With warm weather coming, Chicagoans are concerned about violence prevention on beaches
The Chicago Police Department said it is expecting extra people out this weekend, and thus, there will also be extra patrols along the lakefront.
Arm that washed up in Waukegan believed to belong to murdered Milwaukee woman
Sade Robinson was 19 when she was killed and dismembered. She had gone on a first date the night she was killed, and the man with whom she went on the date is charged with her murder.
Mother furious after boy says CPS teacher cut his hair without permission
Tasia Glass has not been getting the answers she wants from the Chicago Public Schools.
Fleeing a traffic stop is only a misdemeanor in Illinois, and police chiefs want to change that
Illinois Senate Bill 1807 looks to make "fleeing or attempting to elude" an officer by car a felony.
Shortage of Chicago Police officers draws concern with summer, DNC coming up
The men and women of the Chicago Police Department are putting in the work. Yet the reality is that the department is down a significant number of sworn officers.
After winter of little snow and lots of tows, Chicago alderman wants changes to parking ban
There were only 15 days with measurable snow this past winter in Chicago, but a total of 7,745 vehicles got hauled off the streets.
Tree crashes onto family's house, splits chimney during storms in Northwest Indiana
The tree crushed the aluminum siding on the chimney, exposing the wood frame and pink insulation fiber to the street.
Strong storms bring hail, damaging wind, flooding rain to Chicago area
Tinley Park saw golf-ball-sized hail and Orland Park saw ping-pong-sized hail, according to the National Weather Service.
Woman accusing south suburban village trustee of sex assault speaks outside board meeting
This was also the first meeting since the FBI served two subpoenas to the village—in a probe many believe centers around the embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her lack of transparency.
Chicago police seek Bentley driver that left woman critical in Bucktown hit-and-run
Chicago Police are searching for the person driving a luxury car who hit and left a pedestrian critically hurt in Bucktown Saturday night.
University of Chicago United for Palestine protesters clash with counterprotesters
On Friday morning, University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos wrote that the protest encampment is disrupting campus and "cannot continue."
Glendale Heights man says he knew suspect in officer's murder, but didn't know he was wanted
Neighbor Chris Gayton said Xavier Tate Jr., now being held in the murder of CPD Officer Luis Huesca, had been at an apartment complex making no particular effort to hide himself.
Suspect apprehended in murder of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca
Xavier Tate Jr., 22, was charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
Relative of CPD officer Luis Huesca's accused killer jailed on gun charge
Caschaus Tate, 20, is accused of tossing Officer Huesca's stolen gun into a neighbor's yard when police showed up at his house looking for the officer's accused killer.
Gym at Chicago's Farragut Career Academy renamed for beloved teacher, coach
William "Wolf" Nelson, an alum of Farragut himself, taught math for 33 years and coached for 40.