Police
Three Chicago Police officers lost to suicide since beginning of July
Members of the Chicago Police department, family, and friends are mourning the loss of three officers dead by suicide since the start of this month.
Chicago News
Opinion & Comment
Comment: Police pursuit of Garfield Park murder suspects abruptly terminated
A 56-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday afternoon near the intersection of California and Flournoy in the Garfield Park neighborhood and the police pursuit of the suspected murderers was abruptly terminated as officers closed in. Craig has some brief thoughts.
Music
Billy Corgan to play charity show for July 4 parade victims
Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, a 20-year resident of Highland Park, will perform a charity livestream show on July 27 to benefit the victims of the Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago that killed seven people and wounded more than 30.
Crime
Group of four, aged 14 and 15, charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking with firearms
Police said a group of three 15-year-olds and one 14-year-old were arrested a mile away from where they allegedly committed an armed carjacking on a 32-year-old male victim in Roseland.
Crime
Englewood man charged with murder of transgender partner
An Englewood man is charged with murder in the Monday stabbing death of the person he was allegedly in a relationship with, according to prosecutors. The man's attorney said it was a fight and the man acted in self defense.
Crime
4 shot in Garfield Park drive-by
A drive-by shooting on the city's west side yesterday afternoon wounded 4 people, including a 15-year-old girl, authorities said.
Chicago News
Chicago cop accused of striking woman at protest resigns
A Chicago police officer who had been facing possible dismissal after being accused of striking a woman and knocking out one of her teeth during a protest has resigned from the department.
Crime
Two teens shot on Humboldt Park front porch
A 17-year-old girl was shot in the face and a 15-year-old boy was shot in the foot while on a Humboldt Park porch this afternoon.
Arts
WXRT's Lin Brehmer to take a break to fight prostate cancer
In a message, he asked of his longtime listeners only one thing: "Afford me the kindness you have always shown me."
Crime
Three charged in shooting of off-duty police officer in Beverly
Chicago Police announced charges this morning against three men they say were involved in the bar fight and following shooting that left Chicago Police Officer Danny Golden paralyzed after his spinal cord was severed by a bullet.
Crime
11-year-old arrested near 4:00 AM attempting to carjack woman
Police said the boy, age 11, was with a group of several suspects attempting to carjack a 48-year-old woman at gunpoint around 4:00 a.m. this morning.
Crime
Man walking his dog in Back of the Yards shot multiple times and killed
A 24-year-old was out walking his dog when he was shot multiple times in the head, the body, and the legs.