Naperville IL

The Chicago city council voted unanimously Thursday to pay $90 million for 176 people who were victims of a corrupt former police sergeant. The settlement puts to rest 180 lawsuits related to people who were framed by disgraced former police Sgt. Ronald Watts for drug crimes they did not commit. The settlement marks...

Darren Bailey has announced his second candidacy for governor of Illinois, launching his campaign in Southern Illinois with his running mate, Cook County GOP Chair Aaron Del Mar.

Devontae Allmon, 29, of Villa Park, allegedly brandished a loaded gun at an Elmhurst homeowner after being found crouching by the homeowner’s car; he then fled before being arrested wearing body armor. Allmon faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including unlawful weapon possession and burglary, after...

A South Side man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after murdering another man during an armed robbery last year. Devon Holly, who turned 18 late last month, was already serving juvenile parole for attempted murder when he killed the man. Holly built a substantial and serious criminal...

A Chicago man was reunited with his trusted companion who he wasn't sure he would ever seen again. Ed Lighthall's dog, Pete, disappeared 10 years ago. The dog owner believes Pete, a poodle mix, got out of his backyard and was then stolen. “I would tell people how much I...

"I just want to show them that you can't silence us," he said.

As Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents continued to make arrests in Chicago and their loved ones pushed for answers, the head of U.S. Border Patrol announced his arrival on Thursday. Chief Michael Banks posted videos on social media, showing him with ICE agents overnight. Later in the day, cell phone...

A man prosecutors described as a “foreign national” with “multiple warrants” is facing drug trafficking charges after allegedly receiving a package containing more than a pound of cocaine at his Portage Park home. Emberto Dircio, 46, is being detained as a safety threat and flight risk...

While summer is officially over, the FBI is touting its latest sting, Operation Summer Heat, which netted the arrest of 25 of Chicago's most dangerous fugitives.

A man accused of committing a string of armed robberies on the North Side over two days while on electronic monitoring for a pending gun case has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. In each case, victims told police a man pulled up in a dark-colored SUV and robbed...