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COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Lynwood man is facing a felony weapons charge after officers say they found a loaded gun with an extended magazine during a traffic stop in Harvey last week. What we know:. The stop happened at around 8 p.m. Jan. 30 in the 100 block of...

CHICAGO - Chicago leaders are once again revising a proposed "snap curfew" ordinance, with a new draft giving police more flexibility before issuing citations. Under the latest version, Chicago police would be allowed to issue a 30-minute warning to disperse, instead of the previously proposed 12-hour window....

When asked to describe St. Patrick’s Steakhouse in Dolton, Nick Todd rattled off three words without a hint of exaggeration: “Beautiful, stunning, breathtaking.”. Earnest and proud, the assistant general manager showed off the six-floor facility during a recent tour. He pointed out the multilevel, open dining area,...

Missouri – A 40-year-old man from Chicago has admitted in federal court that he transported a large quantity of methamphetamine through Kansas City while carrying a firearm, bringing an end to a case that began with a routine train check. Larry L. Radcliffe entered guilty pleas to two federal...

On Jan. 20, a 9-year-old boy in suburban Chicago was badly burned when a NeeDoh sensory toy exploded after he put it in a microwave. The gel inside the toy burst and splattered onto his face and hands, and he spent the night being treated at a regional burn center before returning home. His mother said he learned the...

A Chicago man who executed an elderly man who was out for a walk has been sentenced to 65 years in prison Friday.

For nearly fourteen years, a set of bones found under a busy Chicago overpass sat in a file labeled only with a case number. Now, thanks to a DNA breakthrough and a relative who stepped forward, investigators finally know the man's name and his family finally knows what happened to him. The identification closes one...

A woman visiting UI Health was fatally shot in a UIC parking garage Tuesday afternoon. Here's what we know.

In a congressional hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) read aloud text messages from an immigration agent who bragged about shooting a Chicago woman last year. On Oct. 4, Customs and Border Protection agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martinez five times in Brighton Park during the Department of Homeland...

Brookfield police records show Adam Saracco, who has been charged with misdemeanor battery against lawyer Robert Held, failed to identify himself as a federal agent when police responded to the scene of the incident on Dec. 27. In body camera footage obtained by the Landmark through a public records request,...