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ROSCOE VILLAGE — Three more 16-year-olds have been charged in connection with the April beating and robbery of a 19-year-old man near Audubon Elementary School, bringing the total number of juveniles charged in the case to eight, police said. The latest arrests come about two months after the April...

ILLINOIS — Active severe weather is set to return to the Midwest on Monday, July 20, with a Level 1 marginal risk covering a broad swath of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Forecasters say all severe weather modes will be possible, with straight line winds identified as the most likely hazard across the region.

That hazy sky over Rockford isn't going anywhere just yet. Light winds kept the smoke closer to the ground overnight, and air quality is still at unhealthy levels.

A Chicago man who fired at an occupied minivan during a gunfight at a South Side gas station, leaving a bystander injured, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison. Malik Williams, 29, was standing near the intersection of Marquette Road and Halsted Street on May 27, 2022, when he fired two shots at a minivan

A man who died after being pulled from the waters of Lake Michigan near the "Playpen" has been identified by officials, who say he drowned.

Man arrested with machete on CTA twice in 3 days – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: nvmwebsites-budwg5g9avh3epea.z03.azurefd.net) Chicago police stopped Ronald Reed at the Clark-Lake station on July 8 after spotting an open can of alcohol. Officers then found a machete in his possession. The 31-year

CHICAGO — A man was charged with reckless homicide after allegedly crashing into a car while racing on Stony Island Avenue. Troshawn McCoy, of Frankfort, is facing a charge of reckless homicide. The crash happened on the morning of Jan 7 in the 9200 block of South Stony Island. Witnesses told police they were driving [

17-year-old critically injured: A teenage boy was shot seven times while sitting in a vehicle on Chicago's West Side Friday afternoon and is in critical condition. Two suspects opened fire: Police said two suspects approached the vehicle and fired multiple shots in the 3800 block of West Madison Street around 4:53 p.m.

The former Summit Chief of Police has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for accepting money from a local businessman to help facilitate the transfer of a liquor license.

Depositors with balances above $250,000 at a tiny Indiana thrift are now waiting to learn how much of their money they will recover after federal regulators shut down the institution on July 10, 2026, marking the third U.S. bank failure this year. Kentland Federal Savings and Loan Association, with roughly $3.7 million