Menelik Jackson sentenced to 90 years in prison for 2019 murder of CPD Officer Juan Rivera
Two other men also have been sentenced to prison for their roles in Officer Rivera's murder.
Man pleads guilty to carjacking 3 people, shooting 1 in West Englewood in 2022
Jamari Edwards, 22, faces 17 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on Aug. 12.
Lawndale Christian Legal Center opens new restorative justice hub on West Side
The goal is to promote safer communities by helping young men who have been sentenced to probation find jobs, housing, and health care.
14-year-old boy falls into canyon at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois
Fire officials said the teen from the far western suburbs of Chicago fell in LaSalle Canyon around 5 p.m. Thursday.
"Spend in the Black" event on South Side aims to boost small Black businesses
Dozens of vendors transformed 75th Street and King Drive into Chicago's "Black Wall Street" on Saturday.
4 killed when small plane hits powerlines and crashes in central Illinois
The National Transportation Safety Board said a Cessna 180 single-engine plane struck powerlines and crashed into a field in Trilla, Illinois.
Outgoing Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard's name removed from outside Village Hall
Village Trustee Jason House defeated Henyard in the February primary, won the general election on April 1, and will be sworn in as the new mayor on May 5.
Suburban tax preparer charged with filing more than 50 false income tax returns
Cedrick Taylor, 40, of Winfield, has been charged with 45 counts of willfully preparing a false tax return for others and six counts of filing false tax returns for himself.
Elderly woman found dead after house fire in Gurnee, Illinois
The first police officers who arrived on scene had trouble getting inside because of furniture blocking the front and rear entrances.
Northwestern University faculty and students plan rally against Trump administration
The Trump administration has frozen $790 million in federal funds to Northwestern for what it calls alleged civil rights violations.
May Day march planned in Chicago to demand end to Trump's mass deportations
Activists for immigrant rights gathered at Federal Plaza in Chicago on Thursday morning to prepare for a protest rally and march next month.
Chicago postal worker charged with $45,000 pandemic relief fraud
Linda Anthony allegedly received a Paycheck Protection Program loan and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan after lying about owning a business that did not exist.
Worker pistol-whipped in robbery at tobacco store in River Forest
The manager of Puffs Discount, at 7756 Madison St., said two men walked in around 7:40 a.m. and demanded money and cigarettes. Then they hit a worker in the head with a gun.
Passenger arrested after gun is found in bag at O'Hare International Airport
Police said, shortly before 1 p.m., a passenger was taken into custody at O'Hare after a firearm was found in his bag.
Fallen CPD officer Enrique Martinez honored on memorial wall near Soldier Field
Martinez, 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside on Nov. 4, 2024.