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Police said the officer was driving in an unmarked car in the 300 block of West 60th Street, when the officer passed three people in a vacant lot, and two of them pulled out guns and started shooting.
The victims were on a walkway in the park when they were all shot by an unknown person, police said.
The victims in the shooting in the Englewood neighborhood park were all left in serious condition.
The same court that convicted Brian Beals officially cleared his name. Now a free man, he is already giving back to his community in a creative way. Noel Brennan reports.
A postal worker was robbed at gunpoint in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, police and USPS officials said.
It was not immediately learned how the fire started or if anyone was hurt.
Video from the scene showed the fire on the porch and spreading to the upper level.
Aurionah-Rakii-Karie Parker-White, 23, has been charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery.
A staff member at a school in Parker Community Academy teaches kids what it means to be a top-notch DJ. But his program could be in jeopardy.
A staff member at a school in Parker Community Academy teaches kids what it means to be a top-notch DJ. But his program could be in jeopardy. Marissa Sulek reports.
The woman was taken into custody with charges pending late Wednesday, police said.
A neighbor jumped in when the mother came outside bloody and pleading for help, only to learn later that the woman was believed to be the attacker. Jermont Terry reports.
Kemonte Rice, 25, has been charged with felony counts of child endangerment causing death and obstructing justice.
The family of a teenager who was struck by a bullet that also hit a Chicago police officer when a gun went off as he tried to disarm him are suing the officers and the city.
The SUV went into a turn lane and proceeded through the intersection, hitting the passenger side of the squad car, police said.
An SUV went into a turn lane and proceeded through the intersection, hitting the passenger side of the squad car, police said.
Police say the teen told officers he was walking when a man walked up and they got into an argument.
It happened around 1:15 a.m. in the 300 block of West Marquette Road.
Someone hit Kaisha Mays, 28, as she tried crossing at 69th Street and Ashland Avenue in Englewood just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
Someone hit Kaisha Mays, 28, as she tried crossing at 69th Street and Ashland Avenue in Englewood, and she later died. Jermont Terry talked with her heartbroken family.
Chicago police are searching for the driver who seriously injured a woman in a hit-and-run crash Sunday morning in Englewood.
The 19-year-old was shot in the chest and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
Just after 9 p.m., Chicago police said a 19-year-old was robbed by four men while walking inside an apartment building in the 5500 block of South Union Avenue.
The community leaders have seen an increase in violence in the specific area where the teen was gunned down.
Several violence disruptor organizations gathered at 72nd and Green streets Monday, after Ethan Samuel Warda lost his life due to gun violence near that intersection on Easter Sunday morning. Shardaa Gray reports.
History is found in many places, including a distillery in the south suburbs.
In an odd twist to a January home invasion, the victim is now in jail on charges related to the crime.
Six months after a well-known charter boat captain was found dead at DuSable Harbor in downtown Chicago, a man has been charged with his murder.
There are many ways to celebrate Black History Month, but in Bolingbrook a very special event has been put on a by a very special group of people for nearly 30 years.
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.
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.
As Jesse Jackson Jr. campaigns for his old U.S. House seat at Chicago-area churches, banquet halls and on Black radio shows, he often takes a moment to address the obvious matter hanging over his political comeback.
Illinois early voting for the 2026 primary begins for most counties in early February. Find out what your early voting dates are and where you can go cast a ballot below.
Chicago Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) wants to hear from anyone who has strong feelings about food delivery robots.
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.
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.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year, with big wins for Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said. It's not yet clear how extensive the changes to the building might be.
A west suburban daycare worker is accused of giving laxatives to toddlers and telling the children it was candy.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
There's no feeling like coming home to a clean house. Just ask the penguins at the Shedd Aquarium.
History is found in many places, including a distillery in the south suburbs, where a distillery owner discovered a gun in a hole in a wall -- and it could be linked to Al Capone.
A man died after he was hit by a car in northwest suburban Rolling Meadows on Wednesday at an intersection known for being dangerous.
Six months after a well-known charter boat captain was found dead at DuSable Harbor in downtown Chicago, a man has been charged with his murder.
A daycare worker is accused of giving children laxatives in St. Charles, Illinois.
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.
A 17-year-old boy is charged in a shooting that wounded seven teens downtown right after the city's Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
History is found in many places, including a distillery in the south suburbs.
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.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the busiest trauma center in Illinois, is sounding an alarm, as doctors brace for an influx of patients because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
The Bulls on Thursday sent Ayo Dosunmu and Julian Phillips to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and four second-round picks, as first reported by ESPN and The Athletic.
Six players made 3s for Illinois, which shot 17 of 38 from behind the arc and had just two turnovers.
Spencer Knight made 16 saves for the Blackhawks, who have dropped five of six.
The Chicago Bulls are trading Coby White to the Charlotte Hornets, reports said Wednesday.
Chicago cut Milwaukee's lead to 90-84 late in the third quarter, but couldn't get any closer.
Six months after a well-known charter boat captain was found dead at DuSable Harbor in downtown Chicago, a man has been charged with his murder.
Three people were in custody Thursday afternoon after a Chicago police officer fired at a suspect who ran from a stolen car that had hit a squad car.
Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Thursday were investigating a shooting that left one teen dead and another injured, while a third teen suffered a head injury.
Chicago police on Thursday were investigating two attempted burglaries involving ATMs in two city neighborhoods in the early-morning hours.
Investigators have no proof that the missing mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is still alive but are holding out hope she is "still out there," the sheriff said.
