Steve Bannon pleads guilty in fraud case; won’t get jail time

The 71-year-old reached a plea agreement to avoid jail time related to a scheme to build a wall along the U.S. southern border.

Argument leads to double homicide on Chicago’s Far South Side

Two men were shot in the head and killed Tuesday morning in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Teen charged in fatal shooting of 12-year-old Chicago girl
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A teenage boy has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old girl Sunday night in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.

Teen charged in fatal shooting of 12-year-old Chicago girl

A teenage boy has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old girl Sunday night in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.

Chicago man charged with attempted murder in Chinatown shooting

A Chicago man was charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting Sunday morning in the Chinatown neighborhood.

Chicago drive-by shooting leaves man dead

A man was killed in a drive-by shooting Tuesday morning in Chicago's Fernwood neighborhood.

Madigan trial: Defense files motion as jurors return for 9th day of deliberations

Jurors in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and longtime political associate Michael McClain returned Monday for their ninth day of deliberations, but still have not returned a verdict.

Illinois faces new lawsuits over alleged abuse in youth detention centers

Survivors of sexual abuse at Illinois Youth Centers (IYCs) and the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) have filed new lawsuits against the state, bringing the total to 800 cases.

East Chicago woman charged after police find gun, narcotics vehicle

A woman from East Chicago who let police search her vehicle after they allegedly smelled marijuana is now facing drug charges.