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Chicago’s police oversight agency has cleared two officers in a 2024 Pilsen shooting, finding one was justified in fatally shooting an armed 16-year-old and the other was justified in firing at a person who ran from the scene. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released its findings on Thursday...

CHICAGO - A man was stabbed and robbed late Thursday night in the city’s Chatham neighborhood. The attack happened around 10 p.m. in the 7500 block of South King Drive, according to police. Police said the 36-year-old man was outside when an unknown man approached him, produced a "sharp object" and stabbed him in the lower back.

A United Airlines flight from Newark to Las Vegas made an unscheduled stop in Chicago on Thursday after crew members reported a strange odor wafting through the back of the cabin. United Flight 1631, a Boeing 737 carrying more than 180 people, diverted to O'Hare International Airport, where it landed safely and rolled to a gate so passengers could deplane. A convoy of emergency...

A man died after falling four stories while working on a roof Thursday at Northwestern University, Evanston city officials said.

After a chilly spring, Northern Illinois residents are looking towards a hot summer in 2026, with forecasts predicting rising temperatures and humid days ahead.

An individual who allegedly participated in an armed robbery with an armed suspect accused of gunning down a Chicago police officer has been arrested. Sources told NBC Chicago the individual, who is believed to have assisted Alphanso Talley with an armed robbery at a dollar store on Saturday morning, was taken into custody shortly after prosecutors released court documents detailing how the crimes unfolded...

This story is a collaboration between Injustice Watch and Bolts, a nonprofit publication that covers criminal justice and voting rights in local governments. About a decade into his prison sentence for a murder he always said he did not commit, Tyrece Williams told his mother to stop bringing his four children to see him.

Rockford motorcyclist dies in fatal crash on I-90 in Hoffman Estates.

Northwestern Medicine Opens $15 Million Center Expanding Advanced Gastrointestinal Care to Suburban Chicago. The Center for Advanced Endoscopy offers some of the most advanced endoscopic procedures available in the United States. Northwestern Medicine is expanding access to highly specialized digestive health services with the opening of the new Center for...

Article Summary The Illinois Accountability Commission voted to approve its final report on Thursday, creating a record of misconduct by federal immigration agents amid Operation Midway Blitz. The 204-page report provides recommendations for accountability and policies to prevent harm in the future. The commission is also sending letters to relevant local law enforcement agencies where…