Chicago Archdiocese hosts toy and coat giveaway for migrants
Holy Name Cathedral hosted a Spanish-language Advent mass for newly arrived migrants on Sunday.
Police officer, bar employee hit by car while trying to break up fight in Prospect Heights
Police said the officer and employee were in the parking lot of HOME Bar around 4 a.m., trying to break up a fight, when one of the suspects jumped into his car and drove away, hitting and injuring them both.
Families decorate "Justice Tree" in Little Village to honor relatives lost to violence
Their goal was to spread cheer to loved ones, and to shed light on how many of these families are still waiting for justice.
Baby boy dead from child abuse in Greater Grand Crossing, woman in custody
Around 7:20 p.m. Saturday, a 1-year-old boy was found dead with visible bruises to his face.
Charges pending after woman ejected, killed, 3 others hurt in rollover crash near O'Hare Airport
The vehicle had four occupants inside.
Chicago Weekend Shootings: 1 dead, 19 hurt
The ages of the victims range from 13 to 64.
Chicago area woman's family stuck in Gaza, suing Biden administration to force evacuation
Yasmeen Elagha said she's already lost more than 100 relatives in the war, and fears even more of her loved ones – including two American citizens – will be killed if they aren't evacuated.
CPD warns of 4 armed robberies and carjackings on same night in West Rogers Park
In each of the attacks, a group of two to four men approached the victims while they were sitting in or standing near their cars, flashed handguns, and demanded their cars and belongings.
City Council rejects bid to ask voters to weigh in on Chicago's sanctuary city status
While the proposal has caused heated debate about the city's handling of asylum seekers, the city's sanctuary city ordinance has nothing to do with the ongoing migrant crisis.
GardaWorld to pay for costs of canceled Chicago migrant tent camp in Brighton Park
Gov. JB Pritzker scrapped the tent encampment at 38th and California mid-construction last month, saying there were too many environmental concerns at the proposed site to proceed.
City Council delays start of new paid time off requirements for Chicago workers until July
Rules mandating up to 10 days of paid sick leave and other time off will now go into effect on July 1, 2024, instead of Dec. 31, 2023.
City Council approves police contract, but rejects provision for arbitration of discipline cases
The 33-17 vote sets up a likely court battle over the future of the disciplinary process for police officers, which even the city's own attorneys have said will be an uphill fight for the city to win.
Chicago man charged in death of pregnant woman found along road in Lake County
Juan Vega-Montoya, 37, is charged with concealment of a homicidal death in the slaying of 39-year-old Megan Lewis.
Kenneka Jenkins' family to get $6.4 million in settlement over her death in Rosemont hotel freezer
Jenkins was found dead inside a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont early on Sept. 10, 2017, after she went to the complex late on Sept. 8 for a private party in a room there.
Yellow Line driver hit brakes moments before crash with snow plow, NTSB finds
The crash injured dozens of people and caused $8.7 million in damage to CTA equipment.