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CHICAGO, Ill. – An Illinois man, working two jobs to support his family, was fatally struck by his own delivery van after being carjacked. Daniel Figueroa, 28, was found dead outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago early on Monday morning after completing an Uber Eats delivery. Figueroa’s Last Delivery and...

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the left thigh during an armed robbery just before 3 a.m. Saturday in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, police said, turning a quiet stretch of the West Side into an early morning crime scene. According to police, officers found the teen after a group of five...

Police said three men were shot, one killed, in the basement of a Northwest Side home Saturday afternoon.

A suburban man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal Thanksgiving Day slaying of a man in Garfield Ridge, a killing prosecutors say stemmed from suspicions that the victim was pulling on car doors in the neighborhood. Chicago police were dispatched to the 5100 block of South Luna...

A fire at a homeless encampment at Legion Park, 3103 W. Peterson Ave., reportedly destroyed eight to 10 tents Friday night, Feb. 27, just 18 days before the city of Chicago and Chicago Park District are planning to clear out the tents. No injuries were reported as a result of...

Chicago is home to many historic restaurants, including a diner opened by an Irish immigrant in 1892 to feed the growing city's hungry, hard-working laborers.

Chicago residents making purchases at their local liquor store will notice a new tax on their bill beginning Sunday. According to the city’s Department of Finance, the new 1.5% tax on liquor will officially go into effect on Sunday after having been delayed by two months to give retailers more time to implement the...

Hattie B's Hot Chicken, a restaurant chain known for its Nashville-style heat, opened its first Chicago restaurant on Friday. The fast-casual spot debuted on North Clark Street - next to Wrigley Field. The Gallagher Way restaurant gives a nod to the Cubs with its decor and also has an outdoor patio.

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car on Interstate 55 in Chicago’s southwest suburbs early Sunday morning. The crash happened in the I-55 southbound lanes near Weber Road in Romeoville, according to the Illinois State Police. Troopers responded to the scene around 12:39 a.m....

Inside a shelter in Illinois, several dogs stayed pressed together in a corner of their kennel, keeping to themselves in near silence. Their fur hung heavy with mats and dirt, and everything around them seemed too much to take in. Volunteers, used to the usual noise and restless energy, noticed right away that...