Artisan cheese seller in a pickle after thieves made off with massive cheddar haul

A British company says a con artist made off with 22 metric tons of award-winning cheddar worth hundreds of thousands of dollars before the company realized it had been scammed.

Teenager seriously wounded in South Side drive-by shooting

A 17-year-old boy was seriously hurt in a shooting in Chicago's Park Manor neighborhood Saturday night. 

Bucks' Andre Jackson crashes into Milwaukee townhouse

Milwaukee Bucks guard Andre Jackson Jr. crashed into a Milwaukee townhouse on Saturday, Oct. 26.

Menendez brothers resentencing ignores brutality of Kitty's execution, lawyer says: 'It looked like a mob hit'

The Los Angeles district attorney's move to grant two convicted murderers, the Menendez brothers, a chance to get out of prison despite sentences of life without parole has floored a Florida counterpart who noted the premeditated brutality Erik and Lyle Menendez inflicted on their mother.

DUI driver causes train crash in Morton Grove, police say

A 56-year-old Mount Prospect man was arrested for DUI after a series of incidents involving his vehicle Thursday night.

1 killed, 1 wounded in Belmont Harbor shooting
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One man is dead and another is in critical condition following a shooting near Chicago's lakefront on the North Side Saturday morning.

Cook County corrections deputy hit with more charges, allegedly provided cellphone to inmate

A Cook County corrections deputy who was already charged with drug-related offenses is now accused of allowing an inmate to use her cellphone to send messages and view pornography.

Suspected 'pink cocaine' seized during River North traffic stop, 2 arrested

Two people are in custody after authorities found suspected "pink cocaine" and a firearm during a traffic stop in the River North neighborhood earlier this week.