Chicago IL

It doesn’t seem like 38 years have passed since Mayor Harold Washington died in his City Hall office at 11 a.m. on November 25, 1987, shortly after leaving Alderman Timothy C. Evans’ townhouse groundbreaking ceremony. Fittingly, Monday’s wreath-laying ceremony was also held at 11 a.m., the same hour...

The ages of the victims range from 18 to 49, according to Chicago police.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – A shocking video circulating online has sparked national outrage after appearing to show ICE agents violently smashing a man’s car window and allegedly breaking his arm during a takedown in a Chicago neighborhood. The disturbing footage has reignited debates about excessive force, accountability,...

A 21-year-old man accidentally shot a 1-year-old boy while changing his diaper in a South Shore apartment earlier this month, police say, after a gun he kept inside the child’s diaper bag became tangled and discharged, prosecutors say. Chicago police initially responded to a report of a child shot...

A 17-year-old male juvenile has been charged with multiple felonies and a misdemeanor after allegedly assaulting a 65-year-old man and stealing property from a business earlier this month, according to the Chicago Police Department. Authorities say the charges include one felony count of aggravated battery of a...

The city of Chicago spent more than $212 million on overtime for members of the Chicago Police Department in just the first 10 months of 2025 — 6% more than the amount Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to set aside for police overtime in all of 2026, records show. Chicago...

A Chicago police officer was taken to a nearby hospital after an attempted traffic stop on Chicago's South Side Wednesday, CPD said.

A 16-year-old male has been charged with multiple felonies, including an attempt at first-degree murder, following his arrest by the Citywide Robbery Task Force, the Chicago Police Department reported. The juvenile, whose name is withheld due to his age, also faces charges of aggravated battery with a firearm, armed...

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Pre-trial release has been denied for a convicted felon accused of robbing a suburban gas station while out on parole. Jamion Winters, a 34-year-old Maywood resident, has been charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender and one count of armed robbery with a...

(The Center Square) – Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez is pushing for an eviction moratorium while Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents remain in town. A state representative is pushing back. In voicing his support for the growing movement being led by organizations that include the All-Chicago Tenant Alliance,...