An Audi driver struck and killed bicycle rider Matthew McCallum, 52, at an unsignalized...
Tragically, the driver of a Audi sedan fatally struck bicycle rider Matthew McCallum, 52, last Saturday evening as he crossed Harts Road in Niles while riding on the North Branch Trail. It was the second time a street crossing death had occurred on the popular cycling route since July 2024.
$256M wrongful conviction settlement raises questions over payouts
CHICAGO (WGN) — This week, Chicago City Council could approve the largest wrongful conviction settlement in the country. The $261 million mass settlement could resolve the lawsuits of 16 people whose murder convictions have been vacated. But the case of Francisco Nanez has led some aldermen to question how...
Man accused of beating victim to death on Northwest Side facing murder charge
CHICAGO — A Chicago man accused of beating a man to death on the city’s Northwest Side is now facing a felony charge. Chicago police say 35-year-old Mateusz Mysliwiec has been charged with one count of first-degree murder. The charge stems from Mysliwiec’s alleged role in the death of a 51-year-old man, who officers say […]
Fire CPD Officer Who Kicked Down Girlfriend’s Door, Used Racial Slurs While Drunk: Top...
Former Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling determined an officer who broke down his girlfriend’s door, hurled racial and homophobic slurs at her and then destroyed items throughout her home while drunk should be fired, records show. While the Civilian Office of Police Accountability recommended that Officer Jose Rodriguez be...
Pritzker, Bailey face off in only governor debate as midterm elections near
Gov. JB Pritzker and former Illinois Senator Darren Bailey faced off Tuesday evening with three weeks left before midterm elections.
18-year-old from Metro Detroit hit and killed by train near Chicago
FOX 2 - An 18-year-old from Washington Township was killed by a train on Sunday morning. Tomasino Offer was crossing train tracks in Wheaton, Illinois where he attends college, at the time of the accident. Offer was leaving church service with a friend and was hit by an eastbound Union...
Tenants at River North high-rise express concern over crumbling balconies
Neighbors say they're concerned as pieces of concrete are falling from their balconies
After City Council Refused to Settle, Jury Rejects Lawsuit Filed by Family of Woman Killed...
A Cook County jury determined Chicago police officers were not liable for the death of a 55-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a driver being chased by officers, records show. The Chicago City Council refused in February to pay $8.25 million to resolve the lawsuit filed by the...
Man arrested after holding woman’s head underwater at Old Orchard mall
A man was in custody after police said he pushed a woman into the koi pond at Westfield Old Orchard shopping center and held her head underwater on Tuesday morning.
FBI crackdown leads to 88 arrests in Chicago, dozens of guns seized
The FBI’s nationwide Operation Summer Heat 2.0 resulted in more than 8,900 arrests, 5,000 firearms seized and hundreds of children recovered, including eight in the Chicago area. In Chicago, agents arrested 88 suspected violent offenders, recovered 47 firearms and made 40 major narcotics seizures while targeting gangs, child predators...
