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A routine traffic stop on the 2200 block of West Cullerton Street on Chicago's Near West Side ended with two guns off the street and one person in handcuffs, according to police. Officers publicly singled out beat BT 1234 for moving quickly, though the department has not yet released the identity of the person...

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. - A Tinley Park man has been charged with aggravated identity theft after using a stolen credit card to make a $9,100 purchase. Palos Heights investigators said the United States Postal Service and PNC Bank alerted them to several missing credit and debit cards that had been fraudulently used.

A Chicago man was part of a robbery and burglary crew that targeted at least four businesses during an hour-long crime spree that prompted a CPD community alert last month, prosecutors say. Brian Pride, 20, is charged with three counts of armed robbery and two counts of burglary in connection...

AUSTIN — When he chooses to pray, Lavonte Harvey usually does so by singing. But while getting ready for his job as a postal carrier one recent day, Harvey chose the spoken form of prayer, asking God to “let me know who I’m supposed to be and where I’m supposed to go.”

BP refinery workers in Northwest Indiana hit the picket line this past weekend as they escalate their fight for a contract.

A 7-time convicted felon violently attacked a television news reporter as she sat in her SUV in the Loop and continued the assault until passers-by teamed up to pull him off the victim, prosecutors said. At about 12:46 p.m. on January 2, the veteran reporter was sitting in her luxury...

Let’s be real: a Chicago-style hot dog is more than just a meal; it’s a way of life. It’s the crunch of a pickle spear, the heat of sport peppers, and the perfect pop of a poppy seed bun that makes you pause mid-bite, thinking, “Yeah, this is what it’s all about.”

A death investigation has been launched after two people were discovered shot to death Wednesday night inside a home on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Around 8 p.m., first responders discovered a 70-year-old male and a 43-year-old woman inside a residence near 45th Street and Albany Avenue in the Brighton Park area,...

The 73-year-old was found safely after he was reported missing last month by his family.

CHICAGO - The Chicago Police Department should hire hundreds more civilians to take over some duties of sworn officers and ease staffing pressures, according to a summary of a long-awaited report. For years, the department has faced staffing shortages, which have led to officers working long hours, having their...