Chicago IL

An annual report from the CPS inspector general’s office finds new cases in which staffers bilked the district. It also details how CPS agreed to repay the federal government $1 million after submitting false data in a grant-funded program.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined the cause of death for a 23-year-old veterinary student who was found dead near Wicker Park after a night out with friends last month. Christian Law, 23, had just arrived home for winter break when he and friends went to Kashmir...

Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson says he’s “bracing” for the potential of mid-year layoffs in city government, based on concerns about revenue projections for the budget approved over his objections. Supporters of the budget insist it’s balanced.

Johnny’s Beef in Elmwood Park has long been one of those sacred places in Chicagoland food culture — the kind of spot people speak about in the same breath as memories, not just meals. For decades, the small, no-nonsense Italian beef stand has drawn lines out the door, generations of regulars, and out-of-towners...

In March, the Rev. Walter McCray, a West Garfield Park resident and the pastor of Greater Union Baptist Church on the West Side, was billed $818.76 for the first installment of his property taxes. In December, he was billed more than $4,236, his property assessment nearly tripling after he rebuilt...

A dumpster can hold all sorts of things, but almost never something breathing. That truth struck a passerby when they spotted a faint stir within. As they drew nearer, the movement grew more urgent, revealing that someone inside was struggling and in need of rescue. There, hidden among the refuse,...

A man has been sentenced to nearly a century for shooting two Chicago police officers during a West Side traffic stop in 2020.

A quiet early Monday morning in Auburn Gresham turned violent when a 16-year-old boy was shot near the 7900 block of South Ashland Avenue, according to police. The teen was hit in the left hand and managed to walk himself to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was reported in good condition. Area Two detectives are...

CHICAGO - A man was charged with murder in connection with a shooting last November in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood. Jameel Murphy, 35, allegedly shot a 35-year-old man who was getting out of his car on Nov. 12 in a parking lot in the 7600 block of South Stony Island Avenue, according to police.

Chicago cops needed less than two minutes to arrest an armed man who robbed a Boystown convenience store early Monday morning. At about 3:22 a.m., a man walked into the 7-Eleven, 3407 North Halsted Street, displayed a gun, and took the store’s registers, according to a preliminary CPD report. While the robber...