Hercules is PAWS Chicago Pet of the Week
He has a suppressed immune system, so he fights hard every day to stay healthy.
Driver dies after fleeing police, crashes pickup truck into Des Plaines River
The driver, identified as a 79-year-old man from Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was found dead inside.
4 new meerkat pups at Brookfield Zoo available for viewing
The zoo welcomed four meerkat pups, two male and two female, born on Feb. 11.
South Side high school students to compete in Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix
Ten students from Gwendolyn Brooks High School in Roseland will be competing in the Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix on Saturday.
Badge of fallen CFD firefighter Lt. Jan Tchoryk will be added to memorial wall
Tchoryk died just a day after firefighter and EMT Jermaine Pelt.
Attempted robbery ends with man shot in hand in Gage Park
According to Chicago police, the victim, a 38-year-old man, was standing in an alley when an unknown male approached and demanded his property at gunpoint.
Contractor electrocuted, killed at water pumping station in Homan Square
Chicago police say the victim, a 63-year-old man, suffered an injury and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Man accused of nearly decapitating wife in Carol Stream to stay in jail
Baltazar Perez-Estrada, 33, was charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly told police he stabbed his wife.
Fraud, theft charges filed against suburban Cook County fencing company owner
The owner of a fencing company in Evergreen Park was charged with allegedly taking thousands of dollars in down payments from customers and not performing any work.
Man found dead at water purification plant in South Shore, police say
The victim suffered trauma to the head and was pronounced dead on the scene.
Badge of fallen CFD firefighter Jermaine Pelt added to memorial wall at Quinn Academy
The 49-year-old firefighter and EMT lost his life nearly one year ago battling a fire in the West Pullman neighborhood.
CPD release image of vehicle that struck bicyclist in Auburn Gresham
The car is a black Chevy Camaro soft-top convertible. It is believed to have front-end damage and a broken windshield.
CFD crews battle blaze at South Side apartment
The windows on the top floor were busted out, and firefighters could be seen working inside.
16-year-old boy shot while walking in Budlong Woods
According to police, the victim was walking on the sidewalk when shots were fired.
3 charged in mass shooting that left 16-year-old dead, 3 men hurt in Austin
Chicago police said the teen and four men, one aged 21 and the other two 25, were standing on a sidewalk in the 400 block of North Lavergne around 2:50 p.m. when an unknown vehicle pulled up, and two people got out.