Life + 20 years for man who killed 2 friends during birthday outing in...
A Chicago man was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years on Friday for fatally shooting two friends in the head and wounding two others during a 2018 birthday outing on Michigan Avenue in the Loop. A Cook County jury convicted 46-year-old Marquis Watkins in May of two counts...
Man allegedly paid Aurora kidnapping suspect to take his two children to Mexico, police...
The father of two children allegedly paid a kidnapping suspect to bring his two children to Mexico from Chicago's west suburbs, police said.
Man suffocates teen girl, stabs her mother in unincorp. Lyons Township attack, prosecutors say
A police officer shot a suspect who allegedly suffocated a teen girl and stabbed her mother in west suburbs Monday night, officials said. Body-camera video of the incident was released as the suspect appeared in court Friday.
Condo building’s windows shattered during Air & Water Show practice
Residents on Chicago's North Side have reported broken windows as practice for the Air and Water Show this weekend continues Friday, including all the windows in the lobby of a Lakeview condo building.
4 arrested after alleged train car burglary on Southwest Side
CHICAGO — Authorities say four people are in custody on Friday after an early morning train car burglary on the city’s Southwest Side. According to Chicago police, the incident unfolded just before 3:30 a.m., along the train tracks in the 5700 block of South Oakley Avenue, in West Englewood. Police were first called...
2 men charged in connection to home invasion, fatal shooting on North Side
Demontre Eason, 25, of Buffalo Grove, and Justin Neal-Guy, 31, of Evanston, are facing felony charges, including first-degree murder.
Texas lawmakers haven’t said when they’ll leave the Chicago area
Texas Democratic state lawmakers who traveled to Illinois to block a redistricting plan have yet to set an end date for their stay in the Chicago area.
Gas station employees help locate missing Chicago man in Freeport
First responders from the Freeport Fire Department were able to locate an 84-year-old man from Chicago who had been missing for five days.
South Shore Family Dollar’s Roof Caves In, Then Man Burglarizes Store, Officials Say
SOUTH SHORE — A South Side Family Dollar has been closed indefinitely since a roof collapse early Monday, but that didn’t stop someone from breaking in that night and making off with items, police said. Family Dollar, 2159 E. 71st St. in South Shore, will remain closed following...
Officer who shot, killed Ofc. Krystal Rivera relieved of powers amid assault investigation, CPD...
The Chicago police officer who shot and killed Officer Krystal Rivera has been relieved of his police powers amid an assault investigation, CPD said Friday.
