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Chicago police broke up a large teen gathering in the Back of the Yards neighborhood late Tuesday night.

CHICAGO — The Jesse White Tumblers, formed 67 years ago by former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White to keep Chicago youth away from gangs and drugs, brought their flips, somersaults and other gravity-defying tricks to NBC’s popular reality competition show “America’s Got Talent” in California.

GARFIELD PARK — Chicago police and local nonprofits are looking to help West Side neighbors impacted by violence, with local leaders saying “all hands on deck” are needed to address teen gatherings like the one that led to a mass shooting over the weekend in Garfield Park.

About 10 teenagers were arrested over the weekend at three Far Northwest Side parks in connection with illegal fireworks and reckless conduct, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police. Numerous problems were reported at Dunham Park, 4638 N. Melvina Ave., Oriole Park, 5430 N. Olcott Ave., and Olympia Park, 656

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Officials are investigating after a man died while in police custody in northwest Indiana.

What started as a routine law enforcement sweep ended with what officials describe as a sizable haul: about 36 kilograms of suspected cannabis products and what investigators allege were psilocybin mushrooms, all seized from a Berwyn smoke shop, according to county authorities. The search warrant targeted 420 Smoke Sho

CHICAGO — The man accused of fatally shooting a Loyola student along the lakefront returned to court on Tuesday. During his appearance, the court briefly addressed three separate cases involving Jose Medina, the 25-year-old man accused of fatally shooting 18-year-old Loyola student Sheridan Gorman back in March. The fi

CHICAGO — A man is recovering in the hospital, and a woman is in custody after an argument led to a stabbing inside a residence on the Southwest Side overnight. According to Chicago police, the incident unfolded around 10:20 p.m. inside a residence in the 1600 block of West 67th Street in West Englewood. Officers […]

A man allegedly punched a River Forest police officer on June 23 after police responded to reports about different incidents with a similar description that morning according to a Village of River Forest press release.  . Police arrested Daron Gray, 32, after locating him near Washington Boulevard and Park Avenue. He a