Hearing delayed for man charged in Lockport Twp. hate crime shooting
The Lockport Township victim came face to face with the alleged shooter for the first time since the incident.
Alderman proposes 8 p.m. downtown curfew for people younger than 18
Ald. Brian Hopkins cited multiple incidents in which people were attacked in or around the downtown area. The current citywide curfew is 10 p.m.
City Council OKs $50 million settlement with 4 wrongfully convicted men
In 2017, Charles Johnson, Larod Styles, Troshawn McCoy, and Lashawn Ezell were exonerated for the murders of Khaled Ibrahim and Yousef Ali.
Bridgeview mosque guides members through multiple recent tragedies
After the alleged murders of a 6-year-old boy and four members of the same family, mosque leaders try to help community members grieve and move forward.
Welding skills learned on the inside give Cook Co. inmates hope for work on the outside
They're starting with the basics, which means mistakes will be made. That's where the instructors from First Institute Training and Management come in.
Person shot and killed at cookout in forest preserve in Dixmoor
Police said just after 10 p.m., the 31-year-old victim was shot while attending a cookout party at Dixmoor Playfield.
2 men hurt after shots fired into Taco Bell restaurant in Chicago's Loop
"All of a sudden, there were a bunch of gunshots, a bunch of people screaming to get down."
Union Station stabbing victim out of hospital, suspect to stay in jail
Wilson Barreno, 25, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery in connection with the stabbing.
Woman, 71, stabbed in broad daylight near Union Station
Her husband said she was walking their dog when a person randomly grabbed and stabbed her seven times.
Two men charged with robbing, killing Chicago father on his way to work
Divonte Calhoun and Justin Redmond, have been charged in the shooting death of 24-year-old Zet Rodriguez-Lara.
Catalytic converter thief fires shots at priest near Saint Ignatius College Prep
Police said two men were trying to steal a catalytic converter from a blue Toyota Prius parked outside the Jesuit rectory at Taylor and Morgan streets.
Students protest, walk out of University of Chicago commencement
The university is withholding degrees from four students who participated in a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus.
With catalytic converter thefts out of control, Cook County Sheriff's office steps up
Nearly 100 people pulled up to Lemont Township Community Center on Thursday, and hopped out to for a free service intended to deter criminals.
Police warn of more than two dozen armed robberies on Northwest Side
During one incident in Wicker Park, a man was shot while trying to stop a robbery outside of a popular bar.
Leaders, activists push for safety with another violent Memorial Day weekend in Chicago
Street Pastor Donovan Price said he still has to prepare himself well in advance for the violence figures.