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Popular young rapper BloodHound Q50 was killed on Sunday morning in Chicago, according to multiple reports. CWB Chicago reported that the 22-year-old, whose real name was Mikqual Cooper, was ambushed by six gunmen who fired more than 50 shots at a gas station in Fuller Park. The rapper was hit in the chest and shoulder

Bally’s has paid $4 million to Chicago even as a dispute brews over the city’s decision to allow video gambling terminals (VGTs) . The casino operator is removing one source of leverage by paying off the debt as it continues to fight the expansion of gambling outside its planned venue. Bally’s Pays Chicago $4M Despite

A suspected carrier impersonation in Illinois sent a $586,000 copper shipment to a Kentucky warehouse instead of South Carolina. Investigators used Schneider GPS data to locate all six pallets and later tracked the company’s stolen equipment to Ohio. Authorities recovered the cargo and equipment within eight hours afte

CHICAGO - Temperatures are cooling off somewhat with a chance of afternoon showers in parts of the area on this Sunday. Fox Chicago Meteorologist Mark Strehl has the forecast. What To Expect: — We’ll see highs in the mid 70s for most of the area, and then lows later on in the 50s and perhaps even a reading in the upper

Permanent daylight saving time is still possible, but it wouldn't prevent the end of sunsets after 7 p.m.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL — Two people were hurt Saturday afternoon after a crash on Interstate 90 in Elk Grove Village turned into a larger scene involving a third vehicle, according to Illinois State Police. The collision happened in the eastbound lanes and led to injuries after people standing near their vehicles were s

Note: This is an encore post from 2013. Joseph and Anna Lewis, 2630 Johnston St., Highland Park, had been married for 42 when she disappeared. Not that Joseph, 72, a carpenter, was particularly concerned about her absence. Police were not informed of the disappearance until her daughter Shirley returned from a vacation

Three of the victims were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other two were taken in fair condition.

A frontal boundary will stall out across the Midwest and Central Plains, leading to a multi-day flood threat. Cities like Chicago need to be prepared.

A 15-year-old girl has gone missing from Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, according to a new advisory posted by police Saturday. Tatianna Sharkey was last seen in the area of the 4300 block of South Martin Luther King Drive on September 12. The Chicago Police Department describes Sharkey as a Black female,...