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Chicago Officer John Bartholomew was allegedly killed by a man released under the SAFE-T Act's cashless bail provisions despite pending violent charges.

A group of thieves were caught on video while smashing into a liquor store in the north suburbs and crashing into a police squad car while trying to flee, officials said.

OAK LAWN, Ill. — When a big rig got wedged under a Chicago viaduct in early April, a tow truck arrived in minutes. Then the trouble began. Tim Smith said the towing firm quoted his company, DPW Trucking, a few thousand dollars over the phone and he agreed. But when he went to pick up […]

A five-time convicted burglar is charged with breaking into a Logan Square bar just three weeks after he burglarized a convenience store and then failed to appear in court, according to court records. He got arrested because the bar manager stayed late that night to train new employees. Ron Humphrey,...

A 31-year-old man was left in critical condition early Thursday after someone opened fire on a sidewalk in Hyde Park, along the 5400 block of South Cornell Avenue. Officers arrived to find him unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest, and paramedics rushed him to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition. The pre-dawn shooting...

CHICAGO - Two people were shot and killed while riding in a car Thursday night in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood. A 21-year-old man was driving in a car with another person around 8:30 p.m. in the 200 block of North Homan Avenue when a gray SUV pulled alongside them and someone inside started shooting, police said.

Courtney Copeland was 22 years old when his life was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on March 04, 2016. He was young, ambitious, and full of plans for the future. To the people who loved him, Courtney was not just another name attached to a crime report. He was a son, a friend, a worker, a dreamer, and a young man trying to build a...

Anyone with information should call police at (847) 982-5900. The department's 24-hour tipline is (847) 933-TIPS (8477).

CHICAGO - A man was killed after speeding his car into a light pole Thursday night in the Lawndale neighborhood. 2 Insane Cards Charging 0% Interest Until 2028CompareCredit.com |. The backstory:. The 41-year-old was driving an SUV at a high rate of speed just before 9 p.m. in the 3300...

An excavation could provide fresh clues in the decadeold disappearance of Kianna Galvin.