Chicago IL

Part of I-57 is shut down due to a shooting investigation early Wednesday morning.

A Chicago alderman has rolled out his latest proposal to change the city’s curfew ordinance in response to “teen takeovers” that have resulted in violence. The proposal would give police the power to impose a curfew on an area with 12 hours’ notice.

A 59-year-old father from a Chicago suburb has been missing for two weeks, and his family is begging the community to help bring him home. Daniel “Dan” Davis, of Merrionette Park, was last seen by people who know him early in the morning on Thursday, Nov. 25, as he left the bar where he has […]

Community members are raising concerns as Shyrle Victor, a 79-year-old woman, has been reported missing since the first week of November; she was last seen in the area of the 8900 block of South Bennett, prompting the Chicago Police to seek public assistance in locating her. Victor is described as a Black female with...

The revamped measure comes after a 14-year-old was killed in a mass shooting​ after the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Millennium Park.

Chicago police have issued an alert about an attempted child luring in Englewood Wednesday.

Imagine stepping out of a restaurant only to find your car under siege by, of all things, a cheeseburger and soda. What a wild scene!

A 43-year-old man, Artrez Drane, has been charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated criminal sexual abuse after allegedly luring a 14-year-old Evanston student into his vehicle, implying he had a knife and coercing her into sexual contact. The girl reported the incident the next day, and investigators...

A 21-year-old man who walked out of prison the same day he arrived in August is now accused of being part of a violent armed robbery crew that Chicago police suspect was responsible for 28 holdups during November. Prosecutors have filed charges against Marquis Terry in four of those cases, including one in which a...

A Chicago man who opened fire on a Noble Square street in 2021, striking another man multiple times, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison. The punishment, handed down by U.S. District Judge Martha Pacold, is the maximum allowed for the federal firearm charge, according to a court filing by prosecutors.