Board now accepting applications for Chicago Police superintendent
The Chicago Police Board is now accepting applications for superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.
Boy, 13, fatally struck by vehicle in South Chicago: police
A 13-year-old boy is dead after he was struck by a vehicle Thursday in South Chicago, according to police.
Illinois officer fined $350 for illegally parking patrol car in handicapped space
A northern Illinois police officer has been ticketed for parking his patrol car in a handicapped-accessible parking space.
Fired Chicago police officer files lawsuit to get his job back
A former Chicago police officer who was fired for his role in the December 2015 fatal shooting of a 55-year-old bystander is suing to get his job back.
Family of murdered employee sues Mercy Hospital for negligence
The family of a Chicago hospital worker shot to death by a man who also killed his ex-girlfriend and a police officer is suing the hospital and its security contractor.
Man with gun arrested in Rush’s ER, police say
No one was hurt Thursday when a man with a gun was arrested inside the Emergency Room of Rush Medical Center on the Near West Side.
Food delivery driver shot in chest in West Garfield Park
A delivery driver was shot in the chest Thursday after he dropped off food in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Woman injured after light pole falls in the Loop
A woman was hurt Thursday after she was struck by a light pole that fell over in the Loop.
5th Illinois resident dies from vaping as national death toll rises to 47
As of Nov. 20, there have been 47 vaping deaths in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease and Control.
Parole granted for Illinois inmate in 1960 triple-killing
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board voted 9-4 Thursday to approve Chester Weger's 24th request for release.
5 Chicago police officers hurt when 2 squad cars collide on West Side
Five Chicago police officers were hurt Thursday when two CPD vehicles crashed into each other in East Garfield Park on the West Side.
Man missing for weeks last seen in Little Village
Angel Espejo was last seen Sept. 2 in the area of 25th Street and Sacramento Avenue, Chicago police said in a missing person alert.
Ingleside man charged with multiple vehicle burglaries
Joseph Sempek, 31, was charged with four felony counts of burglary and four misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass to a motor vehicle, the Lake County sheriff’s office said.
Authorities investigate how man died in custody of Jewel security in Lake View
Officers responded about 6:45 p.m. to reports of a theft at a business in the 3500 block of North Broadway and found a 55-year-old man who was unresponsive, Chicago police said.
2 killed, 7 wounded Wednesday in Chicago shootings
Nine people were shot Wednesday in Chicago, including two people who were killed in Englewood and Lawndale.
Lanes on I-294 reopen after semi loses control near Roosevelt, sending 3 to hospital
Three semitrailer crashed Thursday morning on Interstate 294 in the western suburbs, shutting down northbound lanes into the morning rush and sending three people to the hospital.
Girl missing from Lawndale returns home safely
Armoni Wilson, 14, was last seen about 6:25 p.m. Wednesday in the 1300 block of South Springfield Avenue, police said.
Catching the Killers: Grieving Chicago mom pleads for help in finding daughter's killer
A grieving mother is asking for help in tracking down the people who shot and killed her daughter.
City battles erosion of Rogers Park beaches
Rogers Park is ground zero in the battle to protect the lakefront.
Chicago man who had double murder conviction vacated remains in prison
His conviction was vacated last year, yet Gerald Reed remains in prison in a wheelchair and still tortured, his family says, by being locked up for 29 years for a crime he didn't commit.