Former Eastern Illinois University football player killed in Harvey shooting
A former football player for Eastern Illinois University was shot and killed in Harvey south suburban Harvey early Monday morning.
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A former football player for Eastern Illinois University was shot and killed in Harvey south suburban Harvey early Monday morning.
One person was killed, and another was injured after two shootings less than a mile apart on Tuesday night.
One person was killed, and another was injured after two shootings less than a mile apart, just steps away from a teen gathering.
Chicago police said the victim, a 57-year-old man identified by family as Kevin Barlow, was shot in the chest outside the CTA 98th Street rail maintenance facility on June 29.
A union representing Chicago transit workers confirmed that the victim was a CTA switch worker. The family says he worked on the job for 18 years.
Two people were shot, and one of them died, in an apartment in the north Chicago suburb of Mundelein on Tuesday morning.
Another man and woman were taken into custody miles away, but a crime scene remained active hours later near the apartment building where the shooting happened. Victor Jacobo reports.
A Chicago man is charged with murder for a shooting over the July Fourth holiday weekend that killed a 10-year-old boy in Gary, Indiana.
Alphonso Talley is accused of fatally shooting Chicago police officer John Bartholomew and wounding his partner at Swedish Hospital back in April.
Eastbound lanes of I-80/94 near Calumet Avenue were shut down for some time Tuesday morning for a shooting investigation after a crash.
Two people were shot, and one of them died, in an apartment in the north Chicago suburb of Mundelein on Tuesday morning. Victor Jacobo reports.
A man has been arrested and charged in a shooting that left another man dead last fall in Chicago's Auburn Gresham community.
A 13-year-old boy was shot in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood on Monday night.
A 13-year-old boy was shot in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood on Monday night.
Chicago police said the argument led to a fight and an unknown person pulled out a gun and shot in the victim's direction before fleeing the scene.
The mass gathering turned into a shooting in which seven teens were shot in two separate incidents.
Tyler Robinson is accused of killing Kirk in September at Utah Valley University. Monday’s hearing is the start of a five-day preliminary hearing to determine if the trial will continue.
Chicago police said Sunday that Malik Wrightsell, 34, of Chicago, faces multiple felony charges in a shooting in which two officers were wounded last week. Darius Johnson reports.
The ages of the victims range from 18 to 54.
A suspect was set to appear before a judge Monday on charges in a shooting that injured two Chicago police officers during a traffic stop last week.
A man died after being found with gunshot wounds to the chest in Chicago's Englewood community early Monday morning.
Police said the two incidents were not related and the investigation into the shootings remains ongoing.
Police say on Friday, 34-year-old Malik Wrightsell opened fire after running from a traffic stop near 79th and Chappel. Both officers and the suspect were wounded in the gunfight.
A 10-year-old boy was killed and a 50-year-old man was hurt in one shooting, while six people were hurt in another early Sunday morning. Police said the two incidents were not related.
Chicago police early Sunday were investigating a mass shooting that left six teens wounded in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood, as well as a shooting minutes earlier that wounded a seventh teen.
Residents in Oswego, Illinois, are asked to shelter in place amid an ongoing police investigation on Friday morning.
How could a little boy live through unthinkable suffering all alone with nothing? A Holocaust survivor is still telling his story eight years after his death, thanks to his hologram at the Illinois Holocaust Museum.
An investigation is underway into NIPSCO's response to the August storms that left thousands without power for weeks in Northwest Indiana
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
A special board meeting to replace the village manager in south suburban Hazel Crest came to an end before it could even begin on Thursday.
A special board meeting to replace the village manager in south suburban Hazel Crest came to an end before it could even begin on Thursday.
Big names continue to leave Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration, with his chief legal counsel announcing her retirement this week. Analysts said the wave of departures at City Hall is problematic.
The City Council Finance Committee backed a deal allowing Chicago's parking meters to be sold from one private company to another, as part of an agreement that would see the city start to net a share of future profits.
Gov. JB Pritzker is setting up a new group within state government to explore more regulations for artificial intelligence as calls grow across the country for new restrictions.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday was set to hear legal arguments in a years-long case over whether Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct can have their disciplinary hearings held behind closed doors.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
How could a little boy live through unthinkable suffering all alone with nothing? A Holocaust survivor is still telling his story eight years after his death, thanks to his hologram at the Illinois Holocaust Museum.
An investigation is underway into NIPSCO's response to the August storms that left thousands without power for weeks in Northwest Indiana
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
A special board meeting to replace the village manager in south suburban Hazel Crest came to an end before it could even begin on Thursday.
A firefighter was among four injured when a fire ripped through an apartment building on Thursday in west suburban Woodridge.
Residents in Oswego, Illinois, are asked to shelter in place amid an ongoing police investigation on Friday morning.
The Cubs will play in the NL Wild Card round. The White Sox still have a chance to win the AL Central and a first-round bye if they can win one more game than the Guardians this weekend.
How could a little boy live through unthinkable suffering all alone with nothing? A Holocaust survivor is still telling his story eight years after his death, thanks to his hologram at the Illinois Holocaust Museum.
An investigation is underway into NIPSCO's response to the August storms that left thousands without power for weeks in Northwest Indiana
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
They're not regular donuts, they're quantum donuts. That's the pitch from a business hoping to get more dough as a massive new quantum computing campus continues construction in South Chicago.
Pete Crow-Armstrong joined the 40-40 club by stealing his 40th base to go along with his major league-leading 45 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched their second straight postseason berth with a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins.
The Chicago White Sox became the first team to follow consecutive 100-loss seasons by reaching the playoffs on Thursday, throttling the Kansas City Royals 9-1 to ensure no worse than one of the three AL wild-card spots for the postseason.
History was made during the regular-season finale at Wrigley Field Thursday, as Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first player in Cubs history to join the 40-40 Club.
The Cubs and White Sox will both play in the postseason for the first time since 2020, after clinching playoff spots within a matter of minutes of each other on Thursday afternoon.
Kyle Stowers homered and the Miami Marlins denied the Chicago Cubs a chance to clinch a playoff berth for the second straight night with a 3-2 victory Wednesday.
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
Three men were wounded in a shooting on Thursday night outside a liquor store in the South Chicago neighborhood.
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
Boise police have identified a man known as the "Unknown Wanderer" who was found dead in a church in 1982, and revealed a possible link to the Chicago Tylenol murders.
A Mundelein, Illinois, high school teacher and volleyball coach appeared in court Wednesday morning on charges of making an unauthorized video recording of a minor.
