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A Chicago man who served an 8½-year prison sentence for a 2011 armed robbery in which a victim was shot has been detained after police allegedly found a machine gun hidden in his car door panel during a traffic stop in the Loop. Devonte Matticx was 16 in 2011...

A driver was cited after crashing into a fire truck that had its emergency lights activated, injuring four people on Chicago's West Side on Tuesday morning, officials said.

CHICAGO - Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this evening, a few of which may end up becoming severe. The Storm Prediction Center has the majority of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana in a level 1 Marginal Risk for severe storms. Damaging winds and locally heavy rain will be the main hazards with any stor

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Five Illinois schools cracked the national top 100, and the rankings say a lot about what strong public education can look like.

ENGLEWOOD — A family is reeling from the loss of a beloved daughter and sister following a fatal shooting at a South Side gas station last week. Pamela Hall was killed in a shooting Aug. 10 while at an Amour Square gas station with a friend. The 22-year-old recently graduated from Malcolm X College and was working on t

This month's Axios Chicago tournament is about the best-looking houses of worship in the Chicago area. Between the lines: We're not talking faith. We're talking architecture. Why it matters: Chicago’s neighborhoods are dotted with spectacular churches, synagogues, temples and other houses of worship — giving us plenty

A police pursuit ended with a suspect allegedly hiding near a country club. At just before 11 Tuesday night, La Salle County deputies attempted a traffic stop southeast of Earlville. The vehicle allegedly drove away, setting off a pursuit. The chase led into Earlville, where the driver is accused of fleeing on foot.

At least seven teenagers were shot Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning across Chicago, police said.

Shayde Fisher says the scammers went as far as conducting a video interview, sending official-looking employment paperwork and even mailing her a check. The whole thing turned out to be a scam.