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A 19-year-old with a juvenile history involving guns, drugs, and carjacking has received his first adult prison sentence: 18 years for shooting a teenage boy during a robbery as the victim walked to school, prosecutors said. Lostion was 17 when he confronted the victim in the 5300 block of West...

A Chicago Heights man has been charged in connection with a traffic crash and shooting. Forrest McHerron, 53, faces three felony charges following the incident. On Sept. 17, Illinois State Police responded to a traffic crash and shooting on southbound Interstate 94 at 159th Street in South Holland. A vehicle involved i

WARNING: The attached link contains footage and audio that could be disturbing to some viewers. The full collection of files can be viewed HERE on COPA’s website. CHICAGO — New videos and documents detailing the shooting of an alleged knife-wielding suspect by CPD in the lobby of a River North hotel back in April of 20

Chicago taxpayers must pay $10.5 million to the family of a man who was struck and killed in 2018 by a driver being chased by Chicago police after the Illinois Supreme Court rejected the city’s appeal of the latest massive verdict sparked by a police pursuit that violated department policy, records show.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Cicero man is facing felony charges after authorities say they found drugs and guns inside his west suburban home last week. The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Organized Crime Division and the FBI’s Windy City Gang Task Force began investigating Salvador Rodriguez in August after learning he was all

Some desserts are fine by the slice, but a truly good fruit pie usually leaves the shop whole, boxed up, and headed for a family table. Across Illinois, a handful of bakeries have earned that kind of loyalty with flaky crusts, generous fillings, and flavors like Door County cherry, triple berry, plum, and cardamom blue

Prosecutors have charged a man with repeatedly trying to lure a 15-year-old girl into his car as she waited for a bus ride home from school on the Northwest Side last month. The girl calmly recorded him with her phone, giving Chicago police an image that became the centerpiece of a community alert seeking to identify h

A Chicago woman said she feels lucky to be alive after she and a man were shot on a CTA bus on Wednesday in Englewood. The woman said the shooting happened after a dispute over a seat, an argument she wasn't even involved in.

A masked gunman dressed head to toe in black robbed three separate lawn care workers at gunpoint across Englewood within a 20-minute span, demanding their cell phones and wallets before fleeing in a car. Chicago police warned the public about the string of robberies targeting outdoor workers on the South Side, with no

A woman initially accused of trying to murder a Chicago police officer during a 2023 South Side confrontation has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and been sentenced to seven years. Resendez, 41, was charged with attempted murder in connection with the September 2, 2023, encounter in the 9900 block...