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CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing mounting pressure to appoint a new CEO to lead the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), a vital public agency grappling with lawsuits, resident mistrust, and a slew of leadership changes amid growing calls for accountability and affordable housing. A Leadership Crisis Amid...

CHICAGO — What was meant to be a festive celebration of summer and community on Lake Michigan turned dangerous over the weekend, as Black Yacht Weekend drew large, overcrowded gatherings of party boats — resulting in injuries, fights, and calls for stricter regulations from frustrated attendees. Though the...

CHICAGO (WISH) — Five people, including a juvenile, were charged for trafficking firearms and machine gun conversion devices between Indianapolis and Chicago, Illinois. The five offenders were charged Saturday as part of a firearms trafficking investigation by the Crime Gun Intelligence Center of Chicago. The...

Before you book your next trip to Las Vegas, you might want to consider a surprising alternative. A new ranking from gaming aggregator SlotMatrix reveals that Sin City isn’t even in the top three casino destinations in the U.S. In fact, Las Vegas came in fourth place, while the number one spot went to an unexpected...

CHICAGO - Seven people were shot in separate incidents across Chicago between Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The victims ranged in age from 18 to 39, according to the Chicago Police Department. Calumet Heights shooting. Officers responded to the 9100 block of S. Constance in Calumet Heights around 9:15...

The Chicago Pride Parade is in its 54th year and starts in less than 48 hours.

CHICAGO — A suburban tax preparer who ran a business in Dolton, Illinois, has pleaded guilty to filing dozens of fraudulent tax returns, causing the IRS to lose nearly $915,000, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. Byron Taylor, operator of We Are Taxes, admitted to...

CHICAGO — A shooting on the city’s Northwest Side left one person dead early Saturday morning. According to Chicago police, officers were first called to the scene in the 2200 block of West Cortland Street around 3 a.m. following a report of a person shot in the area. When officers arrived on the scene, they […]

One of the stranger videos to go viral in Chicago this week featured one of the slowest police pursuits of all time. The footage showed the driver of a hoopty minivan creeping along a four-lane street, weaving in and out of construction cones and driving the wrong way — all at about 2 mph — while a swarm of Chicago...

A man who attempted to rob a West Side fried chicken restaurant at gunpoint is now in custody, thanks to a woman who escaped and flagged down a Chicago police patrol car, officials said. Employees at Popeyes, 3457 West Roosevelt Road, were wrapping up the day around 11 p.m. on...