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Kristen D. Pierce-Sherrod. Image credit: @whatsthewordtv. Chicago is mourning the loss of Kristen D. Pierce-Sherrod, the longtime chief executive officer of Harold’s Chicken Shack, one of the city’s most iconic and culturally significant food institutions. Pierce-Sherrod, the daughter of the restaurant’s founder,...

A man died after being shot and dropped off at a Chicago hospital on Sunday morning.

Chicago’s rat problem has reached staggering proportions, and the situation continues to deteriorate despite millions in city spending and numerous control efforts. What started as an urban nuisance has evolved into a full-blown crisis that’s transforming neighborhoods and challenging city officials like never...

A carjacker who was abandoned by his accomplices as Chicago police arrived at the scene of a botched hijacking has been sentenced to six years in prison, but he’s not expected to spend a single day inside an actual prison. Jashaun Wallace, 22, learned the hard way that the...

A Chicago man says a woman pointed a gun at the back of his head inside a popular South Side lounge in December 2024, and he is now pressing the Chicago Police Department for answers while weighing legal action. Will Jones said he has not returned to the Family Den in more than a year, and that watching the...

CHICAGO - After she went missing for more than a week, the body of CPS teacher Linda Brown was found; Gary, Indiana, officials made their pitch to lure the Bears from Chicago; and a Chicago veteran lost thousands after his Cash App account was hacked. These are the top stories...

An 18-year-old died after police said he crashed into multiple South Side homes on Sunday. Chicago police said they found guns in the vehicle.

A deadly crash shut down the Eisenhower Expressway early Sunday morning, according to Illinois State Police.

A man was killed and two others injured in a shooting Wednesday night in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood. Police responded shortly before 11:30 p.m. to reports that the shooting occurred near a laundromat in the 11100 block of South Longwood Drive. First responders from the Chicago Fire Department found...

Chicago is home to famous green spaces like Millennium Park, Grant Park, and Lincoln Park, which offer a number of outdoor activities in the metropolis. But if you need to escape the Windy City for something more rugged, there are plenty of nearby options. Close to Chicago — which was voted the "World's Most...