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Politically connected businessman James Weiss agreed to pay monthly bribes to two state legislators to benefit his venture into sweepstakes gaming machines, the largely unregulated kiosks…
In the months leading up to her shooting death, Stacey Jones, a Cook County probation officer who was eight months pregnant, told family and friends that…
Chicago police opened a death investigation after an unidentified female was found dead Tuesday in the driver’s seat of an abandoned vehicle on the South Side.About…
A 43-year-old bicyclist was critically injured Monday night after he disregarded a right light and was struck by a vehicle in the Belmont Gardens neighborhood, Chicago…
A woman was killed Sunday afternoon when she was ejected from her car after it left the roadway and rolled, Waukegan police said.Officers said they recovered…
Dressed in her Sunday best — pink ruffled sleeves and a rainbow tulle tutu — Crystal Martinez’s 4-year-old daughter proudly presents her with a multicolored bouquet…
Chicago businessman James Weiss may not exactly be a household name, but he’s spent his life running in the city’s powerful political circles.The grandson of a…
A new book suggests that racial segregation in housing can be undone if Americans come together across racial lines to pressure lawmakers and communities to address…
A 19-year-old man is facing charges of reckless conduct and child endangerment after his girlfriend’s 2-year-old niece was seriously injured by a loaded pistol that was…
Seven people were shot, one fatally, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood early Sunday morning, police said.A group was gathered outside in the 4800 block of West Iowa…