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CHICAGO – The chief judge of Cook County Circuit Court has implemented updated operational protocols governing electronic monitoring. Chief Judge Charles Beach II said the moves are to ensure timely identification of violations, prompt judicial review and clear accountability across all involved agencies. Electronic...

A man was shot early Sunday morning during a brawl just steps from Area 3 Police Headquarters on the North Side, but his cellphone may have saved him from a more serious injury after it stopped one of the bullets fired at him. Officers initially responded to calls of a...

Three men were killed in separate shootings Thursday and Friday on Chicago’s South and West sides. A 35-year-old man was killed Friday morning during a verbal alteration on the West Side. Shortly before 11:15 a.m. Friday, the victim was standing outside on the 4800 block of West Ferdinand Street...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s announcement of an executive order aimed at prosecuting federal immigration agents quickly unraveled Saturday when Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke publicly contradicted Johnson’s claim that her office was intimately involved in crafting the order. Standing alongside...

One person has been arrested, and another remained on the loose Sunday, after a burglary on a train had police in Chicago's south suburbs asking residents to stay in their homes.

Nedas Revuckas, the 19-year-old charged in the killing of a pregnant woman in Downers Grove, Illinois, is hospitalized after suffering self-inflicted injuries while in custody. Revuckas is in critical condition, according to a preliminary investigation cited by WGN. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office said he was...

The patient was able to stay alive without the presence of any lungs for 48 hours before receiving a double transplant.

On New Year’s Eve, as part of the America 250 celebration, Christopher Columbus’s three ships were projected onto the Washington Monument; a federally sanctioned acknowledgment that Columbus remains inseparable from the American story. In Chicago, however, city officials have decided he is too offensive for Italian...

CHICAGO - A nearly century-old Chicago candy maker has filed for bankruptcy as rising costs and heavy debt pressure its business. Primrose Candy Company – a family-owned Logan Square manufacturer known for its hard candies, chewy treats and popcorn – filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday in the U.S....

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. - A 19-year-old suburban man charged in the murder of a pregnant mother who he allegedly stabbed 70 times is in critical condition from self-inflicted wounds, authorities said. What we know:. According to the DuPage County Sheriff's Office, Nedas Revuckas suffered the injuries while locked up in...