A Late Night Crash At Burger King Raises Eyebrows In Illinois
A late-night drive turned chaotic in Illinois as a woman’s Cadillac made an unexpected entrance at a local Burger King.
Whistleblower ex-Joliet, Illinois police sergeant files lawsuit over retaliation
A former police sergeant in Joliet who was at one point charged after leaking squad car video of a man who died in Joliet police custody has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over retaliation he faced.
‘I’ve lost everything’: House fire breaks out in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood
With nothing but her house slippers, Yvonne Jones grabbed her granddaughter and great-nephew and fled her home that had caught on fire in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Friday evening.
Some Chicago aldermanic aides receiving hefty year-end bonuses
With Chicago facing a projected deficit of more than $1 billion in 2026, why does the city's salary database show at least a dozen aldermanic aides with salaries close to $200,000? The database is wrong, but staffers are getting hefty bonuses.
Man critically injured trying to break up fight at Burger King: CPD
A 24-year-old man is in critical condition after he was stabbed while trying to break up a fight at a Burger King, Chicago police said.
Safari Land Birthday Bloodshed: Chicago Man Convicted In Villa Park Shooting
A 2021 birthday party at Safari Land in Villa Park turned into a shooting scene, and now the gunman has been convicted. A DuPage County judge on Thursday found a Chicago man guilty in the wounding of another man inside the busy indoor amusement park, where prosecutors say dozens of families were present. No children...
Rapper ‘Cloutboii Meechie’ charged with shooting motorist in the face
A Chicago rapper who performs as “Cloutboii Meechie” has been charged with trying to murder a man who was shot while driving on the West Side, officials said. The victim, a 24-year-old man, arrived at Humboldt Park Health Center with a gunshot wound to his face around 10:20 p.m. on October 22. He told Chicago cops he...
South Shore tenants left without heat as dangerous cold grips Chicagoland
Tenants at a South Shore apartment complex in Chicago are facing dangerously cold temperatures due to a lack of heat, and have been offered temporary relocation, but are having difficulty securing it.
Man killed in fiery overnight crash near South Side beach
CHICAGO — A man is dead following an overnight crash near a South Side beach. According to Chicago police, the crash unfolded just before midnight in the 6300 block of South Coast Guard Drive, near 63rd Street Beach in Jackson Park. Officers say the driver, a man whose age is unknown, was traveling along the […]
Slingshot Santa spreads holiday cheer in south suburbs
Slingshot Santa and his elves have been spreading Christmas cheer to the south suburbs for nine years, growing from 85 to 2,300 gifts, and are accepting donations until Dec. 19 at select Walgreens locations.

















