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A Chicago man who shot a woman five times on a South Side expressway—less than three weeks after buying his gun—has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Damarco Watkins-Romaine, 34, was originally charged with attempted murder but pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm toward an occupied vehicle,...

A Chicago man known for serially punching women in the Loop area, seemingly at random, has been arrested and charged again.

This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Chicago’s worst burglar is sentenced to prison again — for the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th time.

Chicago has seen a string of armed robberies that have now led to an arrest. According to a Chicago Police Department press release, 51-year-old Miriam Rivera of the 3400 block of W. Montrose Ave. has been charged with multiple felonies, including three counts of armed robbery with a dangerous weapon and one count...

Anthony Evans allegedly killed his two-month-old son and returned his body to the baby's mother in a stroller, telling her he was sleeping, before claiming that demons made him do it. A Chicago dad accused of murdering his two-month-old son allegedly returned the baby's body to the mother in a...

Cicero Police arrested Jeremiah J. Mays, 47, and Maranda L. Butler, 20, both of Chicago, after finding them burglarizing a business on West Roosevelt Road early Thursday morning. Officers discovered the suspects hiding in an upstairs apartment, where they had ordered a victim to stay locked in a bedroom; both...

It is always pertinent to remember peaceful protesting is a right that’s protected by our First Amendment. For months, people across America have been gathering to protest against ICE and the Nazi-level tactics they’ve used against regular people. Though the government is not typically allowed to prohibit peaceful...

Residents of Evanston have issued a warning to their neighbors in Arlington Heights about the potential impacts of Joining Forces for Affordable Housing, the lobbying arm of Connections for the Homeless. The group, which advocates for affordable housing and has been instrumental in shaping housing policies in...

The long-vacant office site at 1200 E. Diehl Road is getting a full-on reboot: Hines has broken ground on a five-story, 306-unit mixed-use development that will bring new apartments and ground-floor retail to the corridor. The plan calls for roughly 15,000 square feet of retail, about 652 parking spaces, and homes...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been receiving around-the-clock care at home, has been hospitalized with a rare neurological disorder, according to his Chicago-based organization. The civil rights leader was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease about a decade ago. But his Rainbow/PUSH organization said...