Two friends share horrifying experience of being carjacked in Homewood gas station
Afterward, the suspects took police on a high-speed chase through Northwest Indiana before one of them jumped off a bridge just to get away.
Push for parents, community to step up after large group of teens, deadly chaos downtown
Following the chaos downtown last weekend that led to a teenage boy being shot dead in Millennium Park, there is a push for parents and the community to step up.
Questions, concerns, and skepticism dominate townhall on Chicago Bally's casino plan
Bally's Corporation won over Mayor Lori Lightfoot with their plan for a Chicago casino in River West, but now, they need to get the neighborhood onboard.
Resource officer at Joliet Township High School West connects with students on prom dance floor
There was a bigger purpose behind the officer's moves than just than an opportunity to cut up the rug.
Woman shot, killed after interrupting burglary in Auburn Gresham garage
She was wounded in the chest, back, and arm, and was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
Armed man in bank shot dead by police. They say he wasn't a robber.
Authorities say he started shooting, took hostages, and demanded that police be contacted. No one was hit by the gunfire. His motive was unclear.
Armed man is shot and killed at a Romeoville bank
Authorities said the suspect is talking with police, a social worker and negotiator on the scene.
Community on edge as CPD investigates three attacks in Logan Square
The attacks are all within blocks along North Humboldt Boulevard in Logan Square. The same man is believed to be behind all three.
Hateful, anti-Semitic graffiti found inside bathroom at Oak Park and River Forest High School
Racial slurs and symbols were found inside the boys' bathroom at Oak Park and River Forest High School Friday morning.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot places bet on Bally's plan for River West casino, but more hurdles remain
The mayor's pick still requires approval by the City Council, and needs the Illinois Gaming Board to approve a casino license for Bally's.
Oak Park and River Forest student brings gun to school after making threat, but never gets inside
Oftentimes, we report on school shootings and the warning signs after the fact, and after tragedy and horror have already occurred. But this is a much different story.
Southwest Side neighbors say they're plagued with car stunt rallies weekend after weekend
Tire marks in the Ford City Mall parking lot at 76th Street and Cicero Avenue serve as proof of what people in the area say is an ongoing nuisance.
Oswego police release photos of men who may be connected to disappearance of missing man
The pictures are not very clear, but the men were in a rented 2021 white Dodge Charger that were last seen in at 120th and Halsted streets in the West Pullman neighborhood on March 28.
Retired Cook County Sheriff's officer shoot one of three men robbing him in Chicago Lawn
A man was robbed at gunpoint in Chicago Lawn Thursday afternoon, and one of the robbers was shot, police said.
Man tells horrific tale of West Side façade collapse that left him injured and killed his father
Anthony Wright Jr. lost everything – his father, his home, his belongings.