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As of July 1, 2025, Illinois residents will begin to see the impact of two significant changes in state law: a sales tax increase in several municipalities and a statewide ban on small plastic bottles in hotel bathrooms. These new regulations are part of Illinois’ broader efforts to boost revenue...

CHICAGO - Seven people were shot in separate incidents across Chicago between Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The victims ranged in age from 18 to 39, according to the Chicago Police Department. Calumet Heights shooting. Officers responded to the 9100 block of S. Constance in Calumet Heights around 9:15...

CHICAGO — A suburban tax preparer who ran a business in Dolton, Illinois, has pleaded guilty to filing dozens of fraudulent tax returns, causing the IRS to lose nearly $915,000, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. Byron Taylor, operator of We Are Taxes, admitted to...

CHICAGO — A shooting on the city’s Northwest Side left one person dead early Saturday morning. According to Chicago police, officers were first called to the scene in the 2200 block of West Cortland Street around 3 a.m. following a report of a person shot in the area. When officers arrived on the scene, they […]

One of the stranger videos to go viral in Chicago this week featured one of the slowest police pursuits of all time. The footage showed the driver of a hoopty minivan creeping along a four-lane street, weaving in and out of construction cones and driving the wrong way — all at about 2 mph — while a swarm of Chicago...

A man who attempted to rob a West Side fried chicken restaurant at gunpoint is now in custody, thanks to a woman who escaped and flagged down a Chicago police patrol car, officials said. Employees at Popeyes, 3457 West Roosevelt Road, were wrapping up the day around 11 p.m. on...

A body was pulled from the water at a South Side beach on Saturday afternoon, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO — A 63-year-old man riding home after a long workday was violently attacked by a group of teenagers aboard a CTA Orange Line train Monday night. The incident, which took place near the LaSalle/Van Buren stop, left the man bloodied and shaken — and now speaking out.

The catalytic converters were stolen off a south suburban food pantry's trucks, Bolingbrook police said Friday.

BLUE ISLAND, Ill. (WICS) — Illinois State Police have arrested Lisa E. Cotton, 31, of Blue Island, Illinois, in connection with a serious crash on Interstate 57 that left a truck driver injured. Cotton faces charges of aggravated reckless driving resulting in injury, leaving the scene of a crash...