SUV crashes into South Side gas station, ATM stolen: CPD
Chicago police are investigating another gas station crash and grab.
Man arrested 8 times while on probation for nearly killing man with a box...
Roy Pughsley caught a break last year. The 53-year-old had nearly killed another homeless man with a box cutter inside a River North Walgreens. But instead of going to prison on an attempted murder charge, he pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and walked out with 30 months of probation. Three...
Man seriously injured in shooting behind South Loop furniture store, police say
A man was seriously injured in a shooting behind a downtown store on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said.
$250,000 reward offered in 2018 disappearance of postal worker Kierra Coles
Nearly eight years after pregnant postal worker Kierra Coles went missing in Chicago, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is increasing a reward being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in her disappearance.
Cook County property tax bills going out 2 months late, will be due Oct....
Following a two-month delay, second installment Cook County property tax bills will soon be going out, with payment due by Oct. 1.
New questions arise after more than 50 decomposing bodies found at South Chicago Chapel
CHICAGO — After a South Side funeral home with a documented history of misconduct was shut down for mishandling bodies, new questions arise about why state regulators didn’t step in sooner. A little over a week ago, more than 50 decomposing bodies were found inside a Southeast Side funeral home, leaving dozens of famil
Police search for reported suspects after exchange of gunfire between group and security guard...
A private security guard working at the Jefferson Park CTA Terminal, 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., reportedly returned fire after a group of three people started harassing him and then fired their guns toward him during an incident at about 5:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, according to Chicago police. Officers reported...
‘Serial Killer: The Exhibition’ coming to Chicago in September
CHICAGO — A traveling exhibition featuring the world’s largest private collection of serial killer artifacts is coming to Chicago next month. “Serial Killer: The Exhibition,” a traveling museum-scale exhibition showcasing more than 2,100 authentic serial killer-related artifacts, is set to open in Chicago on Saturday,
NASCAR not returning to downtown Chicago next year, will race in Joliet
Chicago city officials and NASCAR were unable to reach an agreement in time for the racing organization to return to its downtown street course in 2027, sending next year's event back to Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway instead.
Man stabbed on CTA Blue Line near Harlem Ave.; suspects arrested in connection with...
A man was stabbed in his hand at about 4:50 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, on a CTA Blue Line train near the Harlem station, 5550 N. Harlem Ave., after a man with a knife allegedly stole his belongings and attacked him, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police. The 31-year-old...
