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CHICAGO - A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection with two violent attacks that happened within about 30 minutes of each other in downtown Chicago last month. The teen was arrested Wednesday morning in the 8100 block of South Vincennes Avenue. Investigators said the teen was identified as one...

A 37-year-old woman is recovering after being shot inside a vehicle on the city’s Northwest Side. It occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. on the 4000 block of West Cortland Street in the Hermosa neighborhood. According to Chicago police, the victim was inside a vehicle when she was approached by...

The No. 1 best restaurant in North America is right here in Chicago, according to a new report. The report, titled "50 Best North America Restaurants," is part of the acclaimed "World's 50 Best Restaurants" list from the 50 best organization. Winners were revealed at at the 2026 awards ceremony in New Orleans Thursday

A storage tank at the Koppers Inc. plant in Stickney exploded and erupted in flames Wednesday evening, May 27, drawing firefighters from more than a dozen departments to battle the blaze. The Stickney Fire Department responded to the explosion at 3900 Laramie Avenue at 6:07 p.m. Crews arriving on scene...

I get the question all the time: I'm visiting Chicago for the first time, where are some restaurants I shouldn't miss?. Almost always, I'd include The Purple Pig on that list. First opened on Michigan Avenue in 2009, The Purple Pig was a product of the mid-2000's nose-to-tail boom: Places like Mado, The Publican were c

No court room, no jury trial. Instead, rideshare customers injured in serious crashes agree to go through arbitration. The outcome rests on the judgement of one arbitrator, instead of a jury of peers, and the payouts might be vastly different.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is speaking out after authorities say a Chicago-area man spent months talking online with what he thought was a vulnerable teenage girl. According to authorities, the suspect, 34-year-old Joseph Hoggard, exchanged explicit messages and sought to set up meetings before discovering he was spe

Father Michael Pfleger discusses what’s driving Chicago’s recent teen takeover gatherings, whether curfews and parent fines could help, and how the city should respond to rising violence involving young people.

A first look at Esquire, the forthcoming MStreet Collective concept set to reimagine a storied Oak Street address through luxury dining, cinematic design, and immersive hospitality.CHICAGO, IL /

The man killed in a shooting involving an FBI agent on Chicago's West Side on Thursday has been identified.