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The suspect was taken to Mt. Sinai with multiple gunshots to the upper body and was pronounced dead, CPD said in an update on Monday night.

Jennifer Runyon, a Chicago native who became famous as an actress appearing in "Ghostbusters" and "Charles in Charge," died last week.

The man convicted of tossing root beer in the face of former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx was sentenced to a year of probation on Monday, bringing to an end a case that critics say highlighted the county’s two-tiered justice system, in which some victims appear to hold a premier status.

According to Guy Fieri, the best restaurant in Chicago (or, at least, his favorite) is a classic Italian place that reminds the celeb of a "mob movie."

Imagine thinking you lost big on "The Price is Right" game "Rat Race," only to discover afterward you got a prize after all.

Two women, aged 71 and 68, were found shot to death in a Chicago home. Police said a 75-year-old man was taken into custody.

A woman who helped a gunman carry out a brazen carjacking in the middle of the Dan Ryan Expressway, an incident that gained nationwide attention in a viral video, has been sentenced to six years in prison. Starreese Vickers, 23, of Calumet City, pleaded guilty to vehicular hijacking in exchange...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. - Three Chicago teenagers have been ordered to remain in custody after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from three Oak Brook stores Sunday while carrying bear spray. What we know:. Prosecutors said two 16-year-old boys and a 17-year-old girl have been charged in connection...

Chicago police officers skipped the official paperwork on roughly 267,240 traffic stops in 2025, according to new records, leaving a gaping hole in the city’s data on who gets pulled over and why. That works out to about 732 undocumented stops a day and marks nearly a 27% jump from 2024, recharging a heated debate...

What happens when public housing projects, designed to lift families out of poverty, crumble under the weight of poor planning and neglect? Instead of offering security and opportunity, many of these projects became breeding grounds for crime, violence, and decay. Across America, these housing experiments failed so...