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Two women, ages 43 and 49, were crossing the street about 2:40 a.m. on May 10 when a southbound minivan hit them in the 8900 block of South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago Police said. Both were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where the 43-year-old woman died at 5:57 a.m. on Saturday
About 2:20 p.m., the man entered a Chase bank at 6650 S. Stony Island and attempted a non-takeover robbery, the FBI said.
The shooting happened about 11 p.m. in the northbond lanes of I-94, between 111th Street and Stony Island Avenue, according to Illinois State Police Sgt. Alex Diaz. Two vehicles were involved in the incident.
Neighbors said they were returning from grocery shopping when the boy's mother approached them screaming and saying her son had been shot, and she would pay them for a ride to the hospital.
The woman, 20, was a front-seat passenger in a white Cadillac headed north in the 7500 block of South Stony Island Avenue about 1:10 a.m. when a white Nissan pulled in front of it and an occupant fired into the Cadillac through the windshield, police said.
The victims – a man, two women, and a teenage girl – were standing outside a Pizza Hut in the 6700 block of South Stony Island Avenue around 10:40 p.m., when a small white car circled around them, and someone in the car opened fire.
The 22-year-old was riding as a passenger in a car headed north in the 9300 block of South Stony Island Avenue around 11:30 a.m. when a small black four-door sedan pulled up alongside their car and someone inside opened fire.
It might not be prime road construction weather yet, but spring and summer are primed to be full of roadwork projects throughout the Chicago area.
Tuesday afternoon, two men and a woman were inside a vehicle in the 7600 block of South Stony Island Avenue when someone walked up and opened fire
The victim, a 33-year-old man, was found on the sidewalk in the 9200 block of South Stony Island Avenue about 11 p.m.
The City quietly puts the brakes on a plan to rename a major south side street for a beloved pastor and community leader.
A proposal to rename a major thoroughfare on Chicago's South Side has some brought some mixed reactions.
One of the most widely used streets on the South Side could be in for a big change.
A CTA bus driver was critically hurt and had to be cut out of a wreck when a bus collided with a dump truck and two other vehicles on the Far South Side Wednesday night.
Chicago Police have issued a community alert following three similar strong-arm robberies in South Shore, near the southern end of Jackson Park.
A Chicago Fire Department official responding to a call Wednesday night ended up needing help himself.
Eight people were wounded in shootings Saturday night and early Sunday on the South and West sides.
A man was killed and two others were seriously injured late Saturday when a car flipped and struck a light pole and fire hydrant on the South Side.
A 21-year-old man has been ordered held without bond for allegedly shooting at a Chicago police officer while fleeing police over the weekend.
Seven people were killed and 18 more were wounded – including a Chicago Police officer – in a violent weekend on the streets of Chicago.
One man is dead after he was hit by a car in the South Side's Woodlawn neighborhood.
Two Chicago Police officers are in the hospital Thursday morning, after a crash on busy Stony Island Avenue.
Police are searching for two men who are responsible for four armed robberies in the South Shore neighborhood over the past six weeks.
A chase between two cars on the South Side overnight ended in a crash and a shooting.
A 95-year-old hospital in the Hyde Park neighborhood has been torn down, after closing amid a scandal and sitting vacant for 11 years.
Police said the victim at the time was sitting on the bus when the suspect spat an unknown liquid on them.
While you may think of ozone as a welcome element in our Earth's atmosphere that protects us from the sun's harmful radiation, ground-level ozone that we breathe is a harmful pollutant.
A Chicago man accused of shooting and killing his 74-year-old grandfather last week in Auburn Gresham had previously raised concerns from his family about his mental health, according to Cook County prosecutors.
A man has been ordered detained until trial on charges that he ran over a woman with a car in Chicago's northwest suburbs last week.
A Chicago man has been arrested on child endangerment and weapons charges in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head over the weekend in the Pullman neighborhood.
A top DHS official directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the ballroom is "being constructed for the physical safety and security of all Presidents, their families, staff, Foreign Dignitaries, and guests."
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson got a warm sendoff Sunday as he prepares for a trip to the Vatican.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
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.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
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.
Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95.
Former CBS Chicago anchorman Bill Kurtis has signed off from his role as the judge and scorekeeper on the NPR weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!"
Pop star Britney Spears said she was "totally fine" to drive and had not had a drink for about six hours when she was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the extended forecast.
Gun violence prevention advocates estimate firearm injuries cost Illinois taxpayers and survivors nearly $20 billion annually, a figure driving the push for the RIFL Act at the state capitol Tuesday.
Beginning at midnight, all flights to the U.S. carrying passengers who recently traveled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan must arrive at one of three airports — Atlanta, Washington Dulles, or Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Nicor Gas is responding to reports of a lawsuit accusing them of negligence related to a deadly house explosion last week in far northwest suburban Wonder Lake.
Forest Preserves of Cook County police released a sketch Tuesday of a man wanted in the sexual assault of a woman in a forest preserve on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
An Indiana State trooper was shot, and a suspect was killed during a shootout with officers during a traffic stop on I-80/94 in Hammond, Indiana.
Chicago police just released photos of a suspect wanted in a shooting that left three teens injured in Hyde Park on Monday night.
Gun violence prevention advocates estimate firearm injuries cost Illinois taxpayers and survivors nearly $20 billion annually, a figure driving the push for the RIFL Act at the state capitol Tuesday.
Police said the victim at the time was sitting on the bus when the suspect spat an unknown liquid on them.
While you may think of ozone as a welcome element in our Earth's atmosphere that protects us from the sun's harmful radiation, ground-level ozone that we breathe is a harmful pollutant.
Data centers popping up all over Illinois are sucking up millions of gallons of water a day, at a pace that the state can't keep up with. But experts say tapping into wastewater resources would steer the state in a new and much safer direction.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
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.
Munetaka Murakami homered, Anthony Kay pitched six sparkling innings and the Chicago White Sox stopped Minnesota's four-game win streak with a 3-1 victory over the Twins.
Henry Davis hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
With a loaded roster back, the St. Laurence High School baseball team is primed for what they hope is another long playoff run as the No. 1 seed beginning Wednesday at home.
Rafael Devers hit San Francisco's third grand slam in a seven-day span, a tiebreaking, fifth-inning drive that led the Giants over the Chicago White Sox 8-5.
Freshman Gabriella McCollester scored a career-high four goals for Northwestern in a win over North Carolina in the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse national championship.
A Chicago man accused of shooting and killing his 74-year-old grandfather last week in Auburn Gresham had previously raised concerns from his family about his mental health, according to Cook County prosecutors.
A man has been ordered detained until trial on charges that he ran over a woman with a car in Chicago's northwest suburbs last week.
Forest Preserves of Cook County police released a sketch Tuesday of a man wanted in the sexual assault of a woman in a forest preserve on Chicago's Northwest Side.
Three burglars broke into a discount store in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood early Tuesday and stole the cash register.
Chicago police released photos of a suspect wanted in a shooting that left three teens injured in Hyde Park on Monday night.
