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Chicago police are still looking for the person who stole a van full of dogs off the street in Lincoln Park Tuesday morning.

The suspect was allegedly upset over a Facebook Marketplace deal and "decided to take out his frustration on Eliza," court documents say.

On February 23, 2026, after 5 hours of deliberation, a Cook County jury. awarded a verdict in excess of $23.5 million to Dylan Gong for the brain injury he. sustained at birth as a result of the negligence of Trinity Health-owned Mercy Hospital. and Medical Center. Matthew Patterson and Ryan...

The Illinois State Police are investigating an incident in which a former Oak Park police officer reportedly shot himself inside the police station at Village Hall. On Wednesday, Oct. 16 at approximately 5:45 p.m., an Oak Park police officer sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound while inside the police station,...

Editor's note: A previous version of this story misstated the suspect's name. The man accused of killing a father and son during a robbery at their Little Village jewelry store was identified by a former girlfriend who saw a news report, court documents revealed. Muhammad Idris Thomas was charged with...

Oak Park police arrested a Chicago man suspected of robbing an Oak Park woman on the ramp to a CTA Blue Line station in the village. Police arrested the 32-year-old shortly after 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27 on charges of robbery and aggravated battery. The man is now in Cook County custody, according to county records.

A teenage boy died after the car he was in crashed into a tree in south suburban Oak Lawn early Monday morning, according to authorities.

Gov. JB Pritzker and Toni Preckwinkle announce $1.5 billion in medical debt relief through Illinois’ partnership with Undue Medical Debt, expanding a 2024 state program aimed at helping low- and middle-income families.

Chicago is so over Christopher Columbus that the city is finally replacing the statues with St. Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants. There were two statues of Columbus in Arrigo and Grant parks that were removed in July 2020 after mounting pressure from activists. The two platforms have stayed empty over the...

Retired Chicago Detective Pamela Childs puts her knowledge and skills to the test in Investigation Discovery’s new series Hunt for the Missing: Chicago. The premiere episode follows Childs as she tries to break down the missing person’s case of Kierra Coles, and discusses why there may be more suspects than police...