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A teen has been charged in a robbery that left another teen dead in Cicero Wednesday afternoon said.

A 39-year-old man was stabbed Friday evening in the 600 block of South Cicero Avenue near a CTA Blue Line station on the West Side, leaving him in critical condition with serious wounds to his neck and chest. Chicago Fire Department crews rushed him to a hospital while Chicago police secured the area around the train...

In Chicago, there exists a temple of beef and hot dogs that doesn’t need fancy frills or white tablecloths to make your taste buds stand at attention – Bob-O’s Hot Dogs. This unassuming joint on the North Side has been slinging some of the most authentic Chicago street food while maintaining the kind of no-nonsense...

A Friday morning argument on Chicago's West Side turned into a life-or-death emergency when a 24-year-old man was shot multiple times in the abdomen shortly after 9 a.m. in the 3200 block of West Douglas Boulevard, according to Chicago police. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he remains in critical...

The Chicago Police Department has issued a missing teenager alert for 14-year-old Willie Carter, who was last seen on December 25, 2025, in the 13200 block of Langley Avenue. Carter is known to frequent the Altgeld Library and Chicago Ridge Mall and frequently travels by CTA bus or train. Willie...

Chicago police are looking for the person who smashed the glass door of a Northwest Side barber school and tried to steal an ATM.

This story was included in Back in the Day, a regular feature of the Daily Chicagoan newsletter. Sign up here. Chicago block parties often buzz with tales of quirky neighbors, old disputes and local lore. It’s rare when the day a private plane crashed into a home across from the DJ booth becomes the topic of...

Every year on New Year’s Eve, Asif Amin Cheema’s five children rushed to wake him after he fell asleep before midnight, all vying to be the first to greet him in the new year. Cheema, 63, the owner of Best Sub #2 on North Avenue in Humboldt Park,...

Growing up in Illinois means you learned early how to talk about weather that makes no sense, distances measured in hours, and whether someone is from Chicago or from Illinois. These phrases come out naturally—especially during winter, road trips, or any conversation involving the city. If these sound familiar,...

Police are searching for the driver who fled after a crash killed a woman on Chicago’s Far South Side early New Year’s Day.