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Tieasha M. Scott, 40, of East Chicago; Kimberly D. Williams, 61, of Gary; and Willie Darnell Magee, 60,of Gary, have been charged following a Gary traffic stop that led to the recovery of cocaine, marijuana, psilocybin, drug-packaging materials and a loaded handgun that police said had been reported stolen. According..

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The Chicago area was hit by heavy rain on Sunday afternoon as the first of two waves of strong-to-severe thunderstorms swept through the region. According to the National Weather Service, flood advisories are in effect for parts of McHenry, Lake, DuPage and Cook counties as rainfall rates of nearly 1.5 inches per hour

A woman was found dead from a stab wound early Sunday morning inside a residence in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, according to police. Officers responded to a home in the 4800 block of North Avers Avenue at approximately 1:48 a.m. Sunday, where they found the woman unresponsive. Police confirmed that the victim h

The state comptroller is investigating a cemetery and crematorium on Chicago's North Side. A separate investigation this week at a funeral home on the Southeast Side found 56 decomposing bodies and more than 50 cremated remains.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for multiple Chicago-area counties as multiple rounds of showers and storms could impact the area. According to the National Weather Service, a severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for McHenry and Lake counties in Illinois until 2 p.m. Sunday. Kenosha County in Wisconsin

Community members gathered to call additional resources to address what they described as a surge in crime in Chicago, as police investigate multiple shootings across the city that left several people injured and at least three people dead.

A three-time convicted burglar who has been repeatedly arrested since December while wearing an ankle monitor could remain behind bars for a while after prosecutors accused him of burglarizing a South Loop home while wearing the electronic monitoring device. In his latest round of “justice involvement,” Daunte Jackson,

At least four people were killed, and 12 more were wounded, in shootings in Chicago this weekend as of early Sunday afternoon. The victims ranged in age from 20 to 50.

A Chicago-area travel agent is back in the spotlight, but this time, she’s not accused of selling fake vacation packages. Instead, she’s accused of lying to a judge.