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Chicago man charged with stealing $60,000 from Alton cannabis dispensary, still being sought by police.

An Illinois man was sentenced to federal prison for a scheme to steal millions of dollars worth of cargo, including liquor and commercial-grade copper, by posing as a representative of both real and fictitious logistics companies. On May 6, 2026, Aivaras Zigmantas, 41, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, was sentenced to five years in federal […] The post Man sentenced for impersonating carriers and...

Three people were shot, one fatally, Friday afternoon on Chicago's South Side, fire officials said. Dozens of evidence markers could be seen near and inside a food mart.

Bed Bath & Beyond is making a comeback with new retail partnerships in Illinois.

Police arrested a second suspect, 18-year-old Jourdin A. Hill, in connection with an April 23 shooting at Mason Park in Evanston, where two groups exchanged gunfire but no one was injured. Nearby schools, including Evanston Township High School, were placed on a precautionary soft lockdown due to the incident. Hill...

Some West town residents and business owners are calling on the Johnson administration to halt a plan to build protected bike lanes, pedestrian islands and other improvements on Grand Avenue.

As the city lays Chicago police officer John Bartholomew to rest on Friday, major questions remain about the chain of events that led to his fatal shooting last month. The big picture: Bartholomew's killing is raising questions about hospital screening policies, Chicago police search protocols, judges' pretrial release decisions and authorities' handling of warrant responses.

Chicago Officer John Bartholomew was allegedly killed by a man released under the SAFE-T Act's cashless bail provisions despite pending violent charges.

A group of thieves were caught on video while smashing into a liquor store in the north suburbs and crashing into a police squad car while trying to flee, officials said.

OAK LAWN, Ill. — When a big rig got wedged under a Chicago viaduct in early April, a tow truck arrived in minutes. Then the trouble began. Tim Smith said the towing firm quoted his company, DPW Trucking, a few thousand dollars over the phone and he agreed. But when he went to pick up […]