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Mayor Rahm Emanuel says in Springfield, there's progress being made on financial matters important to Chicago right now, though most of it has been behind the scenes, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
The pleas of a 23-year-old Chicago woman in need of a kidney have been answered, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
David Peden, 18, is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI causing death, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office. He was ordered held on a $40,000 bond Tuesday and is next scheduled to appear in court June 8.
On Paramedics Day, paramedics were reunited with cardiac arrest survivors and Good Samaritans who helped out before paramedics had arrived.
A 31-year-old west suburban man has been sentenced to 43 years in prison for fatally stabbing an elementary school teacher and stabbing two other men during a bar fight in Naperville in 2012.
Puerto Rican drug addicts who have been sent to Chicago with the promise of world-class drug treatment have been ending up homeless, and a state lawmaker thinks they might be victims of identity theft.
Antonio Harris, 19, is charged with murder, neglect of a dependent, and battery in connection with the death of Nieyely Lopez of Lake Station, Ind., according to the Lake County (Ind.) state's attorney's office.
50 years ago, this strip of Lake Shore drive was a sun worshippers dream.
For the first time this year, the average price of gas in the Chicago area has climbed to more than $3 per gallon.
Facing backlash from the Humboldt Park community for damage caused by last year's festival, organizers of Riot Fest have moved the annual punk rock bash to Douglas Park.
The most recent shooting happened early Wednesday in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side. About 1:20 a.m., a 26-year-old man was driving southbound in the 5900 block of North Winthrop Avenue when a gunman opened fire from the sidewalk, according to Chicago Police.
A scathing new report by court-approved researchers paints a bleak picture of medical care in Illinois prisons, describing treatment delays, haphazard follow-up care, chaotic record keeping and a litany of other problems that may have cut short the lives of some inmates.
The man who posted a Facebook video showing a Chicago cop sleeping on the job was offering a glimpse into why he filmed the police officer.
Two gunmen walked into the store about 9:20 p.m. in the 7500 block of South May Street, announcing a robbery and forcing everyone inside the store into a back room. The duo made off with an unspecified amount of cash, and the store occupants noticed smoke coming from the building when they left the back room.
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