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CHICAGO - A Franklin Park man is facing a first-degree murder charge following the death of a 24-year-old man on Chicago’s West Side earlier this year. Carlos Antonio Esquivel Aguilar, 34, was arrested Thursday in the 10100 block of West Chestnut Avenue in Franklin Park. According to Chicago police,...

Former CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson joins Bob Sirott to talk about safety in Chicago as the warm weather approaches, including new barricades in Streeterville and what he’s hearing about the curfew proposal. He also shares his thoughts on how parents can help crack down on the teen takeovers.

Two men have been jailed on robbery charges after prosecutors accused them of robbing two separate passengers aboard a Red Line train at 87th Street. Officers patrolling the area were waved down by two victims, ages 25 and 27, who both reported being robbed around 9:45 p.m. on April 9, a Chicago police report said....

A golf course on an Army installation near the Mississippi River that's been lying dormant for seven years is scheduled to re-open for play in a week. Listed as the second-oldest course in the state of Illinois, the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Course is slated to reopen to the public on April 26. The course was 18...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EASTER SUNDAY MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA WITH ELEVATED TORNADO & FLASH FLOOD RISK. This is going to be a very busy weekend for forecasters at the Storm Prediction Center as we have severe thunderstorm risk that will likely occur over many states from Texas to Missouri to Michigan. This...

With summer-like temperatures in the Chicago area to finish the work week, city officials are preparing for the possibility of large teen gatherings after similar incidents last month turned violent. The preparations have left some nearby residents confused when they saw a fence go up around Ogden Park in...

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After a break-in at their Beverly restaurant, Brian and Linda Flippin reopened Flippin Flavors the same day. Backed by their community, they turned hardship into hope (Photo Credit Tacuma Roeback). On a chilly Saturday morning in late March, Brian Flippin was shopping for supplies when he got the alert no...

ONE OF GARY’S very own family members were contestants on Family Feud, taped in Atlanta, Georgia at the Tyler Perry Studios and will air this fall. The Johnson brothers are five of eleven family members that were featured on The Feud. Pastor Chet J. Johnson Sr. of New Tabernacle MB Church located in Gary, IN, Pastor...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois livestock farmers dealing with highly aggressive black vultures now have the means to fight back. Black vultures are known to prey on young livestock and birthing mothers, causing injuries and sometimes death. “Illinois’ black vulture population has increased significantly in recent...