Chicago man arrested 3 months after person robbed at gunpoint on South Side
CHICAGO - A Chicago man is facing a felony charge after allegedly robbing another man at gunpoint earlier this year. Police said 38-year-old Chevron Jackson was arrested Monday in the 200 block of West 47th Street in the city's Fuller Park neighborhood. He was identified as the suspect who took...
Overnight storms leave flooding, damage across Illinois
Residents across Illinois are waking up to storm damage and flooding on Wednesday morning after severe weather overnight.
Family-owned Chicago-style restaurant to fill former Taco Bell in Belvidere
BELVIDERE — A family-owned food truck that offers the classic tastes of a Chicago hot dog stand is preparing to open its first brick-and-mortar restaurant. Zae’s Classic Chicago Hot Dog and Polish is renovating the former Taco Bell at 455 Southtowne Drive, which is along U.S. Route 20 near the Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center. The goal is to complete renovations...
Woman killed in Chicago shooting identified as widow of late Cook County commissioner: source
CHICAGO - A woman found shot to death inside a West Side home Tuesday evening has been identified as Barbara Deer, the widow of late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer, a source tells Fox Chicago. What we know:. Police said officers responded around 5:50 p.m. to a residence in the...
Enhanced Risk Severe Weather Threatens Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee, and Rockford This Afternoon With Three...
CHICAGO, Ill. — The entire area from Cedar Rapids and Dubuque through Madison, Milwaukee, Rockford, and Chicago remains under a Level 3 of 5 Enhanced Risk for severe weather this afternoon and tonight. Forecasters are describing this as a very complicated setup with three distinct potential outcomes — ranging from isolated supercells with tornadoes to a widespread damaging wind event, or both scenarios occurring simultaneously. The...
Chicago mayor warns of teen takeovers on city’s South Side
CHICAGO - Some in Hyde Park are concerned about teen takeovers happening Tuesday night. Fox Chicago obtained a social media post that talked about a teen takeover event that would happen starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday but it did not give an end time. It also had the words "BYOB" with a champagne bottle emoji and "BYOW" with a leaf emoji.
Driver killed in shooting, crash in Calumet Heights: police
A driver was killed in a shooting and crash on Chicago's South Side on Tuesday evening, police said.
Woman, man found shot to death in West Side home: CPD
A woman and a man were found shot to death inside a West Side home Tuesday evening.
Tornado Map Warning Area as Millions at Risk
Millions of Americans were told to remain on alert Tuesday night as destructive storms and isolated tornadoes were possible.
Suburban Chicago man sentenced for firing machine gun during drug deal, prosecutors say
DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. - A previously convicted suburban Chicago man will spend two decades in prison after prosecutors say he fired a handgun converted to a fully automatic weapon during a drug deal in 2023. Curtis Lyons, 41, of Maywood, was sentenced Monday after a judge found him guilty in...

















