Door stays open as CTA train pulls out of Damen stop: ‘Everyone was yelling’
Walid Mendez grabbed a Blue Line train for work Wednesday morning and was settling in near the door when he felt a breeze at his back. Passengers around him started...
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Glenwood man charged in fatal South Side hit-and-run crash
A Glenwood man charged in a fatal August hit-and-run accident in the Washington Heights neighborhood told friends he had struck a woman with his car after a dispute with another...
2 men charged in Uptown double slaying
Two men got into a dispute with a friend in an Uptown parking lot and were shot to death minutes later by the friend and another man, prosecutors said Friday....
Man charged with beating girlfriend to death on West Side
A West Side man was ordered held without bail Wednesday after being extradited from Iowa to face murder charges in the May slaying of his girlfriend, authorities said. Phil Jones,...
Man who robbed Lakeview bank suspected in earlier heist: FBI
A man who robbed a Lakeview bank Thursday afternoon is suspected of robbing a North Center bank Friday, authorities said. The man, believed to be 25 to 35 years old,...
Fire in Old Town destroys Second City offices, appears to spare theater complex
An extra-alarm fire destroyed the offices of the Second City theater company in Old Town and injured four firefighters and another person Wednesday afternoon, but it did not spread to...
Newborn baby sloth settling in with parents at Lincoln Park Zoo
A two-toed sloth couple at Lincoln Park Zoo have a new baby, but it will be a while before zookeepers are able to figure out the infant's sex--and figure out...
Church usher charged with sexually abusing 7-year-old girl
A church usher sexually abused a 7-year-old girl attending a summer youth event at the Back of the Yards church where the man works, then was arrested when the girl...
Saints fan found guilty of shoving Bears chairman at Soldier Field
A New Orleans Saints fan has been found guilty of shoving Bears Chairman George McCaskey during an argument over seats at Soldier Field last December, according to prosecutors and court...
Man charged with 2013 killings of accomplice, rival gang member
A man who set out with a fellow gang member to kill a member of a rival gang in Chicago's Fernwood neighborhood in October 2013 killed their target and also...