park.
View ArticleOhio man who caused panic in Shorewood with online mass shooting threat...
Ryan Gagnet caused schools in Shorewood to cancel outdoor recess in February while he was in an online chat where users can talk anonymously, prosecutors said.
View ArticleHere’s when Chicago received its first snow of the fall season, going back...
Chicago's first fall snow of 2019 arrived on Oct. 30. At O'Hare International Airport, the city's official recording site, 0.9 inch fell as of 7 a.m. Here's how this total compares to other first...
View ArticleAs these Chicago doctors do battle in a COVID-19 unit, their friendship has...
For these Northwestern ICU doctors treating COVID-19 patients in Chicago, a decade-plus friendship helps keeps them sane amid a pandemic.
View ArticleSome Catholic schools in the Chicago area will shift to remote learning after...
About 20% of archdiocese schools are expected to switch to remote learning next week.
View ArticleWoman, service dog found dead in Edgewater Beach apartment after high-rise...
A woman and her service dog were found dead in her living room after a fire that authorities say originated on her stove in a North Side high-rise apartment Tuesday morning.
View ArticleWith final tweaks, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s $6.9...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s $6.9 billion budget for 2021 won the approval of commissioners Tuesday on a 17-0 vote after a series of final adjustments, including reallocating money to...
View ArticleWatch live: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot makes remarks following City Council...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot takes questions following City Council meeting. Watch live here.
View ArticleOur Lady of Guadalupe festival canceled amid COVID-19 concerns; event...
The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Tuesday that the Our Lady of Guadalupe festival, which was planned for overnight Dec. 11- 12, has been canceled this year. The Des Plaines event is one of the...
View ArticleRunning list of Chicago-area closings and cancellations because of coronavirus
Here's a running list of coronavirus-related cancellations in the Chicago area.
View ArticleFirst measurable Chicago-area snow tapers off, gives way to 24 hours of rain,...
Drivers in northern Illinois had to contend with slippery road conditions Tuesday morning as the first measurable snow of the season coincided with the morning commute, although conditions generally...
View ArticleDriver in stolen truck leads police on high-speed chase on I-294 and through...
Driver leads police on high-speed chase north and south on I-294 and through residential neighborhoods in Burr Ridge and Darien, before crashing into squad cars west of Route 83.
View ArticleMan accused of firing 19 shots at police officers at South Side park held...
A judge Tuesday ordered a man accused of firing more than a dozen shots at Chicago police officers to be held without bail, saying the officers “truly put their lives on the line” when they found...
View ArticleFormer Chicago Ald. Jesse Evans dies at age 83
Former South Side Ald. Jesse Evans, a one-time postal worker who rose to a seat on the Chicago City Council only to see his success unravel a decade later in the federal Operation Silver Shovel...
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