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Report: Paroled six-time felon charged in shootings Prosecutors have charged a paroled six-time felon with shooting a woman inside a Chicago apartment and then trying to shoot police officers who chased him into an alley. CWB Chicago reports that Pierre Davis, 28, was seriously wounded when officers returned fire...

Nearly 500 workers spanning a range of industries are expected to be laid off statewide, a recent spreadsheet from the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining (WARN) Act revealed. A total of 488 employees were given layoff notices in December, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Chicago, IL – Illinois State Police have arrested a Chicago Heights man in connection with a deadly crash on Interstate 57 that left one passenger dead earlier this month. According to Illinois State...

After this weekend's storm, you may be tempted to dig out a spot and save it with a lawn chair, but think again. Each year, thousands of Chicagoans turn in their dibbing neighbors, who could lose their chairs and even get a fine. 🪏 Here's some fresh dibs data we...

CHICAGO - A 60-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting early Monday in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood. The man was walking to his car around 4:15 a.m. in the 2700 block of East 47th Street when a blue sedan pulled up and someone inside started shooting, police said. The victim...

Two people were hospitalized after a fire broke out at an apartment building early Monday in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood.

Update: Sebastian has been found and he is OK. Family and friends are hoping they’ll soon be reunited with a 15-year-old autistic boy who went missing after working out at his North Side gym this weekend. Sebastian Scott was last seen around 9:13 a.m. Saturday leaving Quads gym, 3727 North Broadway, in Boystown,...

For the fourth time in a month and the third time in a week, Chicago police are again warning residents about a surge in airbag thefts carried out by organized crews that are zeroing in on Honda Civics parked across the city. One group of thieves hammered lakefront neighborhoods this...

A woman is charged in connection with a shooting in Oak Park last year. Officers arrested 23-year-old Lissette Chavez yesterday.

A penguin walked off the set. Just like that. It was done. The crew waited, no fuss, and another penguin stepped in. “They’re not paid actors,” said Julianne Olivo, Director of Public Relations at Brookfield Zoo, with a laugh. “They won’t always do what you want them to do. But our goal was always: how can we help...