Chicago IL

In the light of day, just past noon on Christmas Eve, a woman faced a harrowing ordeal on the 4600 block of W North Ave. The Chicago Police Department reports that an unknown male assailant forcibly pushed the victim into her vehicle in an apparent attempt to sexually assault her. This violent encounter was...

STICKNEY TOWNSHIP, Ill. - A 15-year-old girl is missing from suburban Cook County, according to the sheriff's office. Isabella Barraza, 15, was reported missing by her family on Christmas Day. She is from unincorporated Stickney Township. Officials say Isabella is about 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs about 135...

Firefighters responded to a building fire in West Englewood early on Christmas Day.

Chicago police say a 17-year-old is now in custody in connection with a summer carjacking that left another teenager staring down the wrong end of a gun on the Far South Side. According to investigators, a 16-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint on July 25 and had personal items, including a vehicle, taken during the...

A Cook County judge remarked that a man with a history of randomly and violently attacking strangers “seems to be expending a lot of energy getting into violent incidents allegedly” and that it “seems like we have a little anger management issue” before deciding to release the man on electronic monitoring rather than...

A veterinary student home for the holiday break was found dead after a night out with friends in Chicago's West Town neighborhood. Police are conducting a death investigation to figure out what happened as family and friends of Christian Law prepare for a funeral. They told NBC Chicago he had...

Tucked away in Chicago’s urban landscape sits a second-hand paradise that defies everything you thought you knew about thrift shopping. Monarch Thrift Shop isn’t just another dusty donation center. It’s a meticulously organized treasure trove where thirty-five bucks can transform your wardrobe, redecorate your...

At least seven people have been shot, one fatally, in Christmas night shootings, Chicago police said.

Jerry Hawkins, 38, of East Chicago, is facing multiple charges, including robbery, following an alleged theft and use of force at an AutoZone store in Highland on December 23, 2025. According to the probable cause affidavit, a Highland Police detective was investigating a reported theft at the AutoZone located at...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to shut down Chicago’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection network appears to have delayed emergency responses to two more shootings since Christmas night, leaving one man dead and another critically wounded after neither incident triggered immediate 911 calls reporting gunfire. Both...