Man shot during robbery on CTA Red Line at 95th Street station
Chicago police said a man walked up to the victim and demanded his belongings at gunpoint, then he shot the victim in the chest.
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Chicago police said a man walked up to the victim and demanded his belongings at gunpoint, then he shot the victim in the chest.
A bullet is still lodged in a man's leg after he was robbed at gunpoint in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood this week, and was then shot after he gave up his cash.
A bullet is still lodged in a man's leg after he was robbed at gunpoint in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood this week, and was then shot after he gave up his cash. Jermont Terry reports.
Chicago police are investigating a shooting and robbery in the city's Avondale neighborhood Tuesday night.
The armed robbery in Glenview in April was captured on video.
Chicago police said the robberies happened during the morning and afternoon hours between July 18 and July 26.
Chicago police said three people would approach the victims, display handguns, and take their belongings before fleeing either on foot or in a dark-in-color four-door sedan.
In each incident, one to three robbers have approached the victims and demanded their property at gunpoint, police said.
Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) issued a public safety alert after two armed men robbed the McDonald's located in the 4800 block of North Lincoln Avenue.
The judge said the child's mother is the mastermind in what he called a kidnapping scheme that involved guns, death threats, and even leveraging her child's location for her own release.
Chicago police said the dating app robberies happened during the overnight hours on July 19, 23, and 24.
The robberies on July 19, 23, and 24, in the 4800 block of South Drexel Boulevard in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood.
Police said the teen was identified as a suspect who took a vehicle and personal belongings from the victim in Edgewater on June 10.
Chicago police said a French bulldog was stolen at gunpoint in a violent armed robbery on the city's South Side Tuesday.
They suspects allegedly took the passenger's wallet, money, and hit him in the face while on the escalator at the CTA Red Line-Clybourn Station on July 12.
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing two women at gunpoint and shooting one of them earlier this week in the Lakeview neighborhood.
It is believed that a soccer game was going on at the time of the shooting, but it's unclear if the game had anything to do with the shooting.
Three juveniles were facing charges Sunday night in an armed robbery that led to a wild chase from the west Chicago suburb of Cicero to Chicago's West Side.
Chicago police said the victim, a 24-year-old woman, was outside walking when a silver SUV approached her.
Six people were in custody Friday evening, after a courier was robbed of $70,000 at a gas station in Cicero, Illinois, and the suspects led police on a car chase along the Eisenhower Expressway.
The 18-year-old, who police said was a juvenile at the time, was arrested on Thursday morning in Bridgeview by members of the Area One Vehicular Hijacking Team.
Chicago police said two women, 29 and 37, were with a known man inside a residence, who pulled out a firearm and demanded their belongings.
Chicago police say a 29-year-old woman was shot and killed after a man she knew tried to rob her inside a home just after midnight near 72nd and Jeffery.
The incident happened on June 21 around 1:40 a.m. in the 0–100 block of West 69th Street.
Malik Washington, 26, of Calument City, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal robbery charge.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that restricts the sale of intoxicating hemp products to the same ages as recreational marijuana.
The Wheeling Police Department is investigating the death of an 8-year-old child Thursday.
Two men have been charged with attempted robbery and a third with firearms trafficking in an incident that led to a shooting by officers in Country Club Hills.
Oak Park police said they are investigating an incident of antisemitic vandalism as a hate crime.
Chicago police said two people were struck by gunfire and one of them was killed while inside a home in the city's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood overnight.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that restricts the sale of intoxicating hemp products to the same ages as recreational marijuana.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new group of documents and videos related to UFOs, or UAPs, with 72 more documents, images and recordings.
Multiple floors of the Pentagon were locked down for several hours Thursday morning and hazmat crews were deployed for what authorities had described as a "hazardous materials incident."
The House on Thursday defeated a last-ditch effort to extend a key spy authority until early July.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
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Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
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June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
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Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Neighborhoods on Chicago's South Side were among the hardest hit by Wednesday night's straight-line winds, peeling the roof of a church, littering the street with debris and sending a massive tree crashing onto a home.
Pleasant, sunny and cooler Friday, with patchy fog possible at night. Lows in the mid-60s.
SpaceX shares opened at $150 on Friday, 11% above their $135 offering price, after the company completed the largest initial public offering in history.
At least one person is dead and several others have been wounded in a shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning.
Two men have been charged with attempted robbery and a third with firearms trafficking in an incident that led to ATF agents opening fire in Country Club Hills.
Residents across Illinois and Northwest Indiana woke up to major damage after a tornado outbreak Thursday evening.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that restricts the sale of intoxicating hemp products to the same ages as recreational marijuana.
The Wheeling Police Department is investigating the death of an 8-year-old child Thursday.
Two men have been charged with attempted robbery and a third with firearms trafficking in an incident that led to a shooting by officers in Country Club Hills.
Oak Park police said they are investigating an incident of antisemitic vandalism as a hate crime.
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The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
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Quarterback Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears had one final minicamp practice on Thursday before they split from Halas Hall to enjoy their last taste of freedom ahead of next month's real training camp.
Seiya Suzuki hit his third career grand slam, Alex Bregman added a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs snapped a three-game skid with a 9-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony festivities got underway a little over an hour before the first kickoff in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
The Cubs have lost 22 of their past 29 games after starting the season 27-12.
White Sox right fielder Braden Montgomery, who doubled and hit a game-ending homer in his big league debut Tuesday, had two more doubles Wednesday.
It's the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights have released a sketch of a man accused of attacking and choking a woman this past weekend.
A fourth man has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries targeting video gambling terminals in Chicago's west and southwest suburbs since late last year.
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