Chicago IL

A new herd of alpacas are now calling Lincoln Park Zoo their home as Chicago welcomes the species for the first time in 6 years.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is preparing to deploy its Special Response Teams to five cities run by Democratic leaders and Chicago is among them, according to two sources familiar with the planning of future ICE operations. The "elite special response teams" also known as SRTs, are part of ICE’s Enforcement...

CHICAGO — A 25-year-old is missing from Marquette Park. Angel Jackson, 5’5″, 117 lbs., was last seen April 5 in the area of the 7300 block of South Talman. She has black and red hair. A clothing description was not provided. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 312-747-8380 or call 911.

"Ava's body was yelling out to these clinicians, 'help me!', and they just ignored it," attorney Matthew Williams said.

CHICAGO - An Indiana man was arrested for first-degree murder in connection with a fatal stabbing last summer on Chicago’s South Side, authorities said. Kortland Bryant, 29, of Portage, Indiana, is charged with one felony count of first-degree murder, Chicago police said. He was taken into custody June 9...

A 36-year-old concealed carry permit holder shot and killed an alleged armed robber in Chicago’s Humboldt Park late Tuesday night. CWB Chicago noted the alleged armed robber was 18-years-old and is suspected of being tied to a number of robberies that occurred in the minutes prior to his being shot.

According to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, three men have been charged in an operation aimed at sexual predators for attempting to engage in sexual activity with a minor. The Downers Grove Police Department, in collaboration with other local law enforcement agencies, led the sting, which resulted...

In 2023, the Illinois Appellate Court threw out Micheail Ward's conviction, after ruling his videotaped confession was inadmissible.

A federal judge has sentenced a man to nine years in federal prison for carjacking a rideshare driver at gunpoint outside the Willis Tower in January 2021. Joshua Walker pleaded guilty to federal charges of carjacking and using a machine gun during a violent crime, according to court records. U.S. District Judge Mary...

Nearly 1,500 workers in the Chicago area will be laid off in coming weeks according to a state agency. According to data from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the layoffs will occur at a half-dozen companies around the Chicago area over the summer, with exact figures reported under terms...