Chatham Shooting Wounds Two On 79th Street Block With Bloody Past
A gunman opened fire in the 800 block of East 79th Street in Chatham at about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, wounding two men before fleeing on foot, leaving one victim fighting for his life and the other with a gunshot wound to the face. The 44-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds...
‘Innocent bystander’: Father shot, killed outside NW Indiana liquor store; family seeks answers
The death of a Northwest Indiana man has now been ruled a homicide, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.
‘I Thought This Was My Last Time Seeing My Daughter;’: Woman Who Survived Multiple...
A Chicago mother is recovering after she was shot nearly a dozen times outside her Bronzeville home while preparing to take her daughter to school, an attack she believes may have been a case of mistaken identity. Erin Jenkins was outside her home near South Lake Park Avenue and 40th...
After vicious attack, Facebook suggested adding her assailant as a ‘friend.’ She used ChatGPT...
A Rogers Park woman who was beaten with a cooking pot and robbed inside her own apartment tracked down her alleged attacker after Facebook suggested she add him as a “friend.” The shrewd North Sider ran his social media photos through ChatGPT, figured out where he lived, and ultimately found him at a bus stop.
100 years for man who got into shootout with Chicago cops during South Shore...
A man who got into a shootout with Chicago police officers during a hostage standoff in South Shore has been sentenced to 100 years in prison after a jury convicted him of 10 felony counts. But Steven Wade, 46, may face even more prison time. Prosecutors say he killed a woman in the hours before the standoff began, and
Body found in police vehicle on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO - The body of a man was found Thursday morning in the backseat of a new, unused police vehicle on Chicago’s South Side, police said. Officers found the man around 9:15 a.m. in the 700 block of East 112th Street in the Pullman neighborhood. The vehicle had never...
New landmark honors founder of Chicago in St. Charles
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – A new sculpture measuring 10 times the scale of a typical human head has been installed outside the St. Charles County Historical Society along historic Main Street. The artwork depicts explorer Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, who is recognized as the founder of Chicago and...
How do we know if the Chicago River is safe to swim in?
Hundreds of people will jump into the Chicago River this weekend for the Chicago River Swim raising money for ALS research and swim lessons. But how do you know it's safe to get in the water?
School bus strikes minor in Riverside
A juvenile was transported to the hospital with minor injuries Tuesday after he was struck by a school bus in Riverside, police said. Public Safety Director Matthew Buckley on Wednesday said the juvenile was riding his bike and crossing Woodside Road at the intersection of Park Place, near L. J. Hauser Junior High Scho
Ela Modern Greek Taverna to Open in Chicago’s Old Town
Ela Modern Greek Taverna will open Saturday, September 26, at 1551 N. Wells Street in Chicago’s Old Town, bringing a fresh approach to Greek Mediterranean dining built around real ingredients, thoughtful preparation and the idea that a great meal doesn’t always need to be a big commitment. Founded...
