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Chicago will see near record warmth this weekend, and if forecasts hold, there could be five straight days of temperatures in the 50s, which hasn't happened here in December in more than a decade.
Two years ago, Safyre Terry lost her family and was left disfigured in a fire. People from around the world have been moved by the 8-year-old girl's Christmas wish: Christmas cards to fill her spiral card tree.
Santa Claus is coming to town a bit early for some needy families in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
An elementary school in northwest suburban Mount Prospect was locked down Thursday morning, after reports of a "suspicious individual" nearby.
Javier Jimenez, 23, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of drugs and possession of a controlled substance; and ticketed for driving with no insurance, improper operation of a motor vehicle, driving off roadway and several other violations, according to Riverside police.
About 100 medical students and doctors staged a 16-minute "die-in" Thursday morning outside City Hall, joining the call for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign over the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
Several parents were demanding answers from the Chicago Public Schools on Thursday, saying their children's bus stop was moved to a more difficult and less safe location, without input from the community.
Tollway officials have recommended a 5 mph increase in the speed limit on portions of the Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) and the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90).
The lead Independent Police Review Authority investigator handling Chicago Police Cmdr. Glenn Evans' brutality case admitted Wednesday that he didn't follow up on key requests from his supervisor and the Illinois State Police crime lab.
Robert Merrill Jr. is accused of stealing a medical transport van in the 600 block of East 39th Avenue in Gary in the early morning hours of Dec. 5, Gary police said in a statement.
The man was shot in the buttocks about 7:40 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Justine in a possible drive-by, according to Chicago police.
A 17-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man have been charged with fatally shooting a man last November in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
About 3:15 p.m., the 21-year-old was shot in the right leg in the 2400 block of West 69th Street, police said.
Marquis Wadley, 24, was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of home invasion with discharge of a firearm, according to Chicago Police.
Toys for Tots is concerned it won't be able to deliver gifts to all the children who asked for a toy this year.
