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An Edgewater man pleaded guilty to attempted arson and walked away with a sentence of mental health probation after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail into a charter school dumpster while wearing a disguise, according to court records. Officers were watching Benjamin Scheie, 62, on a July morning last year because..

A Chicago gas station will offer gas for just $1.99 per gallon for several hours Tuesday. The Shell station at 4357 W. Belmont Ave., near Kostner, will be giving out gas for less than $2 a gallon as part of a limited-time promotion. The discount will be available from 9:30...

Thieves targeted several restaurants across the city Tuesday morning, including using the drive-thru window to enter, Chicago police said.

After eight years at Byrne Elementary, CPS clerk Judy Mahoney faces a layoff on July 1 due to budget cuts, despite school and community support. The decision has sparked accusations of disability discrimination by the Local School Council (LSC). Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must provide reasonab

Chicago’s Eisenhower Expressway has seen its share of traffic nightmares over the decades, but what brought I-290 to a complete standstill on June 4, 2026, was unlike anything most drivers had ever encountered. Just after ... Read more

DUNNING — Police are urging neighbors to remain vigilant after four homes were burglarized over just a few days near the Dunning-Portage Park border. In an alert issued Sunday, police said a man broke into homes through unsecured windows or doors. The man stole small safes, guns, jewelry, sunglasses and cash.

A juvenile suspect has been arrested and faces multiple charges after he allegedly struck and killed an 18-year-old student in a March hit-and-run. According to a spokesperson in suburban Dolton, the charges have been filed in the March 30 death of 18-year-old Lania Smith, who was struck and killed by a speeding driver

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Chicago-area man wanted in connection with a downstate shooting was arrested in the suburbs last week after officers tracked him down, authorities said. Dashaun Parks, 24, was arrested Thursday following an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff's Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the U.S. Marshals

A Chicago man has been charged with kidnapping his ex-girlfriend during a home invasion in DuPage County in March.

KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A 24-year-old Chicago man is in custody after allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl from Lawrenceville. Court documents state the Knox County Sheriff’s Office was notified Friday about a “possible active child molesting situation” taking place in a car parked on North 5th Street in Vinc