Uber driver ambushed, shot and killed by robbers in Cicero: police
The four suspects got into the Uber vehicle and demanded the driver's money and belongings, a city spokesman said. When the driver said he didn’t have anything, one of the suspects shot him in the head.
Comcast outages reported in western suburbs after crew knocks down pole
Comcast service remained out Monday afternoon for some customers in parts of the western suburbs after a construction crew knocked down a pole near Elmhurst.
Man missing from Cicero located
Omar De Paz-Moreno who was last seen on the morning of April 19 has been located, according to Cicero police.
$10K reward for information leading to arrest, conviction of suspect who assaulted letter carrier in Cicero
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect, or suspects, who assaulted a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Cicero.
Cicero woman gets 6.5 years for labor trafficking
A suburban Chicago woman was sentenced Tuesday to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to charges alleging she helped several people from Guatemala enter the U.S. illegally and forbid them from leaving her home until they paid off debts to her.
Cicero woman charged with North Side burglary during August looting
A Cicero woman has been charged in connection to looting that occurred in August of 2020.
Local high school honored by UN for community garden
A local high school is being recognized by the United Nations for its work to transform a plain patch of grass into a beautiful garden filled with native trees and species.
Suspected Sinaloa Cartel members charged in plot to smuggle cocaine to Chicago
Five reputed members of the Sinaloa Cartel were charged in federal court in a plot to transport large amounts of cocaine to the Chicago area.
Paramedics took photo of Cicero man killed while protecting store from looting: lawsuit
One retired fire department lieutenant shared the photo on Facebook with the caption, “Come to Cicero to loot and break s—! Get a free body bag!! Nice head shot!!,” according to the suit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Chicago.
3 men face federal charges after threatening UPS driver at gunpoint, stealing from truck: prosecutors
A Chicago man is facing federal carjacking and weapon charges in connection to several robberies — including one targeting a UPS truck — in Chicago, Cicero and Oak Park.
PHOTOS: First babies of 2021 born at Chicago area hospitals
Several Chicago-area mothers ushered in New Year’s Day by giving birth to the first babies of 2021.
4 killed after vehicle crashes into building, becomes engulfed in flames in Cicero
Four people were killed in a crash early Saturday in Cicero when their vehicle collided with a building and became engulfed in flames, officials said.
75-year-old man riding bicycle killed in crash
Efren Avitia, 75, was biking near 31st Street and Austin Boulevard in Cicero on Friday when he was hit by a car and killed.
Man stabbed during fight at Cicero Blue Line station
A man was stabbed during an argument Saturday at the Cicero Blue Line station in Auston on the West Side.
25-year-old man shot dead in Cicero
Tyrin Thomas, 25, was shot multiple times in Cicero Saturday night. Cicero is a suburb south of Chicago.
Man charged with DUI in I-290 crash with squad car
A man has been charged with DUI after a crash with an Illinois State Police squad car Sunday on the Eisenhower Expressway on the West Side.
Man charged with impaling driver with crowbar during Cicero protest
A man has been charged with impaling a driver with a metal crowbar in west suburban Cicero in early June during protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
Suburban Chicago woman pleads guilty to labor trafficking
A suburban Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to a federal labor charge for helping several people from Guatemala enter the U.S. and then forbidding them from leaving her home until they paid off their debt to her.
Cicero woman faces federal labor trafficking charges
A west suburban woman who helped undocumented immigrants come into the country from Guatemala pleaded guilty to federal labor trafficking charges.