Chicago reports first West Nile virus death of 2026

Chicago health officials are reporting the city's first two human cases of West Nile virus this year, including the first death linked to the virus in 2026.

Chicago mother finally gets new wheelchair lift for disabled son after FOX Chicago investigation

After months of delays, documented repair issues, and the threat of losing more than $13,000 in state funding, a Chicago family is finally receiving the wheelchair lift they say they desperately needed.

Man charged in deadly shooting near Chicago Jewel-Osco grocery store: police

A 26-year-old man has been charged in a deadly shooting near a Jewel-Osco grocery store on Chicago's South Side on Tuesday, according to police.

Two men wounded in South Side drive-by shooting, police say

Two men were hospitalized after a drive-by shooting early Thursday on Chicago's South Side, police said.

Burglar hits five businesses across South Side, CPD says

Do you recognize this man? Chicago police say he's behind a string of South Side business burglaries. See the video.

Chicago police return stolen service dog to owners

A service dog that was stolen from outside a Washington Heights home last summer has been safely reunited with her family.

Boys, 13 and 15, charged in West Pullman carjacking

Two teenage boys were charged in connection with an armed carjacking Wednesday in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood.