Chicago IL

A suburban woman and a Chicago man are facing felony charges for allegedly stealing merchandise from two DuPage County stores and fleeing police in separate incidents just hours apart last week. Jehnyejah Moore, 22, of Woodridge, has been charged with retail theft (a Class 3 felony) and aggravated running and...

A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old on the South Side last summer, authorities said, after his arrest this week across state lines in Indiana. Police identified the suspect as 40-year-old Juan Osorio. Chicago officers allege he repeatedly stabbed the victim...

The death of a Cook County jail inmate who was restrained after a fire broke out inside his cell late last year has been ruled a homicide, as a state investigation into whether jail personnel should be held responsible for his death continues. Martinez Duncan, 24, died on the evening...

Three men are facing felony burglary charges after sheriff’s police say they were caught in the act of breaking into freight railcars on Chicago’s Southwest Side late Thursday, following reports of shipping containers being pried open on a moving train near the 1200 block of West 74th Place. Officers say they found...

A recent report by WalletHub took a deep dive into the 100 largest cities in the U.S. to find out who is actually in "financial distress."

Illinois has wiped out more than half a billion dollars in medical debt for over 500,000 residents through a state-funded program that buys outstanding medical bills on the secondary market and cancels them outright. The effort, run by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, requires no application from the...

CHICAGO - A man is in critical condition after he was found shot late Wednesday night in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, according to police. Officers responded around 10:29 p.m. to the 2200 block of West Cermak Road. Police said a man, believed to be between 20 and 30 years...

Two people were killed and two others hospitalized in a rollover crash on the Bishop Ford Freeway Thursday morning, Illinois State Police said.

Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing a statewide fee on social media companies in an effort to raise $200 million a year for education, as the state grapples with a $2 billion budget shortfall.

If you got gift cards from Costco for Christmas, they may be impacted by the recall.