Prosecutors: Man died when friend tried to collect dice game debt
An attempt to collect a gambling debt ended with one of the collectors dead and two other people wounded, prosecutors said Friday. Isreal Taylor, 21, is charged with murder in...
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25 years for woman who hatched plot to kill drug dealer
A woman who plotted with her longtime boyfriend and her daughter's boyfriend to rob and kill her drug dealer was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday...
1 dead after being hit by Metra train near Round Lake
A Metra train hit and killed a person in Round Lake Thursday evening, a spokeswoman for the agency said. Train 2129, a Milwaukee District-North Line train that left Chicago at...
Deep freeze reveals majesty of Wisconsin ice caves
Lake Superior finally froze enough this week to allow access to one of northern Wisconsin's most stunning natural formations: the Bayfield Peninsula's lakeshore caves The caves are part of the...
In prison for girl’s sex assault, man convicted of seeking hit on prosecutor
A man already serving 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl was convicted Thursday of trying to hire someone to kill one of the prosecutors in charge...
3 dead, 4 wounded in shootings on West, Far South sides
A man was shot to death while he shoveled the snow outside his home and two other men were killed in separate shootings during Wednesday afternoon and evening, authorities said....
Man robs Near North Side bank
A man robbed a Near North Side bank Saturday morning, police said. The man entered the bank in the first block of West Huron Street about 10:40 a.m., Chicago police...
Man charged in killing of restaurant worker tries to flee court hearing
A West Side man charged in the fatal shooting of a Chinese restaurant worker during a robbery in the Austin neighborhood on Halloween tried to escape from custody in court...
Great Lakes ice cover may bring cool spring
The Siberian Express that's imported northern Russia's weather into North America is leading to a second year of fast-growing ice cover on the Great Lakes, setting up the Chicago area...
2 wounded in city shootings
Two men were wounded, one of them critically, in shootings Wednesday evening on the West and Far South sides, police said. In the most recent shooting, a 20-year-old man was...