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A stolen puppy was safely returned to a Chicago shelter on Monday afternoon, Anti-Cruelty said.

A South Side man is accused of shooting at a Lyft driver on the Dan Ryan Expressway and then trying to cover his tracks by falsely reporting his car stolen less than an hour later, prosecutors said. His ruse began falling apart when state troopers found the “stolen” car parked behind his apartment building.

A man has been charged with robbing and beating a Bally’s casino customer in River North—while on pretrial release for robbing casino shuttle bus riders in Chinatown. Willie Greenwood, 27, now faces three separate robbery cases—each involving victims who had recently visited casinos. He was initially ordered...

CHICAGO - Now that the "Big Beautiful Bill" has been signed into law, millions are bracing for the biggest cut to food assistance in years. The new federal budget takes away $200 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In Illinois, that means hundreds of thousands may have to turn to...

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CHICAGO — A passenger in a car that Chicago police say ran a red light and hit another car early Sunday morning on the city’s West Side was killed. According to a preliminary investigation by police, a 20-year-old man was driving east in the 3800 block of West Lake Street, in Garfield Park, in a […]

Illinois State Police said multiple people were hurt in a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Sunday.

The hit-and-run driver fled the scene in an unknown direction without stopping to render aid.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - A man accused of fatally shooting his daughter-in-law outside a northwest suburban hotel was ordered detained in the Cook County Jail on Monday. 50-Year Legend Calls Exact Month Stocks Will Crash Next50-Year Wall Street Legend Who’s Invested Through 9 Recessions Calls Exact Month of Next...

GRANT PARK — The pedestal that once held the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park has been removed, drawing criticism from a local Italian American civic group. The statue itself was removed about five years ago with no warning in the middle of the night. The small plaza left behind will undergo pavement...