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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Two Chicago men face felony charges following their arrest Friday after authorities seized more than 2.2 kilograms of cocaine and a loaded pistol during a traffic stop in Lake County. David Hernandez, 29, and Yastin S. Zaragoza-Barragan, 27, were arrested after an investigation by...

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) Cold Case Unit has identified a victim in a decades-old murder case, with the help of advancements in DNA technology. In July 1996, skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area near Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite initial...

CHICAGO — The driver of a stalled vehicle was killed when their car was rear-ended by a semi-truck on the northbound Dan Ryan Expressway at 59th Street late Friday night, according to Illinois State Police. ISP says troopers responded to the location around 11:30 p.m., a preliminary investigation indicating a Nissan...

If you need to get some shopping done in Illinois, you might want to get it done rather soon as 102 stores in Illinois will all be closing their doors on the same day in April. I have no doubt this will catch many people by surprise. A major retail...

LINCOLN PARK — A string of late-night break-ins targeted small businesses across the North Side early Wednesday, marking the latest in a growing pattern of commercial burglaries in neighborhoods like Lakeview, Lincoln Park and Old Town. According to a community alert issued by Chicago Police, an unknown man smashed...

CHICAGO, IL — An early-morning stabbing at a well-known bar in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood has raised alarm among residents and bar staff after a violent altercation left one employee injured. According to the Chicago Police Department, the incident occurred around 2:20 a.m. Friday at Charlie’s Bar, located in...

CHICAGO — A petition urging Mayor Brandon Johnson to support an 8 p.m. curfew for unaccompanied minors in the downtown area has gained over 3,000 signatures as of midday Friday. But there are no signs that Johnson plans to change his mind. Two people, including a tourist, were shot...

A federal grand jury has indicted two men who allegedly assaulted and robbed a United States Postal Service mail carrier in Chicago.

CHICAGO, IL – The National Public Housing Museum officially opened today at 919 S. Ada Street, marking the completion of an 18-year restoration of the last remaining Jane Addams Homes building, museum officials announced.

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