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Illinois' top environmental regulator says the feds are walking away from a mess that still is not cleaned up. Months after a massive spill of liquid asphalt into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, sticky material is still smeared along the shoreline, and state officials say wildlife and water-quality concerns have...

CHICAGO - A 17-year-old boy is facing charges after allegedly stealing from a business and attacking a 65-year-old man earlier this month in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. What we know:. The teen was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with two counts of aggravated battery, one count of robbery and one...

Shots were fired at a CTA bus in Chicago's North Park neighborhood early Wednesday morning.

CHICAGO - A restaurant greeter in Chicago was attacked last week, and the incident was caught on camera. Brianna Drew, 19, said she was following company policy when a routine farewell turned violent. She was punched, kicked and had hair ripped from her scalp. What we know:. The confrontation began...

A Chicago man has been sentenced in Fond du Lac County for attempted homicide. 48-year-old Lataye Smith was sentenced to 58 years in prison followed by 38 years of extended supervision yesterday after a jury previously convicted him of three domestic violence convictions with a dangerous weapon for attempted...

CHICAGO - Chicago aldermen are calling for swift action after a massive teen takeover downtown Friday night left a 14-year-old boy dead and several others injured. Police say a large crowd of teens, possibly organized through social media, flooded the Loop shortly after the city’s tree-lighting celebration. What we...

Chicago police have released surveillance footage of the gunman investigators believe is responsible for murdering a teenage boy and injuring a man in the Loop last Friday night. The video clips released early Wednesday show a man wearing a tan jacket over a purple tracksuit or onesie pulling a gun...

Tara Reid says she was drugged at Chicago hotel bar and is willing to prosecute after allegedly blacking out for 8 hours following the disturbing incident.

Federal authorities have intervened to detain a 50-year-old man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train, arguing in court filings that the state’s judicial system failed to contain a violent offender who had been released pending trial under Illinois’ cashless bail laws. Lawrence Reed...

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