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Near West Side Traffic Stop Leads to Three Arrests, Seizure of Three Guns
On Sunday evening, what started as a traffic stop on Chicago’s Near West Side ended with three people in custody and three firearms off the street. Police said officers stopped a vehicle near 1700 S. Wood Street, then took two juveniles and one adult into custody and recovered the weapons. The department highlighted...
Plane crashes into fire truck on LaGuardia runway, leaving at least two dead
Authorities are investigating after a deadly runway collision at LaGuardia Airport, with questions mounting about the victims, the cause of the crash, and ongoing impacts to air travel.
Police warn of scam texts posing as Cook County court orders
If you received a text with an official-looking court order from Cook County, you’re not alone, and it’s a scam. The Oswego Police Department says the messages have been circulating in Illinois and other states and include a QR code to scan in order to make a payment and avoid legal action.
Man Charged In Firefighter Death Argued With Tenants, Then Torched Building, Prosecutors Say
CHICAGO — A 27-year-old man facing arson and murder charges in the death of a Chicago firefighter couldn’t attend his pretrial detention hearing Saturday after he was hospitalized with injuries officials said he suffered when he set fire to a building he was squatting in. Sheaves Slate, of...
ICE Killed A Man Outside Chicago Last Year. Little Has Been Done To Investigate
FRANKLIN PARK — On a cold February afternoon, Maria Lopez gathered bouquets of dried flowers, adjusted prayer candles and wiped dirt off the signs at Silverio Villegas González’s Franklin Park memorial. Lopez is part of Hijas Del Pueblo, a group of women who have been working to...
Surveillance video shows thieves crash into Lakeview restaurant, target ATM
Surveillance video shows thieves crash into a 24-hour restaurant on Chicago's North Side on Monday, police said.
New Drug Scourge in Prison: Ordinary-Looking Paper
(This content was created with the help of AI.) At Chicago's Cook County Jail, the drug of choice now looks like office supplies. In a sweeping New York Times investigation, reporters Azam Ahmed and Matt Richtel trace how sheets of seemingly ordinary paper—books, letters, even legal documents—have become vehicles for...
Chicago Taxpayers Have Spent $1.76M to Defend Officer Who Shot 13-Year-Old Boy Without Justification,...
Chicago taxpayers have paid more than $1.76 million to defend the Chicago police officer who shot a 13-year-old boy in May 2022, leaving him permanently paralyzed, according to documents obtained by WTTW News. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability determined that Officer Noah Ball’s decision to shoot the boy...
Chicago weather: Temperatures to drop tomorrow
Fox Chicago's Mark Strehl has the latest forecast.
