Man charged with shooting man, beating woman, invading home in Englewood
A south suburban Chicago man stood charged Monday with shooting a man and beating a woman in the city's Englewood neighborhood this past weekend.
14-year-old dead after multi-vehicle crash on I-55
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A 14-year-old girl is dead after a multi-vehicle crash on I-55 southbound in Springfield. ISP Troop 7 posted on Facebook Saturday afternoon that the crash happened in the southbound lanes near I-72, which is also the exit for Clearlake Avenue. The Sangamon County Coroner confirmed a...
Pre-Dawn Gunfire On 95th Street Leaves Roseland Teen Shot In Foot
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the foot early Sunday in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood, turning a quiet pre-dawn walk into yet another crime scene on 95th Street. Police say that around 3:50 a.m., the teen was walking east in the 100 block of West 95th Street when he suddenly felt numbness in his foot and realized he...
Firefighter, civilian injured in apartment fire in Humboldt Park
A firefighter and another person were injured in an apartment fire in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood overnight Saturday into Sunday.
Brown University students from Chicago return home after deadly mass shooting on campus
The Brown community is in mourning as Chicago-area alums mobilize to offer whatever support they can to their alma mater.
Man charged with shooting at 16-year-old in South Austin neighborhood
Chicago police said Dawon Thompson was identified as the suspect who allegedly used a firearm to shoot at a 16-year-old boy on the same block on Nov. 18.
Chicago Police Alert Businesses in Back of the Yards After Spate of Armed Robberies
The Chicago Police Department has issued a business alert after a series of armed robberies in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Local businesses have been targeted by an armed individual who demands cash from employees or cashiers. According to the alert, which was posted on the Chicago Police Department's...
Albany Park Beating Turns Deadly, Judge Drops 20-Year Hammer
Richard Orozco, 40, has been sentenced to 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the June 2024 beating death of a 67-year-old man in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Court records show he received credit for 562 days already served. The attack happened...
New Illinois laws • FBI fugitive search • Highway shoulder crackdown
CHICAGO - We have a breakdown of several new major state laws go into effect on Jan. 1; the FBI is looking for a fugitive and offering big money for a man known as "Bird;" and Cook County is cracking down on illegal shoulder driving. These are the top stories...
Two 14-year-olds arrested 2 months after armed robbery of another teen, police say
CHICAGO - A pair of 14-year-old boys were arrested two months after authorities say they robbed another teen at gunpoint in the Douglas neighborhood. The two juveniles were taken into custody on Tuesday in the Fuller Park neighborhood, in the 5100 block of South Wentworth Avenue. Both teens are charged...
