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Tornadoes are possible across a large swath of the Chicago area during storms Thursday, but a narrow window of time will bring the greatest threat. The storms are expected to hit the region in two waves. The biggest threat for tornadoes, however, sits in the second round of storms. "The...

An employee at Casa De Montecristo, 1332 W. 55th St., reported a black BMW SUV backed into the building while exiting a parking spot and left the scene around 5 p.m. May 29. After the offending vehicle was identified and the registered owner contacted, the owner made arrangements with the business to repair the damage.

Two people are charged with attempting to rob undercover ATF task force agents during an undercover firearms investigation in south suburban Country Club Hills, according to court records. A third person is charged with assaulting an agent during the incident. The robbery attempt ended with two suspects being shot, off

Chicago police are searching for 16-year-old twin sisters who disappeared from the Kenwood neighborhood Monday, PEOPLE reports. Zmariah Durr and Azariah Durr were last seen in the 4500 block of South Drexel Blvd., according to missing-person alerts the Chicago police department issued Tuesday, June 9. Investigators bel

A man who carjacked a driver while armed with a Swiss Army knife attached to a stick has been sentenced to eight years in prison. In January 2024, four days after a judge released Kendall Johnson to await trial on a misdemeanor criminal damage charge, the 51-year-old approached a man’s vehicle in a strip mall parking l

Family demands answers: Weeks after 24-year-old Giovanni Martinez Jr. was fatally stabbed in Norwood Park, his family is still seeking justice as no charges have been filed. Girlfriend witnessed attack: Priscilla Moreno said she watched Martinez suffer fatal stab wounds during the May 19 attack and held him in his fina

Downtown Chicago Heights went from weekday normal to tense silence in a matter of minutes this week, after federal enforcement officers swept in near a popular Mexican restaurant and detained a man in front of stunned onlookers. Witnesses said officers in tactical gear climbed out of a parked truck near...

One of Chicago’s glossiest corners of retail real estate is suddenly in play. Prada’s Chicago flagship on Oak Street, the four-story building at 30 E. Oak St., has quietly hit the market, putting a prime Gold Coast storefront up for grabs. The property anchors a key stretch of the luxury retail strip just off North Mic

Two Chicago residents were charged after allegedly stealing more than $2,200 worth of merchandise from a Lululemon store in the West Loop. Police tracked the suspects' vehicle onto the Dan Ryan Expressway, where it crashed into a box truck after speeding and changing lanes recklessly. Officers recovered the stolen merc

Terrifying video shows huge tornadoes touching down Southwest of Chicago as warnings are issued throughout surrounding counties