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Cook County prosecutors said the boy was arrested at his home on Thursday, after the victim of one of the carjackings identified him as the assailant, and he later confessed to two other incidents.
Illinois is averaging 1,587 new cases per day over the past week, up more than fivefold from one month ago, when the state was averaging 248 new cases per day.
Chicago police officers shot and killed a 55-year-old man wanted on multiple arrest warrants Tuesday afternoon, when the man pointed a gun at them and refused to drop it while they were trying to arrest him in south suburban Calumet City.
Prosecutors said they had no evidence 29-year-old Brandon Pegues caused any damage during the rioting, but as a convicted felon he's not allowed to possess a gun.
The Chicago School Board will be talking about the budget proposal in its meeting on Wednesday, and teachers will be picketing.
If you bought the products between June 20 and July 21, throw them away.
Governor JB Pritzker is expanding opportunities for students with special needs.
Police are investigating a deadly crash on the Eisenhower Expressway near Damen.
Beginning Monday, Aug. 2, all employees and customers will have to wear masks while inside Illinois Driver Services facilities, as well as other Secretary of State offices and the Illinois State Capitol Building.
One more hot day is ahead.
A Chicago firefighter stands charged with raping someone he knows – but call 911 for help, and he may still be the one who responds.
In an unorthodox approach to fighting violence in Chicago, a motivational speaker is taking a message directly to the maximum-security inmates at the Cook County Jail.
A North Side alderman is fed up with the city's 311 system, and he is introducing a new law to improve it.
John and Amy Schubert, of Crest Hill, each face two counts of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful entry, and two counts of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
