Victim fatally stabbed during fight on South Side
CHICAGO — Police are searching for answers after a person was fatally stabbed during a fight on the city’s South Side on Wednesday evening. According to Chicago police, the incident unfolded just before 7 p.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of East 87th Street in Avalon Park. Officers...
Burglars back car into Lincoln Park gas station to steal ATM
Smash-and-grab burglars backed their car into a gas station in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood Thursday to steal an ATM.
Amazon Pays $195 Million for the Midwest’s First Multi-Story Warehouse
Amazon has paid $195 million for the Midwest's first multi-story logistics facility, closing a deal that hands vertical warehousing its biggest proof of concept outside the coasts and sets a new pricing benchmark for infill industrial in one of the country's most active urban logistics markets. The e-commerce giant purchased...
Parolee charged in string of jewelry robberies targeting women in Lincoln Park, Little Italy
A Near West Side parolee is charged with violently robbing women of jewelry as they walked in Lincoln Park and Little Italy, in a string of crimes that began this summer and continued through last month, prompting two community alerts from Chicago police. Devontay Murray, 29, lived on the same...
‘Operation Clean House’ nets 47 fugitives across Chicagoland, feds say
CHICAGO - A weeklong law enforcement operation across the Chicago area led to the arrest of dozens of fugitives, according to federal authorities. Operation Clean House was carried out by the U.S. Marshals Service, the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General.
Three Northern Illinois Cemeteries Made The National List Of Graveyards People Dread Visiting Alone...
Spooky season arrived with a national survey ranking America's most unnerving cemeteries. Three Illinois burial grounds landed on the list, from historic Rosehill in Chicago to the woods-bound Bachelors Grove known for reported hauntings.
This Illinois Restaurant Dishes Out A $13.95 Buffet So Amazing You Will Want To...
Somewhere in Niles, Illinois, there’s a buffet that makes you question every dining decision you’ve ever made in your life. Umi Hot Pot Sushi & Seafood Buffet is the kind of place that turns a regular Tuesday into something worth talking about at work the next morning. Let’s...
Beacon crosswalk across Caldwell Ave. from Edgebrook area to Bunker Hill Woods in Niles...
A beacon crosswalk near Tonty Avenue is in the works to help pedestrians safely cross Caldwell Avenue from the Edgebrook and Wildwood neighborhoods to the Bunker Hill Woods entrance, according to Alderman James Gardiner (45th). “It’s going to slow down traffic,” Gardiner said at the Oct. 1 meeting of the...
This Family-Owned Cafe Gives Breakfast a CREATIVE Makeover in Niles, Illinois
Breakfast gets a playful makeover at Brunch Cafe-Niles, where carrot cake pancakes, stuffed potato pancakes, and breakfast sliders give the morning routine a welcome plot twist. Located on West Dempster Street, this family-owned restaurant pairs familiar breakfast comforts with combinations that make browsing the menu
Man sentenced to 24 years in prison for 2025 Champaign shooting
CHAMAPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A man accused of attempted murder in connection to a shooting that took place last year was sentenced to prison Wednesday. 19-year-old Fred Fairfax of Chicago pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, which is a Class X felony. A charge of attempt murder and arme
