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What started with a disturbing card left on cars near an elementary school led investigators to a home in Bridgeport. The community is shocked by what police uncovered. Tia Ewing investigates.

Chicago Public Schools is replacing its current high school admissions test for eighth graders with a different exam that is more than twice as long and will be available only in English. Starting in October, students will take the PreACT 9 Secure instead of the High School Admissions Test, or...

ILLINOIS — Two people were injured in a stabbing Friday on State Street in Chicago’s Loop, according to fire officials. The incident occurred near the intersection of State and Lake streets. Emergency crews responded to the scene, where a police investigation was underway Friday afternoon. Officials said both victims s

The Chicago Fire Department is rolling out one of the largest emergency-vehicle buys in North America, signing a deal for 120 new rigs in a move city and vendor statements say tops $100 million. The order covers 42 pumpers, 38 aerial ladder trucks and 40 ambulances, all billed as part of a major fleet-modernization pus

A man was struck and killed while biking in Chicago on Friday, authorities said. Around 4:40 p.m., a 35-year-old man was biking on the 3200 block of South Halsted Street in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood when he was struck by a vehicle, police said. He was transported to a local hospital...

Tragically, this afternoon a car driver reportedly doored a 35-year-old man on a bike in Bridgeport, causing him to strike the door and be thrown in front of a large semi-truck, whose driver fatally struck him. According to the initial police report, on Friday, June 5 around 4:40 p.m., the...

Two quick phone grabs in the Loop were enough for Chicago police to sound the alarm on downtown sidewalks. After a pair of cellphone robberies earlier this month that detectives believe may be connected, officers are warning pedestrians to keep a tighter grip on their devices as they move through the heart of the city.

A respected pizza guide ranked only two Illinois restaurants among America's best, sparking debate among pizza lovers statewide.

CHICAGO - A Chicago man and a teenage boy were arrested less than 24 hours after they allegedly carjacked a 63-year-old man at gunpoint on the city's South Side. Police said Allen Johnson, 18, and a 16-year-old boy were arrested Thursday in the 2300 block of East 79th Street in South Shore.

Chicago police are searching for a man and woman who allegedly attacked a 26-year-old man on a CTA train platform in the West Loop just before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, and they are asking late-night riders to help them track the pair down. Officers say the two suspects confronted the victim...