Jason Van Dyke Trial Day 1: Live Updates
The trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, accused of fatally shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times, is underway.
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The trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, accused of fatally shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times, is underway.
The sudden disappearance of retired high school teacher Daniel Jarski last weekend has sparked massive search efforts.
Jury selection continued Wednesday in officer Jason Van Dyke's trial for the murder of Laquan McDonald.
Potential jurors in one of the most anticipated trials in recent Chicago history are continuing to be questioned today.
An apartment building blaze that broke out Friday morning on 79th and Phillips in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood has displaced up to 50 people, fire officials said.
A Chicago cab driver died Tuesday evening, two days after he was beaten in a fight while driving his taxi in the West Loop Gate neighborhood.
Jury selection is set to begin today in what will be one of the most watched murder trials in America, as Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke faces murder charges in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald.
Officer Jason Van Dyke returns to court today for a final pretrial hearing, before jury selection begins tomorrow on first-degree murder charges in the death of Laquan McDonald.
The state's top prosecutor rode along with the Chicago Police Superintended Eddie Johnson to try to get a sense of what is fueling the violence on the city's streets.
As Chicagoans are are getting on the roads for the holiday weekend, workers are preparing to shut down the O'Hare Oasis above the Tri-State Tollway next week.
Nearly two dozen people rushed out of their apartments early Friday as fire spread through their building in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
With classes starting next week, Chicago Public Schools officials are expanding the district's Safe Passage program, to make sure more kids get to school safe and sound.
A bouncer for a Wicker Park nightclub is fighting for his life, after he was shot multiple times during a private party at evilOlive early Wednesday morning.
A 24-year-old woman was shot and killed late Tuesday night in a possible case of road rage in the South Shore neighborhood.
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson's son, Daniel, is one of 218 new recruits graduating from the academy today.
Two men went kayaking Monday night somewhere between Highland Park and Lake Forest before both boats overturned. One man made it to shore.
If you use Lake Shore Drive to get to or from downtown, prepare for major delays for the next 40 days.
"It's like a nightmare I wish I'd wake up from."
After a devastating fire ravaged their historic restaurant in Blue Island, the owners of the Maple Tree Inn plan to rebuild.
"It's actually bigger than basketball. It's like a big family coming together," Shavion Hill said.
Police in far west suburban Geneva are asking for help finding the man who cut a woman's throat while she was walking on a bike path two weeks ago.
Two men were critically wounded in a pair of shootings downtown early Friday.
It's day three in the trial of two men charged with the murder of honor student Hadiya Pendleton, and Cook County prosecutors hope today's witnesses have better memories than those who took the stand yesterday.
With less than three weeks before the start of class for Chicago Public Schools students, approximately 20,000 freshman seats are still vacant at district high schools.
A day after extremely emotional accounts of the 2013 slaying of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, testimony resumes Wednesday in the trial of two men charged with her murder.
