1 dead, 1 injured after shootings on Chicago's South Side

One person was killed, and another was injured after two shootings less than a mile apart on Tuesday night.

• Jul 8

Wrongfully convicted man freed from prison after 22 years starts dream business

Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.

• Jul 7

Boaters share safety lessons after deadly boating accident on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin

Police in Lake Geneva say an experienced boat operator was overcome by at least two massive waves, causing the boat to capsize.

• Jul 7

CPD release photos of suspect in fatal shooting of CTA switch worker in Roseland

Chicago police said the victim, a 57-year-old man identified by family as Kevin Barlow, was shot in the chest outside the CTA 98th Street rail maintenance facility on June 29.

• Jul 7

Adventure Club at Northerly Island provides recreational camps to people with disabilities

Special Children's Charities provides the funding and the park district plans the adventure on Northerly Island.

• Jul 7

Chicago City Council committee calls for resignation of U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros

A key Chicago City Council committee has joined the growing chorus calling for U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign.

• Jul 7

Mayor Johnson says Chicago is falling sort of revenue predictions for year

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that the city is falling short of its revenue predictions for 2026.

• Jul 7

Neighbors on South Side block say property is overgrown and city is not taking action

The weeds keep growing, and the complaints keep piling up, but neighbors on one street in the Washington Heights community on Chicago's South Side say nothing is changing.

• Jul 7

Chicago man charged in Gary shooting that killed 10-year-old boy

A Chicago man is charged with murder for a shooting over the July Fourth holiday weekend that killed a 10-year-old boy in Gary, Indiana.

• Jul 7

Arlington Heights Village Board vote to keep Bears Billboard for another year

The digital billboard teases Bears football games and other advertisements.

• Jul 7

Traffic reopens after gas leak in South Elgin

A gas leak near Stevenson and Martin Drive closed traffic between Sundown and Division on Monday afternoon.

• Jul 7

Shooting leaves man dead, woman wounded in Mundelein apartment

Two people were shot, and one of them died, in an apartment in the north Chicago suburb of Mundelein on Tuesday morning.

• Jul 7

Chicago Soul Café in Woodlawn provides training for those returning after incarceration

Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.

• Jul 7

Illinois health department reports "higher-than-average" number of cyclosporiasis cases

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a "higher-than-average" number of cyclosporiasis cases in the state amid outbreaks in other states nationwide.

• Jul 7

Man charged in shooting that killed another man in Auburn Gresham last year

A man has been arrested and charged in a shooting that left another man dead last fall in Chicago's Auburn Gresham community.

• Jul 7

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