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"People were just hopping through and running around it and holding onto their families and there were some kids standing there and freaking out, hiding in corners. I had to go bring them to their families."
Three people were stabbed at Navy Pier around the time of the annual fireworks display Thursday night, and 13 others were hospitalized for injuries after being trampled a stampede when someone tossed a firecracker at Harry Caray's Tavern.
Police have released surveillance photos of a man suspected of stabbing and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Morgan Park.
A 15-year-old was stabbed in Morgan park just after 1 p.m. Sunday, according to Chicago police.
A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of another man will likely spend the rest life behind bars after a judge sentenced him to 70 years in prison.
A 7-Eleven clerk was stabbed outside a Loop convenience store early Monday, after a thief caught in the act threw a Lottery machine at him, police said.
A Plainfield man is facing murder charges for a terrifying stabbing at a group home for the developmentally disabled.
A man was killed on Friday during a stabbing in Zion.
One student was arrested and charged with aggravated battery for stabbing another student at Woodstock High School Tuesday, police said.
A 27-year-old Chicago police officer was stabbed Friday morning while making an arrest in the Eden Green neighborhood.
"The crime that was committed, where Estrella Carrera was stabbed more than 18 times, to say the least, is absolutely heinous."
Opening statements have begun in the Los Angeles murder trial of an air conditioning repairman charged with the stabbing deaths of two women and a suburban Chicago teenager for sexual gratification.
Dejuan Doby, 42, has been charged with three felony counts, including attempted murder, for stabbing another student at East-West University Tuesday afternoon.
A student stabbed another student Tuesday afternoon at East-West University in the South Loop.
The 911 calls in the case of a grisly home invasion, stabbing and sexual assault in Sleepy Hollow have now been made public.
A man has been charged with sexually assaulting and stabbing a 19-year-old woman at her home in west suburban Sleepy Hollow, stabbing her younger brother when he tried to protect her, and then trying to force a neighbor to help him get away on Monday afternoon.
Two teens were stabbed during a home invasion in northwest suburban Sleepy Hollow Monday.
A woman was fatally stabbed during a robbery in the South Side over the weekend.
A CTA worker was stabbed early Friday, when he got caught in the middle of a fight on the platform of the Red Line station at Roosevelt.
A Columbia College student's report that she was stabbed during an attempted robbery in Grant Park on Wednesday night has been determined to be unfounded, police said.
Police said the 23-year-old woman was walking near Wabash Avenue and Ida B. Wells Drive around 9:50 p.m., when a man walked up to her and demanded money.
A 23-year-old caregiver has been ordered held without bond, charged with killing an elderly man under his care in south suburban Homewood.
John House, 34, of Chicago, has been charged with one felony count for aggravated battery/use of a deadly weapon.
Police released a surveillance photo of a man wanted for stabbing another passenger on a CTA bus.
One person was stabbed in a fight between two customers and employees at a south suburban Burger King Saturday afternoon, police said.
Illinois House Speaker Emmanuel "Chris" Welch posted photos of himself with Chicago Bears owner George McCaskey and president Kevin Warren at Sunday night's game as the apparent two-horse race continues to land a new football stadium.
The victim was found unresponsive in the alley at 64th and Drexel Sunday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
One person was injured as Chicago firefighters battled frigid temperatures to put out a house fire Monday morning in the Morgan Park neighborhood.
Chicago police are searching for three people who robbed a CTA passenger on a Red Line train last month in Englewood.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
Illinois House Speaker Emmanuel "Chris" Welch posted photos of himself with Chicago Bears owner George McCaskey and president Kevin Warren at Sunday night's game as the apparent two-horse race continues to land a new football stadium.
As his standoff with America's closest allies escalates, President Trump says not getting the Nobel Peace Prize means he's no longer obligated "to think purely of Peace."
The Justice Dept. says it's investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local ICE official apparently serves as a pastor.
Europeans were reeling Sunday from President Trump's announcement that eight countries will face a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
A flamenco dance series in Chicago is expanding access to the arts by bringing the expressive traditional dance form to Chicago communities.
Monday is the opening day for a new exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry that immerses visitors into the imaginative world of award-winning fashion and costume designer Paul Tazewell.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
A G4 solar storm watch issued by the National Weather Service means there's a chance you may be able to see the northern lights in Illinois Monday night, as long as you can brave the cold.
Newly released surveillance video shows the infamous jewel heist inside the Louvre Museum in Paris.
A new analysis of dozens of peer-reviewed medical studies found no link between the use of Tylenol in pregnancy and diagnoses of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities in children.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Firefighters rescued a puppy from an overnight house fire in south suburban Dolton, Illinois, Monday.
If you can brave the freezing cold, you might be able to glimpse the northern lights in Illinois Monday night.
More than 100 cars were involved in a pileup on I-196 in Zeeland Township on Monday morning in West Michigan.
Illinois House Speaker Emmanuel "Chris" Welch posted photos of himself with Chicago Bears owner George McCaskey and president Kevin Warren at Sunday night's game as the apparent two-horse race continues to land a new football stadium.
The victim was found unresponsive in the alley at 64th and Drexel Sunday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
One person was injured as Chicago firefighters battled frigid temperatures to put out a house fire Monday morning in the Morgan Park neighborhood.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Caleb Williams' last throw in regulation was a backpedaling, fourth-down rainbow that landed in Cole Kmet's hands in the corner of the end zone for a breathtaking touchdown.
Despite forcing OT with a catch in the final minute in the 4th Quarter, the Chicago Bears' playoff journey comes to an end.
Chicago led 70-51 at the half and the advantage stayed above 20 points for most of the second half.
The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
Before the game, the Blackhawks honored their three Stanley Cup champion teams from the 2010s, with 29 players from those squads returning to pose with the Cup.
A judge and his wife were shot in their home this past weekend in Lafayette, Indiana.
A jewelry store in Chicago's Little India district was robbed at gunpoint Sunday evening.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
The ages of the victims range from 17 to 40, according to Chicago police.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about a string of strange vehicle break-ins in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, most recently this past Thursday.
