Tracking Chicago's crime in 2025
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Chicago ended 2025 with the lowest number of murders in more than a half-century.  There were 416 people killed in the city last year.  Numbers have not been that low since 1965 when just under 400 people were killed.

CPD recovers 10 weapons at illegal party
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Chicago police recovered 10 weapons from an illegal party on New Year's Eve in the 25th district.

Girl, 16, and 1-year-old daughter reported found

Chicago police say they found a 16-year-old girl and her 1-year-old daughter who were reported missing in early December from the Little Village neighborhood.

Chicago woman found after five months

The search for a missing Chicago woman on the city’s South Side has ended after five months.

Same-sex couple ties the knot after receiving Cook County's first marriage license of 2026

The couple issued Cook County’s first marriage license of 2026 were married Friday morning at the Cook County Clerk’s Office, in a ceremony that also marked the county’s first same-sex wedding tied to the new year’s license issuance.

Same-sex couple ties the knot after receiving Cook County's first marriage license of 2026
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The couple issued Cook County’s first marriage license of 2026 were married Friday morning at the Cook County Clerk’s Office, in a ceremony that also marked the county’s first same-sex wedding tied to the new year’s license issuance.

State Street CTA station to close for years on Monday

It is a new year and a new look for an old elevated CTA station in the Loop that's being demolished starting Monday.

SWAT situation reported on Chicago's West Side; 1 in custody

One person was taken into custody after SWAT police were called to a domestic disturbance Friday morning on Chicago’s West Side.

Chicago police recover 10 weapons at illegal party

Chicago Police recovered 10 weapons from an illegal party on New Year's Eve in the 25th district.

Chicago weather: Cold start gives way to milder temperatures

Temperatures across the Chicago area plunged into the teens Friday night, with wind chills dipping to near zero in some locations.

7-year-old hospitalized after shooting inside West Side home: police

A 7-year-old boy was injured with a gunshot wound while inside a home in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Sunday, according to police.

Pedestrian killed in Riverdale hit-and-run, driver still at large

A deadly hit-and-run is under investigation after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Wednesday in south suburban Riverdale.