Man gets 11 years for robbing North Side bank at gunpoint, forcing customers to...
A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for his role in a violent North Side bank robbery that unraveled when police followed a GPS tracker hidden inside the stolen cash. U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama sentenced 25-year-old Troy Luckett to 135 months in...
Man rushed to hospital from house fire in Beverly
A man was recovering Monday morning after a fire in a house in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.
37-year-old woman reported missing on South Side
CHICAGO — A 37-year-old woman is missing and was last seen on the South Side. Bianca Williams was last seen in the 300 block of West 64th Street on Oct. 24/ She may be in the area near and around the 7100 through 7300 block of South Halsted. Williams is 5’7″, 150 lbs., with brown […]
Convicted arsonist accused of setting CTA bus on fire while smoking crack
A man who spent much of his adult life in prison for murder and arson is back in custody after prosecutors said he set another fire—this time while smoking crack cocaine on a CTA bus in Humboldt Park. Earl D. Ellington, 55, is charged with aggravated arson and criminal...
17-year-old fatally shot inside Chicago Burger King
CHICAGO - A 17-year-old was shot and killed inside a Burger King in the Archer Heights neighborhood on Sunday evening. Around 7:05 p.m., a 17-year-old was inside the restaurant when an unknown male offender in a Jeep SUV drove up and fired multiple gunshots toward the victim at 4060 S. Pulaski Road. The victim was...
Man shot and killed by family member during altercation in Oak Park
A spokesperson for Oak Park said officers arrived at the scene and found the victim with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
Child, 2 adults ID’d after deadly crash on Dan Ryan
CHICAGO — A 12-year-old boy and two adults were identified Monday following a deadly crash on the Dan Ryan early Sunday morning. Illinois State Police responded to southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan at the I-57 split just before 2 a.m. on the report of a fatal crash.. Traffic was diverted at 95th Street. Police […]
2nd man sentenced for shooting, killing 72-year-old in Dolton failed carjacking
A second man has been sentenced for shooting and killing a 72-year-old man in a Dolton failed carjacking, court documents show.
74-year-old man critically injured in shooting during argument in Little Village: police
A 74-year-old man was critically injured in a shooting during an argument on the city's Southwest Side on Sunday afternoon, Chicago police said.
More than 2,000 people climb stairs at Willis Tower for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
More than 2,000 people climbed more than 1,300 feet to the highest point in Chicago on Sunday, all for a good cause.
