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Bradley I. Morris, a 19-year-old man from the 1000 block of Palmer Street in Downers Grove, was arrested in Chicago Saturday with help from a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, according to Darien police.
Three people were killed and at least 19 others have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since late Friday afternoon, police said.
An alleged member of the Outfit's Cicero Street Crew, who was already accused once this year of threatening a government witness, made a second threat by email against a former business partner from jail, the feds claim.
Judge Mary Margaret Brosnahan said Thursday that David Biro's "discretionary" life sentence for the intentional homicide of an unborn child was not covered by a 2014 state Supreme Court ruling granting new sentencing hearings to people sentenced to life in prison for murders committed when they were under 18.
In three robberies, suspects "used force and threat of force" to take cell phones, wallets and money from drivers, according to a community alert from Chicago Police. In one incident, the robbers were armed with a knife.
About noon, a 61-year-old man was inside an establishment in the 6800 block of South Ashland Avenue when two men with guns walked in and announced a robbery, according to Chicago Police. At least one of them opened fire, hitting the 61-year-old in the ankle, police said.
Officers responding to a call of shots fired at 2:50 p.m. in the 5400 block of West Madison Street found a 36-year-old man on the ground with a gunshot wound to the back, according to Chicago Police.
At 12:50 p.m., the 33-year-old was shot in the right leg by someone he was fighting with in the 100 block of South Central Avenue, according to Chicago Police.
Chicago police have launched an investigation of a video that appears to show a child of about 4 or 5 smoking marijuana.
It was a "cold and callous murder that was stifling and stunning," Cook County Judge Charles Burns said Wednesday before sentencing Raymond Harris to life in prison without parole.
The driver, a 54-year-old man, was delivering food from a Chicago restaurant to a home in the 1700 block of Darrow Avenue in Evanston about 6 p.m., according to a statement from Evanston police.
Chicago police have released surveillance images of suspects in a string of burglaries last month on the North Side.
A man stole two gaming systems from a north suburban store last week after talking to an employee for about 30 minutes, police said.
Change won't come from the the Mayor's Office. Change will come from Chicago's citizens, and the Mayor will be lucky if he's allowed to help.
Jazmine Jones faces one count of causing child endangerment leading to death, according to Chicago Police. Jones was arrested because she "neglected to treat the injuries sustained by the victim while the victim was being cared for by Jones," police said. "The victim sustained injuries that may have led to the victim's death."
The 24-year-old was shot in the lower abdomen or groin about 1 a.m. in the 1100 block of West Taylor Street, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police. The shooting might have been a drive-by attack.
The men, ages 41 and 45, were inside a first-floor residence with a group of people in the 9100 block of South Baltimore when someone walked up outside about 12:35 a.m. and fired shots at them through a window, Chicago Police said.
A 16-year-old boy was shot to death in the East Chatham neighborhood on the South Side, police said. He was found at 1:07 a.m. in a hallway of an apartment building in the 800 block of East 83rd Street, according to Chicago Police.
Robert Vais, 56, pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence causing a death on Sept. 16, according to Cook County court records. Judge Nicholas Fords sentenced him to 100 days in the Cook County Jail on Nov. 17.
A 23-year-old man has been charged after he stole a van with a 2-year-old girl in the back seat, then led police on a chase Sunday night through the West and Northwest sides.
The 20-year-old man was standing outside in the 4700 block of North Kimball Avenue at 5:26 p.m. when someone walked up from an alley and fired shots, according to Chicago Police. The CTA's Kimball Brown Line station is located on the same block.
The 40-year-old was standing outside at 11:04 p.m. in the 2900 block of West 40th Street when he heard gunfire and felt pain, according to Chicago Police.
At 12:15 a.m., the 33-year-old man was outside in the 10300 block of South Wentworth Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain, according to police.
The teenager was found at 1:07 a.m. in a hallway of an apartment building in the 800 block of East 83rd Street, according to Chicago Police.
A man charged with beating his wife and teenage stepson to death with a metal baseball bat early Sunday in north suburban Beach Park has been ordered held on a $5 million bond.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good.
Ald. Juan Martinez said there is no danger to the public. Information about the person shot and what led to the shooting was not released.
According to the village president, about 50 homes are affected and have no water service as a result of the break.
Authorities said investigators found evidence that the child suffered long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
Early next week, highs become much warmer in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Get ready for this February thaw.
Video shows three people stepping inside, including a deliveryman with a big bag of gas-filled balloons. Suddenly, the balloons explode into a huge fireball.
The protestors threw firecrackers near the venue. The brief conflict came at the end of a peaceful march by thousands of people protesting the environmental impact of the games and the presence of U.S. agents in Italy.
Roberts said crews will be dispatched on Sunday morning to find the exact location and begin repairs to another nearby break.
The FBI says the message is in response to a communication sent to a Tucson TV station late yesterday. It comes one week after the 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was last seen.
Authorities said investigators found evidence that the child suffered long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse.
Friends, family, and elected officials spoke out as a judge decides in two weeks whether to deport 22-year-old Federico Alcantar.
Ald. Juan Martinez said there is no danger to the public. Information about the person shot and what led to the shooting was not released.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest after a Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
The 2026 Chicago Auto Show kicks off at McCormick Place on Saturday.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.
Local and federal authorities said "investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity" regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, officials said Friday.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
