Men Charged With Beating Elderly Woman In Forest Park
Two men have been charged with beating and stomping a 71-year-old grandmother in a Forest Park grocery store parking lot.
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Two men have been charged with beating and stomping a 71-year-old grandmother in a Forest Park grocery store parking lot.
A man and a juvenile were charged with robbing a taxi driver in the northwest suburbs on Saturday.
Police are searching for a man who attacked a woman, as she parked her minivan in her garage this week in the Logan Square neighborhood.
Two men tied up a clerk while robbing a music store in southwest suburban Romeoville on Thursday.
A man suspected of robbing a McDonald's armed with a screwdriver apparently tried to distract police with a fake 911 call and, ended up leading police right to him in the Rogers Park neighborhood.
A 60-year-old man was shot and robbed while in his garage on the Southwest Side on Thursday morning.
Stores on the Mag Mile are on alert after several thefts involving flash mobs. In each case, a group of teens create a disturbance, steal items and then run from the stores.
Police are investigating after a standoff and shootout inside a dollar store on the city's Far Southeast Side.
An alert smoker outside a Tinley Park bar tipped police to a burglary in progress earlier this week.
Two suspected robbers might as well have had neon signs on their foreheads telling police last night, "Here I am!"
Two teenage boys were arrested early this morning and charged as juveniles, after allegedly assaulting one man and robbing another on a Red Line train in the Loop.
Two men are due in court, charged with hitting a student on a CTA train outside Wrigley Field, and stealing a video camera, before being apprehended by Guardian Angels who were on the train.
Two men forced their way into a South Side store Friday evening, beat up an employee, then shot him multiple times on their way out, police said.
A Chicago man was sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday after admitting he helped rob former NBA star Antoine Walker in 2007.
When Generald Collins was robbed at gunpoint early Friday, he knew just what to do.
A man suspected in the robbery of a Bank of America branch on the Southeast Side at the end of December apparently returned to that same bank branch to rob it on Friday.
A 28-year-old man was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday after admitting he broke into the home of former NBA star Antoine Walker and robbed him in 2007.
A Niles village employee was robbed and stabbed this morning as he drove to a bank in the northern suburb.
A man was shot in the foot early Saturday after he and his companions were robbed at gunpoint in north suburban Evanston.
A second teenager has been charged in the robbery and beating death of a man in a play lot on the West Side.
Chicago man who was shot while robbing a Gary, Ind. pawn shop will serve at least seven years in prison after pleading guilty in the case, according to court records.
One of two men is in custody after the cab he was planning to use for a getaway car did not wait near the scene.
A 33-year-old Chicago man has been charged with allegedly attacking and robbing an Evanston man as he shoveled snow the day after Christmas.
Police are looking for armed robbers who tied up employees after breaking into a CVS drugstore in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.
Police are looking for a man who robbed a Loop bank Monday afternoon.
A teenage boy has died after being pulled from Lake Michigan offshore from Waukegan, Illinois, on Monday.
Lanes are closed on I-55 after a crash involving two semi-trucks in DuPage County on Tuesday morning.
A man is in custody after a fight led to a deadly stabbing in Norwood Park on Monday night.
The battle over the Chicago Bears' next home is taking center stage on Tuesday.
Survivors say they'd asked for more medical support before the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. soldiers at their command post in Kuwait in the war's first 24 hours.
Survivors say they'd asked for more medical support before the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. soldiers at their command post in Kuwait in the war's first 24 hours.
An attorney for Chicago Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) on Monday called an ethics investigation into the alderman's conduct a malicious "travesty."
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
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.
A person suspected of having hantavirus in Winnebago County, Illinois, turned out to be a false alarm, officials said Monday.
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.
The Kane County Health Department was set Monday to offer a free mental health awareness webinar.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
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.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
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.
The deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being investigated as a hate crime, police said.
The battle over the Chicago Bears next home is taking center stage on Tuesday.
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A judge Monday delayed a decision on issuing a temporary restraining order against the Markham Park District for an incident involving a helicopter landing for prom earlier this month.
The battle over the Chicago Bears' next home is taking center stage on Tuesday.
Lanes are closed on I-55 after a crash involving two semi-trucks in DuPage County on Tuesday morning.
A Chicago high school senior getting ready to graduate and on the verge of playing college soccer next year is now sitting in an ICE detention center in Kentucky, where his mom is also being held at a separate facility.
Gov. JB Pritzker lobbed some strong words about the Chicago Bears straight at Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Monday morning.
A teenage boy has died after being pulled from Lake Michigan offshore from Waukegan, Illinois, on Monday.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
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.
The battle over the Chicago Bears' next home is taking center stage on Tuesday.
Touted prospect Colt Emerson launched a three-run homer for his first major league hit, and the Seattle Mariners stopped a three-game slide with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 in the first meeting this season between the longtime NL Central rivals.
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong says he regrets the words he used during a heated exchange with a fan.
Rookie Gabriela Jaquez set career highs with 20 points and eight rebounds, Kamilla Cardoso had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-79.
A truck driver was sentenced to over 13 years in prison for smuggling $9.4 million worth of cocaine in a shipment of Skims, Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand.
Police in Michigan City, Indiana, were searching Monday for the person they said shot and killed a 14-year-old boy.
Burglars hit a string of businesses in Chicago's South Loop early Monday morning.
Burglars broke into a CBD and kratom dispensary on Chicago's Near West Side early Monday morning.
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office will announced a new taskforce Monday bringing federal officers on board to help with crime on CTA.
