Man, 25, and woman, 64, shot and killed in West Garfield Park
A man and woman were shot and killed in the middle of the day Wednesday on Chicago's West Side.
NIU student charged with attempted murder after downtown DeKalb stabbing
A 25-year-old Northern Illinois University student, Lester E. Bowen, was arrested and charged with attempted murder following a stabbing incident in downtown DeKalb early Saturday morning.
Popular Chicago museum announces it will close its doors for good
A popular Chicago museum has announced it will close its doors for good next month. The WNDR museum revealed on social media this week that both of its U.S. locations will close within the coming weeks. "Since opening in Chicago in 2018 and Boston in 2022, we’ve had the incredible...
Teen, 16, Shot by Group That Jumped Out of Car in West Pullman
A 16-year-old boy was shot by several people who got out of a light-colored vehicle in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood Tuesday night, leaving him with a graze wound to the stomach and a gunshot wound to his left forearm. Police say the teen was outside on the 11700 block of South Normal Avenue at 8:23 p.m. when the
3 hurt in drive-by shooting in Humboldt Park parking lot, Chicago police say
Three people were shot on Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot in Humboldt Park, Chicago police said.
Man sentenced to 28 years for attacking 2 Chicago firefighters lured, trapped in South...
A man has been sentenced to nearly three decades in prison after two Chicago firefighters were lured into a South Side home and attacked by a suspect armed with a knife three years ago.
Felon accused of Kohl’s theft had loaded ‘machine gun’ in car, prosecutors say
COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Cook County man is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing from a Kohl’s earlier this month in west suburban Elmhurst. Iziah Benavidez, 23, of Cook County was charged Tuesday with unlawful possession of a weapon, burglary, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and two counts of retail
Two-time felon had machine gun hidden in his car door panel in the Loop,...
A Chicago man who served an 8½-year prison sentence for a 2011 armed robbery in which a victim was shot has been detained after police allegedly found a machine gun hidden in his car door panel during a traffic stop in the Loop. Devonte Matticx was 16 in 2011...
Driver cited after crashing into CFD truck with emergency lights activated in Austin; 4...
A driver was cited after crashing into a fire truck that had its emergency lights activated, injuring four people on Chicago's West Side on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Chicago weather: Severe storms encroaching this evening
CHICAGO - Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this evening, a few of which may end up becoming severe. The Storm Prediction Center has the majority of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana in a level 1 Marginal Risk for severe storms. Damaging winds and locally heavy rain will be the main hazards with any stor
