At least 23 people shot at Chicago area Juneteenth celebration: police
One person was killed and nearly two dozen others were hurt at what was supposed to be a "peaceful Juneteenth gathering."
Chicago man, 98, who works 7 days a week explains the secret to his longevity
A man believed to be the country’s oldest full time employee works on the West Side of Chicago.
VIDEO: Six killed on I-55 after 'dust storm' causes large crash in downstate Illinois
A windstorm in south-central Illinois kicked up clouds of dust on Monday, causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, police said.
Assault citation issued to 14-year-old who sucker punched Illinois youth wrestler after match: police
The teen told the police he hit his opponent because he was angry he lost the match.
WATCH: Chicago's Wills Tower zapped by lightning amid severe storms
A Chicago-based videographer captured several vivid bolts around 10 p.m. Tuesday during a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, including one strike hitting the Willis Tower.
Viral video shows stripper dancing in suite at Bulls game
A now-viral video shows a rented suite with a stripper as entertainment.
Chicago man fatally shot driver on I-55 while victim's pregnant wife was inside vehicle: police
When troopers arrived, Humberto Marin Garcia, 28, was located inside a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, a woman who was reportedly six months pregnant, was uninjured in the shooting.
Watch: Chicago River goes green for famed St. Patrick's Day celebration
The grand Chicago tradition dates back to 1962.
Illinois woman finds husband's body in closet with Christmas decorations 8 months after disappearance
Richard Maedge’s body was found on Dec. 11, 2022 – nearly eight months after he went missing. His wife told police she had gone to a concealed closet area to retrieve a tote containing Christmas decorations, when she found Richard’s body.
Chicago man met woman on dating app, tied her up in his mom's basement and beat her: police
A Riverdale man was arrested for allegedly holding a woman he met on a dating app against her will and beating her. She may have also been sexually assaulted.
Massive fire breaks out at Chicago Heights warehouse
Crews were battling an extra-alarm fire that started at a furniture warehouse Monday morning in south suburban Chicago Heights.
Daughter charged after mom's body found in Chicago freezer
A Chicago woman has been accused of keeping her mother's dead body in a freezer for nearly two years.
R. Kelly sex-abuse charges dropped by Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx
Four years after filing underage sex charges against R&B superstar R. Kelly, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced on Monday she is dropping the case.
Independent Chicago bookstore owner’s tweet, venting over $800 return, goes viral
One Wicker Park book store owner says a customer spent about $800 on art books in the crucial Christmas shopping season and then, this week, they wanted to return them all.
Five Chicago-area athletes hospitalized after workout apparently meant to punish curfew-breakers
Concordia University Chicago in River Forest also temporarily removed coach Steve Kollar.
Bond set at $50K for father of July 4 shooting suspect
A judge set bond at $50,000 for the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade near Chicago who faces charges himself for allegedly helping his son get a gun license.
Elderly Chicago woman robbed at gunpoint in Lincoln Park: 'This can't go on'
Another brazen robbery on Chicago's North Side was captured on surveillance video.
Chicago police officer accused of urinating in ice machine at St. Pete Beach hotel bar
Pinellas deputies arrested a Chicago police officer on vacation in St. Pete Beach after an employee at Jimmy B's Bar in the Beachcomber Hotel said he found the man urinating in an ice machine.
Illinois man fatally stabs wife, 2 kids, mother and pet before killing himself, report claims
Andrei Kisliak allegedly stabbed his wife, their two young daughters, his mother and a family pet to death before killing himself.
2 little boys ID'd by medical examiner after falling in frozen Palatine pond
Two boys have been pronounced dead after being rescued from an icy pond in Palatine Wednesday afternoon.