Chicago crime: Teen arrested 5 months after robbing and carjacking another boy, police say
CHICAGO - A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged months after he allegedly robbed and carjacked another teen at gunpoint in Chicago's New City neighborhood. Police said the teen suspect was arrested on Tuesday in the 11000 block of South Vernon Avenue, which is in Roseland, after being identified as the...
Christmas Eve house fire displaces Zion family
Large flames forced a family from their home in Zion on Christmas Eve.
Christmas surprise delivered to Chicago child who lost mother
On Chicago's South Side, before the Quadajah Johnson court hearing, the boy at the heart of this case got a Christmas surprise at him home on Tuesday.
Chicago Homeless Shelter Residents Say They Wait Months At City’s Intake Center Before Being...
PILSEN — Ashley Bello has faced several dead ends in her hope to find safe and stable housing. She has left shelters for safety concerns and aged out of facilities after turning 25. For two days, she slept on the ‘L’ train before temporarily staying at a friend’s home....
First American Pope in Life-and-Death Feud With His Home State’s Leader
Pope Leo XIV is not happy with his home state’s governor. Leo, a Chicago native, said he was “very disappointed” that Illinois approved the “Medical Aid in Dying” bill, legalizing physician-assisted death in the state. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the bill on Dec. 12, but it will not take effect until Sept....
Cops Rush To Little Village Stabbing Call, Find Man Shot Instead
What started as a 911 call for a stabbing in Little Village turned into a shooting investigation Monday night, after Chicago police arrived in the 2800 block of South Avers and found a man who had been shot instead. Chicago Fire Department crews were already treating a 54-year-old man when officers got there, and he...
Chicago-area man tried to kidnap special needs worker from Jewel, prosecutors say
BENSENVILLE, Ill. - A suburban man was charged with allegedly attempting to kidnap a woman with special needs who was working at a Jewel in Bensenville. Ismael Andrade Pino, 53, was charged with attempted kidnapping, two counts of aggravated battery in a public place, and two counts of unlawful restraint, according...
Larry Gilkey, man brutally beaten by teens on bus, says he was attacked on...
From his hospital room at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Gilkey talked about his recovery and his fear of getting back on the CTA again.
What to know about the impact of alcohol on your body
As a new year approaches, many people are rethinking their habits, including how much alcohol they're drinking.
Local rapper donates toys to mother, kids brutally attacked near South Side school
A local rapper is stepping up to help a mom and her two kids after they were brutally attacked by a group of children on the Far South Side.
