Chicago IL

A mother and grandmother was attacked by a man with a history of similar attacks, leaving her with a broken nose and multiple facial fractures..

One of three Chicago men thought to be involved in a Rockford shooting has pleaded guilty in exchange for a deferred jail sentence.

CHICAGO — A 15-year-old girl has been missing since Tuesday and was last seen in Englewood. Lavija Howell was last seen in the area of 63rd and Stewart at around 2:56 p.m. on Tuesday. She is 4’11”, 110 lbs. with brown eyes and brown hair in pigtails. Anyone with information can contact police at 312-747-8380.

We’re learning more about the man accused of trying to kill two Chicago police officers while speeding away from a railroad car burglary in Englewood last week. Among the new details: he went to prison for pointing a gun at a Chicago cop while fleeing from police in 2014.

CHICAGO - A man was shot and critically wounded Thursday morning in the South Shore neighborhood. Around 6 a.m., a 54-year-old got into an altercation with someone he knew in the 7700 block of South Saginaw Avenue, according to Chicago police. The other man started shooting, striking the 54-year-old several...

BERWYN, Ill. (WTVO) — Governor JB Pritzker visited Berwyn on Thursday to speak out against a pending surge of immigration enforcement, saying the actions affect school communities. During his visit, Pritzker highlighted the Illinois Trust Act, which restricts law enforcement from cooperating with federal authorities....

CHICAGO (WGN) — A renewed search for a couple at the center of a 50-year-old cold case has led to the discovery of nearly 100 cars that were submerged in the Chicago River. Edward and Stephania Andrews were a married couple from Arlington Heights who disappeared on May 15, 1970. The Chicago Tribune reports that the...

A Northwest Side man who shot his neighbor twice in less than a year has been sentenced to a decade in prison. John Kastanes, 60, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery by discharging a firearm in connection with the second shooting. Kastanes’ unusual case began around 3 p.m. on October 10,...

When neighborhood arguments come to a head, some show up with casseroles. Others come seeking revenge. A TikTok creator who lives in Chicago, Illinois, suspects that her neighbors decided on the second option, scratching her car to get even with her after she turned in their dog. @kenpachis_gurl. #neighbors #drama...

Remember the guy who went viral earlier this year when video showed Chicago cops tackling him moments after he allegedly livestreamed himself with a gun and then fired the weapon inside a Northwest Side park?. Well, his week is going very, very badly: the ATF is taking his case to...