55-year-old woman dead after stabbing in Logan Square: police
CHICAGO - A 55-year-old woman has died after a stabbing in Chicago's Logan Square on Wednesday, according to police. Around 4:15 p.m., a 55-year-old woman was inside an apartment and involved in a physical altercation with an unknown male offender in the 2800 block of N. Woodard. The offender stabbed...
4-year-old shot in the leg on West Side, Chicago police say
Chicago police are investigating after a 4-year-old girl was shot in the leg on the city's West Side.
Skokie man accused of shooting woman during argument on North Side
CHICAGO — A suburban man accused of shooting and injuring a woman during an argument near a CTA Red Line stop on the city’s North Side on Monday is now facing a felony charge. According to Chicago police, 28-year-old Justin Abbott, a Skokie resident, has been charged with one felony count of aggravated battery with […]
Man stabbed on CTA Blue Line train on Northwest Side, Chicago police say
A person was stabbed on a CTA train Thursday afternoon on the city's Northwest Side, police said.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blames past administrations after rating agency’s negative budget outlook
CHICAGO - Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his 2026 budget proposal Thursday following a rating agency lowering its outlook on the city this week, which signaled a potential future credit downgrade to one notch above junk status. And he addressed budget cuts he wants to make in 2026 at Chicago libraries,...
ICE agent arrested for drunk driving after leaving shift in Broadview
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been accused of drunk driving while off the clock in Chicago's western suburbs.
CPS substitute teacher charged with grooming 13-year-old: ‘That body looking right, can I pay...
A former Chicago Public Schools contract employee accused of sending a series of sexual messages to a 13-year-old student has been ordered detained after a Cook County judge said his actions showed a “lack of self-control” and a risk to children. Prosecutors said 41-year-old Mycale Ford worked as...
Billionaire hedge fund manager calls Chicago ‘a failed city-state’ from new home in Miami
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin took aim at Chicago again on Wednesday, calling it “a failed city-state” during a business conference in Miami. Griffin, who announced in 2022 that he was relocating his Citadel Securities headquarters from Chicago’s Loop to Miami, made the remarks at the American Business...
Thornton Man Charged With Attempted First-Degree Murder in Chicago Shooting
On November 4, 2025, at 3:31 p.m. in Thornton, Illinois, a man was taken into custody in connection to the shooting of a 41-year-old male earlier this year, Chicago Police Department and U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested the 200 block of W. Armory Dr. The suspect, identified as...
Government shutdown could hit Chicago and Illinois’ Head Start programs
As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, early childhood education programs in Chicago that rely on federal funding are feeling the ripple effects and bracing for potential disruptions.
