Three arrested, three wanted in connection with over 115 burglaries of local retailers across...
From February 2024 through May 2025, the Chicago suburbs experience over 115 overnight burglaries on local retailers. Demario M. Brown, 26, of Chicago; Dequane J. Hall, 29, of Chicago; Darryl D. Williamson, 26, of Chicago; Jimmy C. Hall, 30, of Chicago; Antonio Lewis, 26, of Chicago; and Marquise D. Williamson, 24,...
Chicago Woman Celebrates Life One Year After Rare Heart and Liver Transplant
CHICAGO — Climbing over 1,600 stairs inside the former John Hancock Center is an impressive feat on its own. But for Laura Valentine, it symbolized survival just months after enduring one of the most complex dual organ transplants ever performed at a Chicago hospital. This June marked the one-year...
‘Shocking’: Chicago dog stabbed 14 times goes viral after miraculous recovery
A rescue dog's miraculous recovery story after being found with more than a dozen stab wounds is going viral -- and it's one that has an even happier ending. When Bonnie, then named Yuki, was brought to Chicago Animal Care & Control, she had suffered 14 stab wounds and was struggling.
‘Goatsucker’ Nighthawks Are Vanishing. These Chicagoans Are Trying To Find Out Why
CHICAGO — Around 9 p.m. one evening this month, Tristan Kirvin and Sam Tymorek stood on Altgeld Avenue in Logan Square with their heads tilted toward the sky, looking for Connor. “I think I just saw him fly away,” Tymorek said. Moments later, Connor took a sharp turn,...
Chicago man charged with beating at least 4 people on the same day
Joshua Rowell, 36, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery in Cook County Circuit Court, and one count of forcible assault on a federal judicial employee in federal court in Chicago.
Chicago man charged with attempted murder in March South Side attack: police
CHICAGO - A Chicago man who seriously injured someone during a South Side attack last March has now been charged with attempted murder, authorities said. Carl Sturdivant, 44, is charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder, one felony count of armed robbery with a dangerous weapon and one felony...
15-year-old killed in Little Village shooting
A teen was killed and another was seriously injured after being shot near Douglass Park in the Little Village neighborhood on Thursday.
4th body found after West Side fire; victims include pregnant mom, son
Four people, including three members of a family, died in a fire in Chicago's Austin neighborhood early Thursday morning. The fourth victim was found Friday.
Trio charged after armed carjacking in Englewood, police say
CHICAGO - Three suspects have been charged after police say they carjacked a woman at gunpoint in Englewood earlier this month. The suspects were arrested June 8 in connection with a vehicular hijacking that occurred less than an hour before their arrest, according to police. The incident happened in the...
Crime Surge Hits Lakefront as Seven Cars Smashed in Brazen Harbor Heist
A brazen series of daytime car break-ins struck Chicago's popular lakefront areas on Wednesday, with seven vehicles targeted in broad daylight across three North Side neighborhoods. The incidents, which occurred between 11:47 a.m. and 9 p.m. on June 25, prompted an immediate warning from the Chicago Police Department...