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CHICAGO — A terrifying incident unfolded early Wednesday morning on Chicago’s Northwest Side when a man and woman were shoved onto the train tracks at the Harlem Blue Line station.

Chicago will add 50 speed cameras as part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to balance this year’s budget, increasing the stock of the devices used to ticket drivers by 30% citywide. The city’s Department of Transportation confirmed this week that it is “actively working” to install the 50...

An East Moline woman died after she was shot Saturday night at a Chicago hotel in a River North neighborhood. Officers found a hotel security guard who was shot first, then found 32-year-old Kenliada Maressa Porter of East Moline in a room on the 30th floor. She passed away about two hours later. The Chicago […]

CHICAGO — Nearly an hour after he allegedly ditched a newly hijacked car on Lake Shore Drive and fled into a Northwestern University medical school building with police in hot pursuit, Trimane Kimbrough came face-to-face with cops in the building’s basement. “I give up,” Kimbrough said with his...

There's nothing like dunking your coworker in an polar-cold bath at 7 a.m. in the morning. NBC 5 anchors Michele Relerford and Evrod Cassimy sent NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman swimming in a dunk tank Thursday morning, in honor of Sunday's annual Chicago Polar Plunge at Lake Michigan. The event, in its 25th year,...

Illinois State Police said Michael Dascenzo, 49, from south suburban Crete sent a threatening email to Governor JB Pritzker’s office on Jan. 9. They did not specify what he allegedly wrote but arrested him Tuesday after an investigation.

Ald. Marty Quinn’s ordinance to amend the zoning at 7023 W. Archer Avenue, the former Halina’s Pub, will block the new owner from operating a bar on the property. “This past Wednesday, Feb. 19 the full City Council voted to change the zoning to single-family residential as a placeholder to preserve the community’s...

Chicago Police announced murder charges against Antonio Reyes, a 21-year-old who was a teen at the time of the shootings. Reyes is in custody.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. Principals at a charter school campus on Chicago’s South West side told families Wednesday that an adult who was in a vehicle with two students was detained by federal immigration enforcement officials during school...

DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick announced Thursday morning that he is running for Governor of Illinois. In a lengthy Facebook post, Mendick revealed he will not be seeking a third term as sheriff next year.