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Courtney Bolt has long wanted to be an alderwoman on the Countryside City Council. Now she has her chance. Bolt, 36, has been unanimously approved by the council to complete the remaining term of former Ald. Tom Mikolyzk, who stepped down for health reasons in July. She will be up...

A Chicago police officer repeatedly accused of improperly stopping and searching Black men downtown should be fired for making false statements under oath about two separate stops, according to former Chicago Police Department Supt. Larry Snelling and the Chicago Police Board, records show. The Civilian Office of Polic

A man was killed in an armed robbery at a gas station in Brighton Park Tuesday morning, Chicago police said.

Chicago police are again warning Northwest Side businesses and residents about a man suspected of robbing store cashiers in a string of holdups dating back to July 31. It is the third community alert CPD has issued about the man since August 16, but the first to include images of the suspect. Despite the repeated warni

The lawsuit alleges a double cheeseburger meal from the chain was contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria.

Chicago police are asking for help identifying a man wanted in a string of armed robberies across the Northwest Side.

NEAR WEST SIDE — A Garfield Ridge pizza restaurant is expanding to Little Italy, with its second location opening on Taylor Street later this year. Frank Battaglia first opened Stunod’s Pizzeria, 6535 W. 63rd St., in 2019 with his brother, Austin, after spending years pushing an Italian ice cart together on the Southwe

An adult male trapped against the Lighthouse Beach breakwall was rescued by Evanston first responders just after 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23. Evanston Fire Department water rescue members first reached the victim from the shore and were able to stabilize the situation until Marine 21 and Evanston Fire Rescue Water Cra

The new book: Secret Illinois: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure shares a treasure trove of information on hidden gems and forgotten stories of the Land of Lincoln. Writer/photographer and Chicago resident Jessica Mlinaric shares an offbeat road trip through the Prairie State’s best-kept secrets, including h

CHICAGO - The first round of voting for Chicago’s next mayor is just under six months away, and the field of candidates has been taking real shape in recent weeks. While some potentially top-tier candidates have already launched their bids for the fifth floor of City Hall, as of late August, Mayor Brandon Johnson has y