Chicago police identify boy found wandering alone in Englewood
He was found in the 1300 block of West 64th Street.
House panel demands info on Northwestern's response to antisemitism at campus protests
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina), who chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee, said she has "grave concerns regarding Northwestern's persistent failure in addressing antisemitism."
Illini basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. to face trial on rape charge
A Kansas judge on Friday determined there was sufficient probable cause for the case against Shannon to go to trial. His trial date was tentatively set for June 10.
Woman arrested for April bomb threat at Illinois State Capitol, public aid office in Springfield
Gabrielle Williams, 23, of Springfield, is charged with one felony count of disorderly conduct.
Rideshare drivers targeted in string of robberies on South Side of Chicago
In each attack, rideshare drivers would pick up a passenger and take them to their destination, and then the passenger would rob them at gunpoint.
University of Chicago protesters call removal of pro-Palestinan encampment a "brutal police raid"
The university has said protesters sleeping in tents were given fair warning before the encampment was removed, but protesters said there was no such warning.
Teen run over by Chicago police car during 2020 George Floyd protests to get $525,000 settlement
Astarte Washington was 15 years old when she suffered multiple broken bones after an unattended Chicago police car rolled over her.
Chicago set to pay $1.75 million settlement to family of woman who died in police holding cell
Irene Chavez's family said police ignored her pleas to go to the hospital, even after she repeatedly told them she was a veteran suffering from PTSD.
Organizations tour United Center ahead of Democratic National Convention
The convention is taking place from Monday, Aug. 19, to Thursday, Aug. 22.
Mayor Johnson's pick for RTA Board advances despite not knowing of looming $730 million shortfall
Rev. Ira Acree also was questioned about his lack of expertise in public transit as the City Council Transportation Committee weighed his appointment to the RTA Board.
Steve Albini, rock musician and producer behind Nirvana and Pixies albums, dies at 61
Brian Fox, a fellow producer and engineer at Albini's Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, confirmed Albini passed away Tuesday night from a heart attack.
Award-winning Chicago elementary teacher throws out first pitch at Cubs game
Comfort Agboola received a Milken Educator Award in February for her exemplary work with students in the classroom at Poe Classical Elementary School in Pullman.
Fire destroys vacant home, damages apartment building in Auburn Gresham
One man was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Two adults and two children from the apartment building were left temporarily homeless.
Body of Eddie Gardner, missing since 2022, found in abandoned Chicago building
An Oswego family's two-year search to find out what happened to a missing man has ended, after Eddie Gardner's body was found in Chicago in March.
University of Chicago Fossil Lab moves to new home in Washington Park
Professor Paul Sereno opened the 6,000-square-foot facility in an old warehouse building on Wabash Avenue, just north of Garfield Boulevard.