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Octavius Alexander, 41, of Chicago, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting in the Chatham neighborhood. Police say Alexander fatally shot a 27-year-old man on Feb. 28 in the 7900 block of South Ingleside Avenue. Alexander was arrested on June 4 after...

Loved ones are grieving the sudden loss of chef Isaac Bradley, co-owner and chef at Chemistry, recognized as Chicago's premiere Black-owned steakhouse.

Two South Side teens are facing serious time after Chicago police say they pulled a gun on a 63-year-old man and stole his car, only to be tracked down in less than a day in the South Shore neighborhood. Officers arrested an 18-year-old man, identified as Allen Johnson, and a...

A man was shot to death on a Southwest Side sidewalk on Saturday afternoon, Chicago police said.

Friday evening in the Loop turned tense when two people were stabbed along busy State Street, according to Chicago fire officials. Chopper 7 hovered overhead as police vehicles boxed in the intersection at State and Lake, with officers stringing up crime scene tape while investigators combed the area. According to...

Three people were hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into a Chipotle on Chicago's Southwest Side on Saturday afternoon, fire officials said. The incident was reported before 2 p.m. at the restaurant at 5330 S. Pulaski Rd. in the city's West Elsdon neighborhood. One person was rushed to an area hospital in serious-to-

When you enter the criminal justice system, Cook County Judge John Lyke occasionally told defendants during his years handling bond hearings, “Sometimes you don’t start with a single, you hit a grand slam.”. Andre Holland is one of those grand slam sluggers. In October 2023, he had never...

Chicago has no shortage of patios, but this one feels like the kind of place you almost have to be let in on. Hidden behind an unassuming Illinois restaurant in Andersonville, along North Clark Street, the back garden patio is easy to miss unless you know it is there. There...

Summit Fire Department’s beloved Dalmatian mascot, Lola, is recovering after a medical emergency that began on Memorial Day with her first seizure and escalated into a life-threatening condition requiring emergency veterinary care and hospitalization. Lola experienced her initial seizure on Memorial Day, which lasted a

CHICAGO - What started with a business card left on a parent's vehicle during school pickup has led to an investigation into an alleged brothel operating out of a home in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. Ask a Pro: "I Have $2.3M Saved for Retirement. How Much Can I Actually Spend Each...