$5,000 reward offered for arrest in fatal shooting of Cicero high school student
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest after a 17-year-old was shot and killed after leaving school on Thursday afternoon in west suburban Cicero, Illinois.
1-year-old dies after fall from Edgewater apartment building
A 1-year-old boy was in critical condition after falling from an apartment building on Friday afternoon in the Edgewater neighborhood.
Illinois School Employee Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison For Stealing $1.5 Million In...
A longtime school district employee has been sentenced to nine years in jail after prosecutors said she orchestrated a large-scale food theft scheme involving over $1.5 million in chicken wings intended for students at a school near Chicago. The case, which unfolded during the COVID-19 pandemic, involved more than...
Who can hold federal agents accountable after shootings, and how?
The deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis has many calling for accountability for federal agents. But who holds them accountable, and how?
Alderman Urged Riders Not To Use Public Transit After Dark, But Data Shows CTA...
JEFFERSON PARK — As sleet began to fall and New Years revelers prepared to crowd Chicago on one of the year’s busiest party nights last week, Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) issued a plea on Facebook to his constituents: Avoid public transit after dark. Listen 🎧. In 2025, Chicago...
Man stabbed to death at CTA station in the Loop, Chicago police say
The stabbing caused Blue Line delays early Saturday.
Missing CPS teacher seen on video leaving car, not returning: family
Family members confirmed video shows missing Chicago Public Schools teacher Linda Brown getting out of her car and not returning.
Man who possessed gun fired at Border Patrol in Little Village is Mexican national...
A Mexican national illegally living in the United States possessed a handgun that was fired near U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents during a large-scale enforcement operation in Little Village in November, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Hector Gomez has crossed the border illegally dozens of times,...
Women charged with having 48 pounds of cocaine in their luggage at O’Hare, feds...
Two California women have been charged after authorities say they were caught transporting large quantities of suspected cocaine through Chicago O’Hare International Airport this week. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, the investigation began with an intelligence lead that prompted agents to monitor...
Stolen Wawa Coffee Worth $100K Seized in Chicago Area
Commander Michael Ware of the Cook County sheriff's Organized Retail Crime Division talks about the theft of $100,000 worth of Wawa coffee that was recovered in a Chicago-area warehouse. Investigators have recovered 24,000 pounds of stolen Wawa coffee from a Melrose Park warehouse in suburban Cook County in the...
