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Brian James Moudry, 36, of the 300 block of South Reed Street in Joliet, pleaded guilty to using fire to interfere with the housing rights on the basis of race, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's office.
Three people were hurt, two critically, when a fire broke out in a home in the West Englewood neighborhood.
About 10 minutes after firefighters arrived, crews pulled James Brelowski out of the home. He was unresponsive, and was pronounced dead at a local hospital a short time later.
5 people, including two children, were displaced due to an extra-alarm fire on the South Side Sunday afternoon.
Two women were hospitalized Sunday afternoon from a small fire in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A 46-year-old man was found dead in a Southwest Side home after a fire Saturday night.
A man suspected of setting his family on fire last weekend, had threatened to do it three months ago.
A 4-year-old girl burned badly in a fire over the weekend has died, Cook County health officials said Monday.
The 29-year-old man who police said was the suspect in setting a fire that killed his girlfriend and critically injured their two children died at Stroger Hospital Sunday afternoon.
A south suburban man was charged Saturday with first-degree murder and aggravated arson after his wife was strangled before her body was found in their burned-out home Dec. 18, police said.
About twenty people, including children, were displaced when a blaze erupted at an apartment building in the Lawndale neighborhood Saturday night, authorities said.
Service on the CTA's Pink Line has been suspended between the 54th/Cermak and Polk stations because of the fire, which is near CTA property between California and Western avenues.
Four of the victims suffered severe burns and two people died.
An overnight fire that caused about $75,000 in damage to a northwest suburban home may have been caused by outdoor holiday lights, fire officials said Thursday morning.
Tuesday, Chicago police aimed to let the survivors of an Englewood fire know that Christmas is still here.
Fire gutted a 3-flat apartment building early this morning in the Bridgeport neighborhood.
A young mom and her sister went to parties, leaving their unsupervised children to die in a house fire, prosecutors said.
An elderly man suffered first and second-degree burns Monday morning during a smoking-realted mishap that involved the man's oxygen breathing tank, according to Fire Media Affairs.
Two Chicago women have been charged in connection with the fire-related deaths of two small children over the weekend in West Englewood.
Two elderly people were injured in a fire in a high-rise building in the South Side Kenwood.
Firefighters used a saw to cut the bars off a basement window to try and reach the children, but were unable to rescue them.
About 170 firefighters were brought in to fight a four-alarm blaze at a South Side warehouse Thursday night.
One of the victims of a fatal house fire in Oak Forest Tuesday had injuries "not related" to the blaze, authorities said, though they declined to elaborate.
Two people, one of them a child, were hospitalized following a fire on the Near West Side Sunday afternoon.
A smoke detector that could have saved the life of a woman who died from smoke inhalation was sitting in a kitchen drawer without any batteries, according to fire officials.
Chicago police said they are questioning a person of interest in the East Garfield Park shooting that killed a rideshare driver and a high school student who was his passenger.
The Chicago Police Department is hosting another gun turn-in event this weekend.
The Detroit Lions will host the defending NFC North champion Chicago Bears in Detroit's annual Thanksgiving Day game.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
In a potentially life-changing announcement for families in Chicago and beyond, the University of Chicago said it will offer free tuition for students from families making less than $250,000 a year.
Mayor Brandon Johnson is marking three years in office, a term filled with a mix of wins and losses for the man in the chair on the 5th floor at City Hall.
President Trump said Americans' financial situation isn't motivating him to make a deal, "Not even a little bit," and that he is only focused on preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
A month after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an attempt to halt any future scheduled pay hikes for tipped workers in Chicago, the City Council advanced a compromise to instead pause those raises for two years.
The operator of the Dali, a container ship that lost power and slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six people, is facing federal charges.
Democratic National Committee officials visited Chicago on Monday as the city made its official bid to host the party's 2028 convention – a rare move after having just hosted the event in 2024.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient surgeries and other procedures.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
The Chicago Police Department is hosting another gun turn-in event.
A few months ago, we broke the news that Smoothie King had launched a ketchup smoothie in partnership with Heinz. Now, Smoothie King is offering a pickle smoothie in cooperation with Grillo’s Pickles.
Officials are now monitoring three people in Kansas who came in contact with an infected passenger from he cruise ship.
Charges are pending after a CTA bus was hijacked and the driver held at knifepoint.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
The bill was for a minimum of $800 for one hour, and $80 for every additional six minutes over that hour.
The families say they went to Makeda Designs because the owner, Makeda Evans, makes gorgeous gowns as seen on TikTok.
Chicago police said they are questioning a person of interest in the East Garfield Park shooting that killed a rideshare driver and a high school student who was his passenger.
In a potentially life-changing announcement for families in Chicago and beyond, the University of Chicago said it will offer free tuition for students from families making less than $250,000 a year.
A jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million in damages Wednesday to the family of a 24-year-old American who perished in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
The Detroit Lions will host the defending NFC North champion Chicago Bears in Detroit's annual Thanksgiving Day game.
Cuypers has scored at least one goal in each of the nine games he has played this season.
The Cubs managed just four hits — all singles — after being held to a single hit in the series opener, a 5-2 victory for the Braves.
The White Sox had a 3-0 lead before the Royals rallied in the fourth.
AJ Dybantsa is likely going No.1 overall, leaving Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, Duke Forward Cameron Boozer, and North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson as the likely options for the Bulls at No. 4.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
Alex Murdaugh was convicted of his killing his wife and his son at the family's home in 2021.
Chicago police on Wednesday morning were looking for two people who broke into a restaurant in Printer's Row in the South Loop.
One person was killed and two others were seriously wounded in a shooting late Friday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
