Chicago IL

Two people were killed and 25 others were injured in shootings and stabbings across the city over the weekend, officials said. That’s the lowest number of victims recorded on the same weekend since at least 2015, according to HeyJackass, a site that independently tracks Chicago crime data using open source and...

Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and carjackings down 50%.

An air conditioning issue prompted an hours-long bypass at Rush University Medical Center's emergency room during sweltering heat on Monday, a hospital spokesperson said.

Chicago's boating community is facing the prospect of a new ordinance that could require life jackets for all on the city's waterways. In the wake of a fatal drowning last month, Ald. Stephanie Coleman has put forward a proposal that mandates wearing of personal flotation devices while aboard any boat on Lake...

Illinois is facing an escalating homelessness crisis that has intensified over the past year. Data from the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count conducted in January 2024 reveals a troubling increase in the number of people without stable housing. The state’s homeless population surged to approximately 25,787...

Chicago police are warning South Side residents about a series of armed robberies.

A person of interest is in custody in connection with hateful vandalism spotted on the Southwest Side, Chicago police said.

Chicago police have released surveillance photos of an SUV wanted in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash in the Pilsen neighborhood that killed a 22-year-old woman just before her wedding.

Train riders have long complained that bad behavior, including tobacco and cannabis use, has gotten out of hand.

A 41-year-old man was who struck and killed by a Metra BNSF train in Brookfield has been identified, officials said. His death was ruled an accident.