Two stabbings and armed robbery near UIC campus under investigation
Chicago police are investigating two violent attacks near the University of Illinois Chicago campus early Monday, less than a half-mile and an hour apart, though it remains unclear whether the incidents are connected.
Hundreds of National Guard troops will leave Portland and Chicago
The decision by the Defense Department comes as Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland have been stalled for weeks by the courts.
Sister JoAnn Persch, advocate for migrants and refugees, dies at 91
Sister JoAnn Persch, known to be an advocate for migrants and refugees in the Chicago area has died.
Police: Chicago Man Charged After Fully Automatic Ghost Gun Found During Traffic Stop
A Chicago man is facing a felony firearms charge after sheriff’s officers discovered a loaded, fully automatic “ghost gun” in his car during a traffic stop in the South Loop. According to Cook County Sheriff’s Police, officers stopped a Ford Fusion at 11 p.m. on September 30...
Illinois Man Arrested After Wrong-Way Pursuit on I-80
On November 15, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Indiana State Trooper Jace Haddon was patrolling along I-80 near the 1.4 mile-marker, when he observed a dark-colored Mini Cooper traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed. Using a LIDAR device, the vehicle’s speed was measured at 103 mph in a posted 55 mph zone....
Could rising bird flu cases affect your Thanksgiving turkey?
CHICAGO - Out on his farm in Dundee Township, Illinois, Cliff McConville sees geese landing in the fields where his turkeys and chickens graze. It’s a sight that often unnerves poultry producers, as migratory waterfowl carry and spread a highly infectious strain of bird flu that has been resurging in the United...
Cook County man allegedly ran from traffic stop with loaded, stolen gun
FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. - A south suburban man is facing a felony weapons charge after he allegedly ran from a traffic stop and dropped a loaded, stolen gun earlier this month. Around 4 p.m. on Nov. 2, investigators with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said they saw a tan Ford blow a stop sign at Kennedy and Diplomat...
Mayor declares civil emergency amid death threats against Broadview officials
Mayor Katrina Thompson declared a civil emergency in Broadview because of a series of recent threats.
Oswego Chick-fil-A murder suspect pleads not guilty
The man accused of killing a delivery driver and attacking a maintenance worker at a Chick-fil-A in Oswego last month is pleading not guilty. Nineteen-year-old Darryl Lee Jr. appeared in Kendall County Court Monday morning, where Judge Jody Gleason went over nineteen charges — including murder, concealment of a...
Group bikes through Back of the Yards to support street vendors during immigration crackdown
The benefit is twofold, as the food purchased is then donated to shelters or passed out homeless encampments.
