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Thieves crashed an SUV into a liquor store on the Northwest Side Wednesday morning, Chicago police said.

A 20-year-old man who participated in a violent mob robbery aboard a CTA train has been sentenced to five years in prison, though he could be released in as little as 18 months. In addition to pleading guilty to three counts of robbery, Jovan Edwards also pleaded guilty to possessing...

Chicago police have released surveillance video showing thieves steal an ATM from a North Side store.

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has instructed her office to resume sending some people with gun possession charges to the county’s Restorative Justice Community Courts (RJCC), which reroute young people with nonviolent charges from criminal courts to an alternative program. Upon completion, the...

Chicago has earned its reputation as one of America’s snowiest major cities, but even by Windy City standards, some winter storms stand out as truly devastating. The streets that normally buzz with constant traffic became treacherous obstacle courses. Schools closed, airports shut down, and entire neighborhoods found...

CHICAGO (WGN) — An investigation is underway on Wednesday morning after a woman was found dead inside a home on the city’s Far South Side overnight. According to police, the victim was found around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, inside a home in the 10100 block of South State Street, in Roseland. Officers said the vicitm, […]

As the host of "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives," renowned foodie Guy Fieri has what is perhaps an unrivaled understanding of the United States' gastronomic landscape. That said, there's one destination he's particularly fond of: Chicago. In fact, this culinary powerhouse with unforgettable bites is Fieri's favorite...

Oak Park police are investigating after a woman was mugged while walking on Oak Park Avenue over the weekend. The woman was reportedly attacked by a man wearing a hood and black clothing while she walked in the 1000 block of South Oak Park Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23. The man tackled her from behind...

CHICAGO - A west suburban man was arrested and charged just days after he allegedly shot a woman riding in a vehicle on Chicago’s West Side. Deshawn Neal, 42, of Bellwood, was taken into custody at about 8:28 a.m. Monday in the 4100 block of West 21st Street in the North Lawndale neighborhood.

Des Moines, Iowa — A relentless Arctic cold pattern has tightened its grip across the Midwest core, with forecasters warning that dangerously low temperatures are likely to persist through Sunday, February 2, impacting large portions of Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Meteorologists say the duration and intensity of...