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Chicago police said the victim was shot on Monday night while standing near a sidewalk in the Lawndale neighborhood.

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The Chicago Public Schools Inspector General has reportedly found $14.5 million in “excessive” travel expenses, noting issues with the district’s approval process and use of federal relief funds. The office criticized the lack of accountability in expense approvals and called for stronger oversight to ensure proper...

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: After trying to dispose of the newborn baby girl's body in a toilet they allegedly left the remains there overnight. The parents of a baby have been accused of trying to dispose of her tiny body by forcing it down the toilet with a plunger. ‌. Investigators say...

A man already accused of being part of the wave of unconnected “Loop Puncher” assailants is now charged with attacking yet another woman, marking the fourth woman Chicago police say he targeted this year. Prosecutors have now charged William Livingston, 36, with aggravated battery in a public place...

Ken Griffin’s decision to unload his last home in Chicago marks a symbolic break between one of the country’s richest financiers and the city that once showcased his real estate ambitions. The sale caps years of frustration over Illinois policy and crime, which he has increasingly framed as proof that state...

A federal directive issued Tuesday threatens to choke off Chicago Transit Authority funding unless the agency immediately boosts law-enforcement presence and reverses what federal officials call a years-long surge in violent crime and worker assaults on its buses and trains. The order, issued by the U.S. Department...

Antwan Ford, 27, of Ford Heights, is facing multiple criminal charges after being identified as the individual who struck and critically injured a Cook County Fugitive Task Force member, the Chicago Police Department announced. The incident occurred on December 2 during the task force’s attempt to apprehend Ford on...

Governor Pritzker signed a bill creating more legal protections for immigrants in Illinois on Tuesday.

Oksana Kovalchuk says she was inches from death on Chicago's Southwest Side on Friday.