4 targeted in string of robberies on Chicago's North Side
In all four incidents, which took place within 30 minutes, the victims were walking outside when they were confronted by strangers demanding items.
Police chase from Kane County ends in Chicago crash; 1 charged
A man is charged after a police chase that started with a tip in Batavia, Illinois, ended in a crash in Chicago overnight Monday.
Storms leave downed trees and power lines in Batavia, Illinois
The storm brought heavy rain, thunder, and handfuls of hail.
After CPD officer accidentally killed by partner, top cop warns against rush to judgment
"That officer is in a very, very tough place; unimaginable what that officer has to be feeling right now," Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said.
Crosetti Brand convicted of stabbing pregnant woman and killing her son
Brand, 39, was charged with 17 counts, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery, home invasion and domestic battery. A jury found him guilty on all counts Thursday evening.
Streamwood man Jalonie Jenkins charged with stabbing murders of his 2 sisters
Jalonie Jenkins, 25, is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of his sisters – 21-year-old Janiya Jenkins and 10-year-old Eyani Jones.
Gifts left for Pope Leo XIV disappear from outside his childhood home in Dolton
Sacred gifts, or public nuisance? Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, is attracting new attention, this time for the gifts and offerings left by visitors, but not everyone likes them.
In wake of Colorado attack, Chicago area chapters of "Run For Their Lives" worry
Boulder police initially said eight people were injured; they raised the total to 12 on Monday afternoon after officials said four more people with less serious injuries came forward.
Illinois lawmakers introduce bill to overhaul transit, but bill doesn't address budget shortfall
The proposal would replace the Regional Transportation Authority — which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra commuter rail, and Pace suburban buses.
Mother says unsafe unit played role in 4-year-old son's fall out window
A 4-year-old boy was hurt when he accidentally fell out of an apartment window on Memorial Day. His mother says her safety concerns about their home have not been addressed.
Lewis University helping to solve nation's air traffic controller shortage
At Lewis University, innovation is taking off during their regular summer break; construction that will allow them to grow and help fill the gaps in the country's shortage of air traffic controllers.
Family demands justice after woman, 84, was hit, killed in wreck on Southwest Side
Maria Ochoa Flores, 84, was run over when two cars collided in a Garfield Ridge neighborhood intersection this past Saturday.
Northwest Indiana couple brings supplies and hope to St. Louis tornado victims
Jim and Suzanne Maxwell were already planning to visit their son Mark in St. Louis. But when a deadly E-F-3 tornado hit there on the May 16, plans changed.
Kane Co. prosecutors weigh hate crime charges after lesbian attacked at McDonald's
Kady Grass suffered a broken nose, a hemorrhage on her eye, and PTSD after the attack at a McDonald's in Carpentersville last week.
FBI hauls boxes of evidence out of DC shooting suspect's Chicago apartment
The FBI hauled boxes of evidence from the Albany Park home of the man charged with killing two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington D.C. Wednesday night.