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The Cook County Sheriff's Office is stepping up enforcement efforts against a common infraction on Chicago-area expressways. It's something many people have witnessed. You're sitting in traffic, inching along, when someone zooms along the shoulder, breaking the rules and creating a dangerous situation. Cook County Sher

A semi cab was engulfed in flames Friday on I-294 in the south suburbs, fire officials said.

Chopper 7 was over the scene as a body was pulled from Lake Michigan Friday afternoon near a downtown Chicago beach.

CHICAGO - A baby girl was stabbed to death Friday morning inside a Southwest Side home, according to Chicago police. The child was later identified as Nyhnia Stovall who was 1-year-old. Infant girl fatally stabbed in Chicago home. What we know:. The incident happened around 7:20 a.m. in the 3000...

Late-night antics at the casino turned chaotic when one woman's night out spiraled into a showdown with security. It’s a wild reminder of how quickly things can go sideways.

CHICAGO — Following the exciting news that two eagle chicks were spotted in a nest in a Chicago park for the first time in nearly a century, local fried chicken favorite Harold’s had even more exciting and also delicious news. For the first time in nearly a century, eagle will be returning to their menu at select locat

A man was critically injured in a shooting at a gas station in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood on Thursday night.

A Chicago police officer jumped into action after witnessing a shooting outside the Howard CTA station in Rogers Park on Thursday afternoon and it was all caught on video. The footage shows the cop, posted in a squad car just across the street from the shooting scene, spring out of his car and work his way across the t

MOUNT GREENWOOD — A nonprofit that supports asylum-seekers will cease operations this fall after three years of helping migrants in Chicago. Catherine’s Caring Cause was founded by Sisters of Mercy Pat Murphy and JoAnn Persch. The two dedicated their lives to immigrant rights and founded the nonprofit in October 2022 a

WEST LAWN — Ford City Mall, a Southwest Side fixture recently labeled a “death trap” by local officials, will close June 22, officials said Friday. The decision comes one month after city officials filed an emergency motion asking a Cook County judge to force all tenants and occupants to evacuate the mall, 7601 S. Cice