Man and woman robbed minutes apart in Little Village and North Lawndale
Neither of the victims was hurt. No one was in custody Friday morning.
High school student killed by Metra UP-NW train in Chicago's northwest suburbs
Late Thursday, balloons marked the spot where Marin Lacson, 17, died after she was hit by the second of two passing trains.
Winter Realms, newly imagined ice castles attraction, opening in Lake Geneva
Winter Realms features ice sculptures, an arctic village, horse-drawn sleigh rides, tubing, and more.
Flash flood warning along Kankakee River in Will, Grundy counties due to melting ice
The National Weather Service is warning of potential flooding of roads and buildings along the Kankakee River between Wilmington and Phelan Acres.
Girlfriend of suspect in Joliet murders charged with obstruction
Nance is believed to have shot and killed multiple members of his own family in two houses in Joliet on Sunday.
Massive emergence of cicadas to descend on Illinois and Indiana this spring
Two separate broods of cicadas will emerge simultaneously in late April, something that hasn't happened in more than 200 years.
City Council puts off final votes on police arbitration ruling, new restrictions on dollar stores
Arbitrator Edwin Benn has warned the city has "no possibility of prevailing" in court if the City Council rejects a ruling that officers can seek arbitration of serious disciplinary cases.
Chicago police officer Karol Chwiesiuk avoids jail time for conviction in Capitol insurrection
Karol Chwiesiuk and his sister, Agnieszka, both were sentenced to 3 months home detention and 3 years probation for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Chicago Board of Ethics fines mayoral runner-up Paul Vallas $10,500 for campaign finance violation
The board determined Vallas had violated campaign contribution limits by accepting a $5,000 campaign donation despite the cap of $1,500 on individual campaign contributions to candidates for city office.
ATM stolen from currency exchange on Lower West Side
Police said officers responded to a robbery at the PLS Check Cashers, a 24/7 currency exchange, at Cermak and Damen around 3:30 a.m.
Chicago City Council to weigh ordinance effectively banning natural gas in new buildings
Supporters of the so-called Clean and Affordable Buildings Ordinance said it's an effort to tackle the global climate issue.
Motive unclear in 8 shootings in Joliet; gunman found dead in Texas
"We can't get inside his head. We just don't have any clue as to why he did what he did," Joliet Police Chief Bill Evans said.
Chicago man sentenced to 30 years for Downers Grove carjacking
DuPage County prosecutors said Martavious Robinson carjacked a woman and her daughter at gunpoint after they pulled their car into their garage in 2019.
1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting in Longwood Manor
No one was in custody Tuesday morning. Area 2 detectives were investigating.
Man stabbed, critically wounded during fight on CTA Red Line platform
A 31-year-old man pulled out a knife and stabbed a 48-year-old man in the back and neck.