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One of the most harrowing crimes in the Chicago area – the unsolved murders of five women at a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park 18 years ago – is the topic of a new documentary. Who Killed These Women? is directed and produced by Charlie Minn, who...

A dead body was found in the South Branch of the Chicago River Thursday afternoon.

Seven months after the Chicago Department of Transportation installed seven new speed cameras on the city’s South and West sides, some drivers say they want the devices taken down. While those critics cite a variety of arguments, supporters argue the number of violations recorded proves why they’re needed.

MILWAUKEE - Investigators believe a swipe on Tinder led to the murder of a man in Illinois. Now, a Milwaukee woman is charged. The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office charged 19-year-old Akrystal Woods with first-degree murder. At this point, she is the only person charged in the case. Woods is...

A Cook County man has been sentenced to a long prison term in Livingston County. Carlos Mims, 46, of Chicago pled guilty to Manufacturing and Delivering between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine, a class one felony and was sentenced to 22 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. As...

The Cook County Public Guardian says DCFS is not being transparent about its involvement with Markell Pierce, the 8-year-old boy who died in Round Lake Beach. Pierce’s mother and her boyfriend are facing criminal charges for alleged long-term abuse; preliminary autopsy showed signs of malnourishment. DCFS cites...

A 20-year-old Chicago woman is facing felony charges after allegedly stabbing and badly injuring three people last month, including a teenage girl. Keerica Chandler was arrested on Tuesday in the 1800 block of West Monroe Street on the Near West Side, according to the CPD. Chandler was recognized as the...

Illinois, especially the Chicago area, carries one of the most deeply rooted Polish food traditions in the country, and nowhere is that heritage more deliciously preserved than inside its bakeries. Glass cases gleam with powdered sugar, jam-filled pastries, and golden breads made the same way they were decades ago....

A man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of two brothers — both of them U.S. Marines — in Cicero, Illinois, more than three decades ago.

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged with the attempted murder of a 23-year-old man in the Back o the Yards neighborood, according to Chicago Police. Jonathan Smith, 30, of Chicago, has been charged with two felony counts of attempted first-degree murder, two felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm at...