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The Chicago Pride Parade is in its 54th year and starts in less than 48 hours.

CHICAGO — A suburban tax preparer who ran a business in Dolton, Illinois, has pleaded guilty to filing dozens of fraudulent tax returns, causing the IRS to lose nearly $915,000, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. Byron Taylor, operator of We Are Taxes, admitted to...

CHICAGO — A shooting on the city’s Northwest Side left one person dead early Saturday morning. According to Chicago police, officers were first called to the scene in the 2200 block of West Cortland Street around 3 a.m. following a report of a person shot in the area. When officers arrived on the scene, they […]

One of the stranger videos to go viral in Chicago this week featured one of the slowest police pursuits of all time. The footage showed the driver of a hoopty minivan creeping along a four-lane street, weaving in and out of construction cones and driving the wrong way — all at about 2 mph — while a swarm of Chicago...

A man who attempted to rob a West Side fried chicken restaurant at gunpoint is now in custody, thanks to a woman who escaped and flagged down a Chicago police patrol car, officials said. Employees at Popeyes, 3457 West Roosevelt Road, were wrapping up the day around 11 p.m. on...

A body was pulled from the water at a South Side beach on Saturday afternoon, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO — A 63-year-old man riding home after a long workday was violently attacked by a group of teenagers aboard a CTA Orange Line train Monday night. The incident, which took place near the LaSalle/Van Buren stop, left the man bloodied and shaken — and now speaking out.

CHICAGO — Major cities across the country, including New York and Los Angeles, have seen significant dips in violent crime since the unrest of 2020, when protests, riots and looting followed the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis and the COVID-19 pandemic was taking hold.

Community members and local authorities are stepping up their efforts in the search for 13-year-old Quentine Williams, who has been missing since June 25th. According to a police report, the boy, affectionately known as Que Jay, was last seen in the area of the 6700 South block of East End Ave.

CHICAGO — A shocking two-hour crime spree on June 18 resulted in seven armed robberies across the South and West sides of Chicago — and ended with a dramatic police pursuit involving both ground units and a CPD helicopter. Four men are now in custody, including two with prior felony convictions for violent robberies.