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A Chicago woman whose broad grin in CTA surveillance footage helped put her behind bars is looking considerably less cheerful now that she’s been charged in a violent Red Line robbery. Lemia Black, 25, faces charges of robbery and aggravated battery of a transit passenger following the January 5...

CHICAGO - A 43-year-old suburban woman is facing five felony charges after allegedly shooting a woman she knew on Chicago's West Side. Alexis Dumas, of Schaumburg, was taken into custody on Friday at 10:34 p.m. in the 5300 block of West Chicago Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. Police said the...

Evanston’s lovely lakefront will once again be alive with music this fall, as the Evanston Folk Festival returns Sept. 12-13 to Dawes Park. Produced by SPACE Presents, the parent company of Evanston SPACE, the weekend’s lineup was announced Monday morning and features over 30 acts including Trampled by Turtles,...

A wild shopping spree took a turn when three teens were caught armed with bear spray. What happened next might surprise you.

A 3 1/2-month search for a missing Blue Island man ended with his body being found in a drainage ditch. Dan Davis was last seen Nov. 25. His body was recovered March 9 in a ditch behind a Blue Island manufacturing plant. “I know this isn’t the outcome any of...

CHICAGO - A 44-year-old man was shot Sunday night during an argument in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Officers responded to the 200 block of North Leclaire Avenue just before 10 p.m. after receiving a report of a person shot, according to the Chicago Police Department. Police said the victim was...

ELMHURST, Ill. - Two men have been charged after leading suburban Chicago police on a chase in a stolen vehicle that was linked to several other pursuits. Elmhurst police said officers were alerted around 3:10 p.m. on March 11 to a vehicle entering the city that had been reported stolen in Chicago and displaying...

COOK COUNTY - The Cook County Sheriff's Office released video showing a deputy saving a man who stopped breathing following a bad crash on I-90 last month. The Sheriff's Office says police Sergeant Kevin Johnson was driving along I-90 near 16th Street in February when he noticed a car had flipped over.

Police say Justin Ward followed Ahmed Khan into Crave Cookies on Friday night as Khan recorded him yelling racial slurs and allegedly spitting on him.

It might be hard to believe, but Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria —one of Chicago’s favorite pizzerias—h as officially reached its 55th anniversary. Founded in 1971 in Lincolnwood, Illinois . The pizzeria has expanded from a single neighborhood spot to over 70 locations across Chicagoland and extended beyond state lines. What...