McCarthy: February Murders 4th Lowest On Record
Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said February's homicide total was one of the lowest ever, and continued a trend of dropping violent crime that started more than a year ago.
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Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said February's homicide total was one of the lowest ever, and continued a trend of dropping violent crime that started more than a year ago.
Brion M. Dowdell, 22, of the 8300 block of South Justine Avenue, faces one felony count of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting on Sunday in the 8000 block of South Elizabeth Street.
Ideary Mooney, 38, faces one felony count of first-degree attempted murder after he opened fire in a barbershop about 2:45 a.m. in the 9000 block of South Ashland Avenue.
Herbert Goode, 66, owner of Silver Cloud Gallery, 20 W. Ohio St., was shot in the chest in what appeared to be a robbery, Chicago Police said.
The 29-year-old was walking with a friend in the 400 block of West 117th Street a few minutes after midnight when shots were fired.
A man was shot to death early Sunday in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side.
A 66-year-old man died after he suffered a gunshot wound to the neck Saturday afternoon in the Gage Park neighborhood on the South Side.
An 18-year-old was killed Saturday afternoon in the New City neighborhood on the South Side.
A 46-year-old woman was killed, and her 25-year-old daughter was critically wounded, when they were shot during an apparent domestic dispute in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
A man was critically injured in a shooting in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Thursday afternoon, police said.
Two men were standing in the front vestibule of an apartment building in the 300 block of North Central Avenue about 1:25 a.m. on Dec. 14, when Phillip Allison allegedly entered and opened fire.
The 23-year-old man was sitting in his SUV about 3:25 a.m. in the 6900 block South Eberhart Avenue when someone walked up and opened fire.
Police said the gunman had no history of mental illness. He recently spent a year in Russia as a potato farmer, but detectives have not found anything that happened in the last few days to set off the deadly rampage.
In court proceedings over the past week, Allan Kustok's defense attorneys have taken pains to portray Jeanie Kustok as a paranoid wreck who was terrified that someone would invade the couple's alarm-protected Orland Park home.
While Orland Park detectives peppered Allan Kustok with questions about the shooting death of his wife, several text messages from a potential paramour were sent to his cellphone, requesting an extramarital rendezvous
A woman was seriously wounded in a shooting in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side Tuesday evening.
Chicago's top cop says a new police tactic for toning down violence – derided by some critics as "hug-a-thug" – has been getting positive results.
About 7:46 p.m., the 19-year-old was shot several times in the abdomen in the 1100 block of North Laramie Avenue.
After an off-duty police officer escorted Rene Bustamante and Daniel Delgado out of a restaurant for causing a disturbance, they allegedly waited for him outside, one armed with a knife, the other with a gun.
The man, thought to be in his 20s, was shot in the 14900 block of South Main Street.
Investigators in northwest Indiana are hoping newly released surveillance video footage will help them catch the people who shot and killed a 27-year-old man in November, and left his body in a freezer at a Merrillville meat market.
Authorities have charged two people who were involved in a disturbance with an off-duty Chicago Police officer Saturday night outside a restaurant in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
The 16-year-old told police he was shot in the leg about 1:30 a.m. in the 5100 block of South Oakley Avenue.
A security guard for Chicago rapper Twista was found shot and killed, then lit on fire, inside a home in the South Chicago neighborhood on Friday.
A man died Saturday night after he was shot while sitting in a car in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
A Concealed Carry License holder shot an armed person during an attempted robbery in Orland Park on Tuesday morning, police said.
Connor Bedard has been named the 37th captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, capping a busy offseason for the young center.
The Illinois winner of the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot last month has come forward to claim their prize.
President Trump has thrown his support behind Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for Illinois governor.
A pretrial hearing is scheduled at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
President Trump has thrown his support behind Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for Illinois governor.
Attorney Bill Quinlan on Tuesday became the latest candidate to announce a run for mayor of Chicago in 2027.
The Supreme Court left intact a ruling that blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new regulations for mail voting, rejecting the Trump administration's effort to move forward with the rules in the midterms.
The case stems from a Cronobacter bacterial contamination at one of Abbott Laboratories' Michigan plants.
Roger Simon, a celebrated political columnist who worked for the Chicago Sun-Times and Tribune, Politico, and other news organizations, died last week.
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.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
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.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
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.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
The Illinois winner of the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot last month has come forward to claim their prize.
Henry and Jimmy V are 10-year-old podcasters who live in the west Chicago suburb of La Grange, and they were thrilled to get a signed copy of Madden 27 from Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. They join Dana Kozlov and Marissa Perlman by Zoom.
Get an inside look at the delicious offerings at Berwyn Chicken Co.
This is the second time President Trump has endorsed Bailey.
The nurses' beef with parent company Prime Healthcare is over the termination of two staff members that began as suspensions, which the nurses call retaliatory. Lauren Victory reports.
A man has been charged after a student got hold of a gun on a school bus and fired shots out the window on Monday afternoon.
The Illinois winner of the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot last month has come forward to claim their prize.
Connor Bedard has been named the 37th captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, capping a busy offseason for the young center.
A Concealed Carry License holder shot an armed person during an attempted robbery in Orland Park on Tuesday morning, police said.
President Trump has thrown his support behind Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for Illinois governor.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Connor Bedard has been named the 37th captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, capping a busy offseason for the young center.
Chicago has won three of four and moved one-half game ahead of idle Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox, who lost 102 games and finished last in 2025, won the opener of the showdown series to push their lead over the Guardians to 1 1/2 games.
Providence Catholic High School in southwest suburban New Lenox has fired football coach Tyler Plantz, despite the team's 4-0 start to the season.
Before the Chicago Bears beat the Carolina Panthers 59-37 in a wild NFL season opener, quarterback Caleb Williams gave some young fans a special gift to help them get ready for the occasion.
A $30,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person who shot and killed a 911 dispatcher in the Back of the Yards neighborhood last week.
A 15-year-old girl returned to court Monday to face murder charges, after authorities said she was one of a few people responsible for pushing a man out of a moving Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train.
An 85-year-old man from Crown Point, Indiana, was arrested this past weekend on accusations of shooting his wife.
Chicago police this past weekend issued a warning about a man who grabbed a woman at a CTA Blue Line station in Wicker Park.
CPD says six people were standing outside near an alley when two unknown vehicles approached. Multiple armed suspects got out and fired shots at the victims.
