Illinois lawmakers support Starbucks unionization
Illinois lawmakers joined Starbucks workers to support plans to unionize.
Oak Park holds birthday celebration for Betty White
A centennial celebration in was held Saturday in Oak Park for actress Betty White.
Bradley community raises money for police officers shot in December
The Bradley community and officers from all over the state came out in full force Saturday for two officers shot last month.
Activists call for more charges against Jason Van Dyke, protest early release
Community leaders want former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke federally charged instead of leaving prison early.
Body of newborn baby found in duffle bag on the Near North Side
A newborn baby was found in a duffle bag early Saturday in River North, police said.
19-year-old woman injured in shooting, crash near Joliet mall
A 19-year-old woman was injured in a shooting and subsequent crash Saturday afternoon near Louis Joliet Mall.
17-year-old boy critically wounded in Park Manor shooting
A 17-year-old boy was shot Saturday afternoon in Park Manor on the South Side.
24-year-old man shot to death in Austin: police
A 24-year-old man was shot death Saturday afternoon in Austin on the Northwest Side.
2 shot, 1 fatally, in shooting in Brainerd
Two men were shot, one fatally, Saturday in Brainerd on the South Side.
Man, 19, carjacks 22-year-old woman in Grand Crossing
A 19-year-old Chicago man is charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking following a carjacking on Friday in Grand Crossing.
Chicago woman charged after stabbing 80-year-old, 60-year-old and dog
A 30-year-old Chicago woman is facing attempted first degree murder charges following a stabbing of two women, and killing a dog in Rogers Park.
Newborn baby found dead in duffle bag on Near North Side
The body of a newborn baby boy was found in a duffel bag early Saturday on the Near North Side, Chicago police said.
Avondale car crash leads to 3 in hospital
A GMC struck three cars at an Avondale intersection early Saturday morning, leading to multiple in the hospital.
1 killed, 5 wounded in citywide shootings Friday
One person was killed and five others were wounded in citywide shootings Friday.
Man shot dead at gas pump in Humboldt Park
A 39-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting at a gas pump in Humboldt Park Friday night.
Illinois Republican Darren Bailey pushes back against criticism regarding federal loan he received
The Chicago Tribune reports Bailey received a federal paycheck loan for his family farm for more than $231,000 back in February of last year.
Chicago without postmaster amid ongoing mail delivery problem
Chicago is without a postmaster amid an ongoing mail delivery problem.
Chicago without replacement Postmaster General
Chicago is without a postmaster amid an ongoing mail delivery problem.
CPS students walk out of school over COVID concerns
Chicago Public Schools students walked out of classes on Friday to protest the return of in-person learning — joining peers from New York and Boston who did the same.
Witness tries to comfort family of 14-year-old boy shot dead: ‘I stood in my doorway and I prayed for him'
“I understand that the family is in pain,” the woman said. ”But I want them to know that when the police came to work on him, before the ambulance came, I stood in my doorway and I prayed for him.