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A 4-year-old girl who went missing during a court-ordered visit with her mother in November 2021 has been safely recovered in a joint operation by the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force and the Chicago Police Department, officials announced Monday. Blessing Wasso was one year old when her mother, Erika...

The Chicago area is forecast to experience its first heat wave of the year, with temperatures expected to soar well into the 90s beginning Saturday.

CHICAGO — A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a failed carjacking in which the victim pulled a gun and detained him until police arrived, according to court records and prosecutors. The carjacking attempt occurred in the Washington Heights neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side...

A Chicago woman is being held in Cook County Jail in connection with the death of a 2-month-old boy on the city’s Near West Side. Lauryn Shakespeare, 24, a resident of the 100 block of North Ashland Avenue, is charged with murder in connection with the boy’s death.

A Matteson man jailed on allegations that he openly carried a firearm while dressed as a police officer at a protest in the Loop last week presented Chicago cops with forged documents that identified him as a State Department contractor, prosecutors said Sunday. Willie Mathews faces charges of armed violence,...

J'Adore Frazier was last seen in Chicago’s Brainerd neighborhood on Friday, June 6

A man was taken into custody after a home invasion on Chicago's West Side, where he was confronted by a 30-year-old male victim and fled with no injuries reported.

Dwindling enrollment has left about 150 Chicago schools half-empty, while 47 operate at less than one-third capacity, leading to high costs and limited course offerings, a joint report from Chalkbeat Chicago and ProPublica reveal.

CHICAGO — As electricity prices surge across Illinois, ComEd is stepping in with a new $10 million financial assistance program, offering $500 payments to low-income customers struggling to keep up with rising utility bills. The initiative, which opens for applications on July 7, aims to help residents who are...

ELGIN, Ill. - A video captured Monday morning shows federal agents pulling a man from a vehicle and detaining him in Chicago's northwest suburbs. According to the Elgin Area Rapid Response Team, a volunteer network that tracks immigration enforcement activity, multiple unmarked vehicles and plainclothes federal...