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At least 55 people were shot across Chicago over the weekend, 12 of them fatally, including a 15-year-old boy who was shot in the head on the front porch of a home in Lawndale, and three double homicides.
Chicago police said the victims were standing on the sidewalk on the 5500 block of South Michigan Avenue around 7:30 p.m., when people in two passing vehicles -- a gray Jeep and a blue Acura -- started shooting.
Police said the two victims were in the front yard of a home in the 2000 block of West Touhy Avenue around 9:05 p.m., when someone pulled up in a vehicle and fired shots at them.
A 23-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man were fatally shot after a fight at a convenience store in Humboldt Park Friday night.
Illinois State Police said troopers responded to reports of a shooting on the Stevenson Expressway at Kedzie Avenue around 5:15 p.m.
Officers were called to the Blue Kangaroo laundromat on off Lincoln Highway and Grant Street just before 5 a.m. They found a 17-year-old boy with gunshot wounds to the chest and stomach.
A 27-year-old man was killed early Saturday morning in a shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway westbound ramp to Austin Boulevard.
A 15-year-old boy is dead after he was shot in the head in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood Friday night.
Police said a man armed with a rifle robbed a 30-year-old woman at gunpoint, moments after he punched a 19-year-old woman and hit her in the head with the rifle.
Storm is charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count each of aggravated kidnapping, criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and unlawful restraint.
Police said the teen was arrested Wednesday morning, after he was identified as the carjacker who stole a vehicle by force from an 80-year-old man on April 13 in the 100 block of North Lamon Avenue.
Archer Park near Midway International Airport is home to organized youth baseball leagues and not-so-formal pickup games, but there are also fresh signs of crime.
He is a two-time convicted felon, including the 1969 death of a Chicago police officer. And now police say he killed someone else, this time on the city's West Side.
Ryan Storm has been charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count each of aggravated kidnapping, criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and unlawful restraint.
Eric Crawford was riding a bicycle on the 3700 block of South Wood Street shortly before 8 a.m. Sunday, just a couple blocks from his McKinley Park home, when someone driving past in a vehicle fired several shots.
Doorbell camera video shows the crooks hightailing it just moments after ripping off the couple.
Police said the woman was near the back of a home on the 900 block of North Ridgeway Avenue around 2:15 p.m., when a "known male offender" pulled out a handgun and shot her multiple times in the face and body.
An 11-year-old boy is charged in a beating and carjacking on Chicago's North Side over the weekend.
Police said the girl was walking her dog around 3:40 p.m. on the 6100 block of South King Drive, on the cusp of Washington Park and West Woodlawn, when a gunman started shooting.
Police said a 59-year-old man was carjacked Saturday afternoon in the 600 block of West Buena Avenue.
Federal prosecutors say one of two gunmen accused of fatally shooting 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams at a McDonald's drive-thru last month fled the state to avoid prosecution, and may be hiding out in Florida.
Jerome Townsel, 30, was making a call before his bond hearing on trespassing charges around 10 a.m. "when he became irate and attacked a Sheriff's Deputy who was standing nearby," a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said in an email.
At least five people were killed, and 22 were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend.
Chicago Police have issued a community alert, after a woman was attacked overnight in the Fulton Market area.
Keshawn Wordlow, of the West Chatham neighborhood, has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking and two felony counts of armed robbery.
The Great American Dog Show is in Tinley Park this weekend, with an AKC competition and lots of new products and services for the dog in your family.
Illinois' most popular state park is getting a $18 million upgrade.
The tolls on the Chicago Skyway have officially gone up.
Fire crews rescued a woman when a fire broke out in a second-floor apartment in Aurora, Illinois, on New Year's Day.
Riverdale police are searching for a driver they say struck and killed a 72-year-old woman on New Year's Eve.
"We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland," President Trump announced.
A recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell in 2019.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Cmdr. Greg Bovino sparred on social media this week, after the mayor endorsed "ABOLISH ICE" as a possible name for a Chicago snowplow.
Two separate court hearings was held Wednesday to try to stop the sudden loss of $60 million in funding for Illinois after-school programs.
Education advocates in Chicago filed two lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Education this week, arguing that students returning from Christmas vacation will be left without crucial resources such as after-school programs.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
With less than two weeks until Christmas, if you're sending gifts to people far from home, the deadlines to get them there on time are fast approaching.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
It's the holiday season, which means it's the most common time of year for norovirus to spread. Here's what you need to know about this winter stomach bug.
A study conducted in part by Chicago's Northwestern Medicine found that tanning beds not only triple the risk of melanoma, but can also damage DNA across nearly the whole skin surface.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
American Airlines announced Monday that it is adding 100 more departures from Chicago early next year as it continues its expansion at O'Hare International Airport.
The Chicago Bears are expanding their search for a new stadium to Northwest Indiana, even though they already own land in Arlington Heights and have also proposed a new lakefront stadium in Chicago.
A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
A new vision for passenger rail is on track in southeastern Wisconsin. The MARK Passenger Rail Commission held its inaugural meeting on December 5, 2025, at Racine City Hall.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
The message, aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Day, reflected on the impact of President Trump's second term in office thus far.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
The Great American Dog Show is in Tinley Park this weekend, with an AKC competition and lots of new products and services for the dog in your family.
Many people will start the year by spending a month abstaining from alcohol. What exactly is "dry January," and what are some of the health benefits participants reap?
Fire crews rescued a woman when a fire broke out in a second-floor apartment in Aurora, Illinois, on New Year’s Day.
Tesla is poised to lose its top spot in annual electric vehicle sales to Chinese automaker BYD.
The U.S. has rolled back proposed steep tariffs on Italian-made pasta, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Italy's foreign ministry both said Thursday.
A Humboldt Park restaurant owner is being deported back to Pakistan after his family made a last-minute plea for his removal to be halted.
A host of new laws in Illinois will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. From gun safety to rogue towers, protection from squatters, medical assistance in dying, protections for immigrants and more, here are some of the most notable changes in the new year.
The tolls on the Chicago Skyway have officially gone up.
The Great American Dog Show is in Tinley Park this weekend, with an AKC competition and lots of new products and services for the dog in your family.
Illinois' most popular state park is getting a $18 million upgrade.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Cameras not working, video evidence missed by police and a psychic that leads a hit and run victim's son to a clue that changes the case
Some Chicago area hospitals are at risk of significant flooding both in and around the buildings, according to new KFF Health News/Fathom models.
Lawmakers in Springfield are looking to address the high water bills being reported in some suburbs from customers of Illinois American Water.
Electric bills in the Chicago area could go up as much as $70 in the next three years because of data centers, according to the Citizens Utility Board.
Ilya Mikheyev had two goals and the Chicago Blackhawks handed the Dallas Stars their fourth consecutive loss with a 4-3 victory.
No. 1 Indiana became the first team in the brief history of the 12-team College Football Playoff to win a game after receiving a first-round bye, smothering Alabama 38-3 in a quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl.
Isaac Okoro scored a season-high 24 points, Tre Jones added 20 points and 12 assists and the depleted Chicago Bulls topped the New Orleans Pelicans 134-118.
Chicago had a chance to win in regulation, but Nick Foligno shot the puck off a post on a prime scoring opportunity in the final seconds.
Former Oregon and Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly has been hired as Northwestern's offensive coordinator.
Esther Jane Stephen, a high school softball coach, was arrested in 2020 in the fatal shooting of her former fiancé Shea Briar in Jay County, Indiana. Prosecutors say Stephen, known as E.J., had attempted to kill him before with a drink laced with ibuprofen.
As overall crime continued to drop in Chicago in 2025, the city ended the year with the fewest homicides in 60 years.
A teen has been charged with armed robbery, after an online marketplace meetup turned deadly earlier this week in west suburban Cicero.
A teenager was killed and another person was wounded in a shootout Wednesday afternoon in Cicero, after a robbery attempt during a social media marketplace sale, police said.
A man was left in critical condition Wednesday when someone opened fire from a vehicle in broad daylight in the North Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.
