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Today’s temperatures are expected to reach a high of 89 degrees before dropping to a low of 62 degrees Saturday night.

A hours-long standoff that began Friday morning when a man was atop a roof brandishing a weapon ended early Saturday morning when officers e...

Testifying over parts of two days, Alvin Vaughn, 32, put jurors at the center of the city’s modern gang warfare.

As a Chicago cop, Jeffrey Kriv was investigated numerous times. But not until an outside agency looked into his traffic tickets did he lose...

A SWAT team was still on the scene in West Humboldt Park Friday evening after reports of a man armed with what appeared to be a flamethrower...

More than a dozen elected representatives and faith leaders gathered at a church to ask for help from faith communities across the city to r...

Violet wood sorrel and prickly pear cactus have been found in Bell Bowl topsoil that was relocated to Cedar Cliff Forest Preserve.

A 12-year-old boy was shot Friday afternoon inside a residence on the South Side in the East Chatham neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Those most familiar with the city's violence problem know it is deeply rooted and resistant to sound-bite-friendly political fixes.

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Brandon Hanahan, 26, of Bridgeview, was sentenced after pleading guilty earlier this year to federal child pornography charges for enticing...

Plans to build “the largest single development project in Illinois history” are “at risk” in Arlington Heights, the Bears said in a statemen...

Traffic was backed up near Pulaski Road and Chicago Avenue while police worked to get a man to come down from the roof. He was armed with wh...

Judge Theodore Potkonjak ordered Yahir Torricella and David DeJesus to be held in lieu of $5 million bail in the death of Niolis Collazo, 23...

Friday’s temperatures may reach 90 degrees in portions of Chicago away from the lake where temps are expected to be cooler.

Patricia Grund learned a lesson that applies to all of us: If it gives you joy? Go do that. If it brings you peace? Go do that.

Shortly before 8:30 p.m., a group pulled out pulled out firearms in the 4200 block of South Wells Street and opened fire at another group. R...

The retired NASCAR driver said he has never seen anything like the Chicago Street Course

Three local community organizations filed the suit Thursday

Chicago will be bustling with sporting and live entertainment events all weekend, prompting officials and organizers to caution citizens abo...

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Since Friday, there have been multiple instances of birds swooping down and hitting pedestrians walking along the Chicago River. “Warning! B...

A North Side man is facing a detention hearing Friday on charges he brandished a machete-like knife at a federal judge as they were walking...

Community members shared safety concerns as authorities reported that they were addressing the displayed swastika.

Three neighborhoods near the RMG shredder — East Side, Hegewisch and South Deering — are scarred by 250 contaminated sites left behind when...