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CHICAGO — A woman is in critical condition following a shooting late Sunday night in Woodlawn. Officers responded to the 6400 block of South Eberhart just after 11:05 p.m. on the report of a shooting. Police believe a 24-year-old woman was on a porch when she heard shots and felt pain. She was transported to […]

Mayor Brandon Johnson suffered a major budget setback Monday, as the Finance Committee voted down his revenue package that included a corporate head tax.

A 65-year-old man with a history of pickpocketing on Chicago’s transit system is once again accused of stealing wallets from women on the CTA Blue Line in the Loop, prosecutors said. Edward Miller, who received a two-year prison sentence for theft and identity theft in connection with similar Blue...

CHICAGO - A Chicago man was arrested five months after allegedly attacking two women on the city’s North Side, police said. William Livingston, 32, was taken into custody Nov. 12 by Chicago police and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force in the 2600 block of South California Blvd., in the Little...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas says she intends to make a run for Chicago mayor in 2027.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – Peaceful protest is supposed to be a protected First Amendment right, but in Illinois, that right appeared to vanish in seconds. A shocking video circulating online shows Illinois State Police and Cook County officers violently arresting peaceful protesters outside the Broadview ICE Detention...

Eighteen people were shot across Chicago over the weekend, and four of them died, according to police. The victims included 16 men and 2 women, ranging in age from 15 to 55 years old. According to HeyJackass, which tracks Chicago violence using official and open-source data, the total of 18...

A man was found dead after an RV fire in Roseland Sunday night, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged with the murder of a 36-year-old man in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, according to police. Dalwayne Howard, 33, of Chicago, has been charged with one felony count of first-degree murder and one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.

William Swetz allegedly threw a "brown liquid substance from a drink cup" in the face of Kim Foxx before trying to hit her with his vehicle, court documents obtained by ABC7 show.