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The sister of a 52-year-old father who died after falling off a personal watercraft Thursday near Navy Pier spoke exclusively with ABC7 Friday.

Southview Manor is under threat of closure as a blistering state report reveals years of failures—from mishandled sexual assault cases to chronic neglect—raising urgent questions about oversight and resident safety.

Chicago’s new police oversight chief has repeatedly wiped out or dramatically scaled back recommendations to fire officers following pushback from the city’s top cop, the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ have found. The reversals by the city’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability follow acrimony and infighting that...

A man who prosecutors said “went hunting” for a victim before gunning down a 9-year-old boy on the Near North Side five years ago has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Darrell Johnson, 44, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of murder in exchange for the sentence from Judge Peggy Chiampias. By law, Johnson must...

Three people were killed and two others were wounded in two separate shootings in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Thursday night, Chicago police said.

A man died Thursday after falling into Lake Michigan while riding a personal watercraft near Navy Pier, Chicago police said.

Chicago police are warning residents about a wave of robberies tied to online activity, with offenders using social media apps, online marketplaces, and even food delivery orders as bait to lure victims into holdup traps. Detectives have identified three distinct, active robbery patterns across the city’s South and...

Elijah Flores, 9, was killed after being pushed down a flight of stairs at a CTA Green Line station, and police are searching for two suspects in connection with the homicide.

The family of a 2-year-old boy who was killed when a car crashed into an Oswego Portillo's last month is now suing the restaurant chain.

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help to identify a woman who was found on the Northwest Side yesterday. In a bulletin published overnight, CPD said the woman was admitted to Community First Hospital after being located near the intersection of Cicero and Diversey. Police described her as...