Illinois Lottery player wins $1M Powerball prize with numbers from old ticket
The player, who wanted to go by "Rex," said he used the same numbers from an old, tucked-away Powerball ticket, winning him $1 million in the Sept. 3 drawing.
2 suspects sought in robbery on CTA Red Line train on South Side
Chicago police are looking to identify two suspects, who they said robbed someone while riding a CTA Red Line train in the Englewood neighborhood on Sept. 6
Teen boy charged in fatal July shooting of man during armed robbery on South Side
Chicago police said the teen was identified as one of the suspects who shot and killed a 35-year-old man during an armed robbery on July 31.
Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $750K sold at Oak Park, Illinois, gas station
The lucky winner purchased the winning ticket worth $750,000 at the Oak Park North Gas Mart at 6119 W. North Ave.
Driver charged in fatal Waukegan hit-and-run of pregnant woman, unborn baby dead
Waukegan police are looking for the hit-and-run driver that struck and killed a pregnant woman over the weekend.
Lincoln Park Zoo announces pregnancy of endangered black rhinoceros Kapuki
The 20-year-old rhino is expected to give birth by early spring of next year to her third calf.
Orland Park GameStop store burglarized, 6th store hit since August
The GameStop in Orland Park is now the sixth store burglarized in the Chicagoland area since August.
2 men shot outside apartment building overnight in Joliet, Illinois, police say
Joliet police did not release the condition of the men, but said their wounds were non-life-threatening.
The Wieners Circle offering free hot dogs after Williams' performance against Cowboys
On Friday, the popular hot dog stand tweeted: "If Caleb throws 4 TDs on Sunday, we will give away free hot dogs on Tuesday."
Chicago man charged in alleged stabbing of 2 people on West Side
Chicago police said Shaquille Rogers, 32, allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old woman and a 62-year-old man minutes apart on the city's West Side on Saturday morning.
8-year-old girl shot in finger while inside residence in Auburn Gresham
According to Chicago police, the young girl was taken to Christ Hospital after being shot in the index finger on Sunday afternoon.
Man arrested after battering woman, jumping into water to flee police in Jackson Park
Chicago police said a woman was being battered by the man, who then jumped into the water to escape police officers, but was not successful.
Man charged with attempted murder of 2 women, hate crime in West Town shooting
Jamie Santiago, 59, faces felony attempted murder and hate crime charges after police said he shot two women, 18 and 19, in West Town last month.
Man, 59, critically hurt in Lower West Side hit-and-run, police say
A westbound Dodge pickup truck hit the 59-year-old victim on a bicycle in the 2300 block of West 21st Street on Saturday afternoon.
CPD seek to identify woman who hit another rider after exiting CTA bus
Chicago police said the suspect struck another passenger in the head with a stick-like object as they exited a CTA bus on the city's Northwest Side last month.