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RIVER WEST — Construction on the temporarily closed Chicago Avenue bridge will now run through spring 2027, the leader of the city’s transportation department said Thursday — a delay from an earlier projection that had it wrapping up by the end of this year. It’s the latest...

CHICAGO — An investigation is underway after an alleged home intruder was shot on the city’s Southwest Side on Thursday night. Chicago police said the shooting occurred at around 7:20 p.m. inside a home located in the 6900 block of South Oakley Avenue in Chicago Lawn. According to police, the shooting unfolded after a 52-year-old […]

CHICAGO - A 22-year-old rapper killed during a federal law enforcement operation in Dixmoor had a previous conviction stemming from a 2022 hit-and-run crash. Chadwick Clark, who performed under the name "Lowick," was killed Wednesday morning near 145th Street and Cooper Avenue. Hours after news of his death, a man...

A 15-year-old boy is accused of robbing eight people at gunpoint during a crime spree across Chicago over the summer.

It’s a story likely to warm hearts across Chicago: A Cook County jury has ordered Lincoln Towing, one of the city’s most disliked companies, to pay $2.85 million to a man who said one of its employees pointed a gun at his head as he clung to the hood of a tow truck moving through Wicker Park traffic. And the award includes record-setting punitive damages.

A Villa Park man has been charged after selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer on three separate occasions.

IRVING PARK — City leaders are looking for community feedback as they put together a plan that would guide development along a key section of Irving Park Road. Irving Park Road has served as an important thoroughfare for Chicago’s North Side for more than 175 years. However, heavy traffic has made the corridor dangerous for motorists and pedestrians, neighbors said during a Wednesday night community meeting.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A Commerce man recently named to Oklahoma’s Most Wanted List has been arrested in Illinois. Mihailo Bozovic, 45, was arrested Tuesday in Countryside, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. Learn about other fugitives on the list. Court records show he allegedly trafficked 25 pounds or more of marijuana in June and July 2024. Bozovic […]

Calumet City Mayor and Illinois State Representative Thaddeus Jones suffered a minor stroke on Monday, his spokesperson confirmed.

Last year, the “Teen Takeover” of Downtown Oak Park on Halloween evening shook the village and other surrounding communities, with lasting impacts still being discussed today. Hundreds of teens gathered on Lake Street. They were later dispersed by officers from Oak Park and multiple other police agencies. This...