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Four people were shot, one of them killed, on Wednesday afternoon in the Little Village neighborhood.

A Chicago alderman claims police are handcuffed from stopping teen takeovers, blaming Mayor Brandon Johnson's policies for a lack of accountability.

A 16-year-old boy on probation for a gun case, with two more firearm arrests in his background, chased down and killed a Brighton Park man on a neighborhood street last autumn, prosecutors said Tuesday. Ayden Reynolds is charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the October 6, 2025, killing...

The FBI in Illinois is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the capture of a man wanted for the murder of a National Guardsman.

Illinois has a rich history of legendary pizza places, but 5 are older than the rest and 1 isn't in Chicago.

A man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound Tuesday evening in what is believed to be Evanston’s first shooting in nearly a year. Evanston Police Commander Chelsea Brown said that police responded to a call of shots fired on the 700 block of Howard Street at 6:08 p.m. She added that “responding officers located an adult male victim in the area with...

Sometimes the most random plans turn into life-changing moments, and that's exactly what happened to a pair of best friends from Downers Grove.

CHICAGO - A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of two suspects who attacked and robbed a man at gunpoint two months ago in Fulton Market. Cook County Crime Stoppers announced the reward Tuesday in connection with the Feb. 12 attack that happened around 4:20 p.m. in the 200 block of North Peoria Street.

For plenty of dogs, a shelter is just a pit stop. They come in, catch someone’s eye, and before long they are heading out the door with a family of their own. But that is not how it goes for all of them. Some stay far longer than anyone...

Many Dominican University dining service workers have made complaints alleging a hostile work environment, but management has dismissed their grievances. “They are putting too much pressure on us and giving us more work than we can humanly do,” said a veteran line cook. She explains that the pressure does...