Chicago police are searching for the person who broke into a Far North Side business to steal the register Thursday morning.

Six shooting deaths on the South and West sides, a fatal stabbing in Little Village and a vehicular homicide in Chicago Lawn. About a week into the new year, violence in Chicago ticked up slightly, ...

Americans, and a dismaying number of politicians, keep crying for a crackdown on crimes that aren’t happening.

Ricky Hernandez was sentenced to less than a decade for the crash that killed Soyfa Athamanah, 69, court records show.

Police arrested 20-year-old Marcus McGhee, of Chicago, and three teens for allegedly fatally shooting a man in April 2024.

As grant money dries up, violence prevention group leaders worry about how they will continue their work amid signs of ...

A Chicago mother has been charged with the murder of her young daughter, whose death she blamed on 'voices' inside her head, ...

Cook County Crime Stoppers, along with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, are offering a cash reward of up to ...

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling and Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke to members of the news media on Dec. 31, 2024, about the ...

Retired Riverside, Illinois, Police Chief Tom Weitzel urges President-elect Trump to make cop killings a federal crime amid rising ambush attacks on officers since 2020.

Crime deters potential riders. And the CTA's messy finances don't instill confidence. There's plenty for the transit agency ...

For a while now, Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he wants to engage more with the press. On Tuesday, he invited WGN into his ...