Bomb threat under investigation at Evanston hospital after suspicious package found: police
Evanston police are investigating a bomb threat at Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital Tuesday, police said.
Man dead, another critically hurt after shooting in South Shore
One man was killed, and another was critically injured in a shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
Police search for 2 men in shooting in Hermosa
Chicago police were searching Wednesday for two men in connection with a shooting that left a man wounded in the Northwest Side's Hermosa neighborhood.
Chicago crime: 11 shot, 2 fatally, 1 stabbed Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning
CHICAGO - Eleven people were shot, including two who died, and one person was stabbed in separate incidents across Chicago between Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning, according to police. Chicago crime. The first reported shooting happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 5300 block of South Sawyer Avenue in...
Mayor Brandon Johnson to sign executive order on procurement standards for guns
Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to sign a new executive order Wednesday morning strengthening the Chicago's procurement standards for firearms.
Three men injured in West Side shooting near Marshall Square
Three men were injured in a shooting on Chicago’s West Side Tuesday night.
Career scammer who infiltrated Cook County court Zoom calls sentenced to prison
A man who has spent most of his adult life running scams is back in prison for, you guessed it, running another scam. Ronnie Ross has pulled so many cons that officials once accused him of operating a $1.2 million fraud ring from inside the Cook County Jail while he was locked up for operating yet another scam.
Older Chicagoans Can Get Free Rides To Grocery Stores Following Save A Lot Closures,...
CHICAGO — Following the closure of seven Save A Lot grocery stores on the South and West sides, rideshare platform Lyft and nonprofit United Way of Metro Chicago are partnering to provide transportation to older residents in need of food, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday. Lyft will fund roundtrip...
Severe storms batter Brookfield with 1-2 punch
Two severe storms swept through Brookfield on Monday, leaving downed trees, flooded streets and closed railroad crossings in their wake. The first storm hit around noon, plunging the village into near-total darkness. A second barrage of rain and wind followed around 5 p.m., compounding the damage. “It was pitch black..
Vehicle leads police on chase, travels through McDonald’s drive-through with kids inside
A driver led Illinois State Police on a dangerous chase Tuesday, traveling erratically on major expressways in Chicago's south suburbs and through a McDonald's drive-through as it nearly hit several vehicles -- and all with children inside. NBC's Sky 5 helicopter witnessed the scene as a wanted vehicle began driving...
