Pedestrian hit, critically injured by Cook County Sheriff's squad car in Glenview
Police said, shortly after 5 a.m., a pedestrian was hit by a Cook County Sheriff's squad car in the 9800 block of Milwaukee Avenue.
Bulls host Girls' Day of Play to kick off Women's History Month
Girls' Day of Play looks to promote increased access to sports for girls, addressing the gap of participation rates between girls and boys, particularly in Black and Latino communities.
Blackhawks trade defenseman Seth Jones to Panthers for goalie Spencer Knight
Jones, who had yet to make the playoffs with the Blackhawks in his three-plus seasons in Chicago, had requested a trade last week.
Man who died in explosion in Cicero identified as person responsible for blast
Cicero police said Anthony Avila-Puebla was seen carrying multiple jugs of a flammable liquid into the building before the blast.
Cook County Crime Stoppers offer $10,000 rewards in two South Shore murders
In June 2017, 44-year-old David Hobson Jr. was found shot and killed in his car in the South Shore neighborhood.
Girl Scouts stage mock trial at Dirksen courthouse to explore legal profession
Organizers said the program teaches valuable lessons to girls, even if they don't want a career in the legal profession.
Chicagoans rally for Ukraine after Trump-Zelenskyy clash in Oval Office
Dozens of people gathered in front of the Wrigley Building in downtown Chicago on Saturday for a "Russia against Putin" rally.
Man stabbed in hand at Harold Washington Library Center
Police said a 26-year-old man was stabbed in the hand and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.
Illinois Democrats call Trump a "national disgrace" after blowup with Zelenskyy
"President Trump's simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous," Gov. JB Pritzker said.
Pritzker, other Illinois Democrats warn Republicans against cuts to Medicaid
Pritzker warned cuts to Medicaid would mean "Hospitals will close. People will lose their jobs."
CPD officer shoots man with knife at forest preserve on Far South Side
Officers were responding to a call of a knife-wielding man chasing another person in the Eggers Grove Forest Preserve near 114th and Avenue G.
Plainfield landlord convicted in hate crime murder of 6-year-old Palestinian boy
The boy's mother, Hanan Shaheen, who also was stabbed, took the witness stand on Tuesday.
Former Ald. Carrie Austin deemed medically unfit for bribery trial, court documents say
According to court documents, a pulmonologist at Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute issued her report on Feb.7 that concluded that Austin "is not medically fit to stand trial based on available information based on her current disability.
Boy from Gaza injured in Israeli airstrike receives prosthetic leg in Chicago
Baraa was evacuated from Gaza last year, after he lost his right foot and suffered major injuries to his left arm and left leg in an Israeli airstrike.
2 homeless after "suspicious" house fire in Evanston, authorities say
Firefighters got the fire under control in about 30 minutes.