Crime
A man used a fire escape Monday to infiltrate a Chicago police facility while officers were undergoing a SWAT training exercise and grabbed at least two guns before he was shot and wounded by police, the chief said.
Crime
Josiah Brown, who had been in grave condition and was not expected to survive since he was pulled from the lake last Monday, was pronounced dead shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Crime
Two men are dead this morning after they were both found shot in the head in the North Lawndale neighborhood, authorities said.
Crime
An argument between two brothers escalated to murder Saturday afternoon after one killed the other in the North Park neighborhood, authorities said.
Crime
Chicago Police announced attempted murder and other charges against an 18-year-old man yesterday in connection to the carjacking and brutal beating of a 61-year-old Chef in Chinatown last April.
Crime
A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition Friday after both were stabbed in the Austin neighborhood on the city's northwest side this morning, authorities said.
Chicago News
A man who was one of eight people injured in an explosion that tore through the top floor of a Chicago apartment building has died, and authorities have determined the blast resulted from an “ignition of natural gas."
Illinois Politics
State Sen. Emil Jones III pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of lying to the FBI and seeking a bribe to oppose legislation that would have required a statewide evaluation of red-light camera systems.
Crime
Four men were shot Thursday afternoon in the Douglas neighborhood, one block east of the City of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters.
Chicago News
The Chicago City Council approved a settlement on Wednesday that will pay $15 million to the family of a woman who was killed when a police cruiser ran a red light and slammed into her SUV after officers allegedly ignored repeated orders to end their high-speed pursuit of a carjacking suspect.
Crime
A 20-year-old man from the West Pullman neighborhood has been charged in a shooting over the weekend that left 2 people dead, another man in critical condition, and a fourth wounded, authorities said.
Crime
The Aunt of a 3-year-old boy has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after she was reportedly caught on surveillance video pushing him into Lake Michigan at Navy Pier, authorities said. The boy is currently on life support.