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A dispute over a ride-share driver being stiffed on a fare led to a scuffle with the rider that ended with a volley of gunfire Saturday…
A 15-year-old girl was pronounced dead Sunday morning after being shot in the Washington Heights neighborhood, according to Chicago police.The shooting happened around 12:51 a.m. at…
Chicago police detectives are investigating the death of a man hit by a CTA Blue Line train Sunday morning.At around 4 a.m., police responded to the…
An Oswego woman is accused of fatally shooting a woman in February in the village, law enforcement officials said.Oswego police and the Kendall County Coroner’s Office…
For many college sports teams, it’s a short walk to the locker room after the final whistle. For Northwestern softball players, it’s more of a trek.The…
He’s the son of a pastor, a middle child of 10 brothers and sisters raised in a warm and boisterous home in Elgin that was known…
Every month or two, a mourning mother and the man accused of killing her son journey to a Cook County courtroom for another seemingly pointless hearing.Corniki…
The spark for this investigation came from a Cook County court hearing in December 2020 that lasted just a few minutes.The case had once been what…
In four weeks of testimony, jurors in the “ComEd Four” bribery trial have heard from a top staffer to ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, current and former…
Within seconds of stepping onstage to declare his triumph in the Chicago mayoral race, Brandon Johnson extended an olive branch.After briefly marveling at his improbable political…