Chicago IL

(The Center Square) – Illinois state Sen. Steve McClure is pointing fingers at some of what he sees as being at least partly responsible for a string of early morning business burglaries now gripping Chicago. Chicago police recently issued a crime alert after as many as 10 businesses were hit within a month’s time....

CHICAGO - A woman who was reported missing early Monday on Chicago's Northwest Side has been located. What we know: — A missing person alert was canceled around 11 a.m. for Ariyanna "Ari" Gonzalez, 20, who was previously last seen around 3 a.m. near the intersection of Oakdale and Lockwood avenues, according to CPD.

Multiple vehicles were involved in crashes on I-355 in the western suburbs Monday morning.

A new class of Chicago firefighters, EMTs and paramedics graduated from the academy in a ceremony Monday morning at Navy Pier's Aon Grand Ballroom.

Firefighters at Engine 91 were held at gunpoint by alleged armed robbers Thanksgiving morning around 7:30 a.m. Three members of the fire department ran outside to stop the theft and were met with guns. Prior to the start of their 24-hour shift on Thanksgiving Day, Firefighters at Engine 91/Squad 2/Battalion...

CHICAGO - Chicago police are investigating a homicide after a man was found shot in the head and killed early Monday on the South Side. The shooting occurred around 6 a.m. in the 10900 block of South State Street. Officers found a 38-year-old man unresponsive with a gunshot wound to...

CHICAGO - A 67-year-old man was shot in the hand Sunday night during an argument in the Gresham neighborhood. Officers responded about 8:31 p.m. to the 7600 block of South Stewart Avenue, where the man told police he had been arguing with an unknown male who pulled out a gun and fired at him, striking his left thumb,...

A federal jury is set to decide whether Chicago police officers violated the civil rights of the Chicago man they shot during a February 2020 incident in the Grand Red Line CTA station, records show. Former Chicago Police Officer Melvina Bogard was acquitted in November 2022 on criminal charges of...

CHICAGO - A 19-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday evening on Chicago's Near West Side. He was approached by someone he knew around 7:35 p.m. in the 800 block of South Oakley Boulevard when they pulled out a handgun and shot him in the chest, according to Chicago police. The...

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Cook County sees a new chief judge take office today. It’s a job that’s rarely in the spotlight, with outgoing chief Timothy Evans emerging from near seclusion only for occasional social club luncheons and press events promoting the court’s latest feel-good initiative.