No bail for Calif. man charged with 2013 Pilsen murder
A California man who fled Illinois was ordered held without bail Saturday after being charged with murder and concealing a homicide in the death of a 29-year-old woman whose body...
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Cook County reports 10 cold-related deaths so far this winter
Hypothermia contributed to the death of a 51-year-old man Wednesday, bringing to 10 the total of cold-related deaths in Cook County since November, the medical examiner's office said Thursday. Marek...
Chicago’s French community swells with patriotism, sadness after Paris attack
Outside the Lycee Francais de Chicago, students and staff at the French school held a moment of silence and teachers later lowered a French flag to half-staff. At the Alliance...
CPS, more than 125 other districts close as dangerous weather arrives
Chicago Public Schools and more than 125 school districts in the area decided to close Wednesday as a cold front sliding off the Canadian Rockies threatens to drive wind chills...
Snow moves in, more numbing cold to follow
This week's snowfall is telling Chicagoans that winter has arrived. And continued subzero temperatures and wind chills as low as minus 30 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday should serve notice it's...
Judge won’t seal documents in R. Kelly case
In an ongoing legal battle between R&B singer R. Kelly, a Chicago native, and his former business manager, a judge Wednesday denied a request to begin sealing or put under...
Prosecutors: UberX driver assaulted intoxicated female passenger
An UberX driver brought an intoxicated female passenger who fell asleep back to his apartment and sexually assaulted her, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday, raising new questions about how the...
No bail for man accused of having illegal gun, threatening cops, children
A south suburban man who, according to prosecutors, posted on Facebook earlier this month that he wanted to "kill as many cops and unarmed white kids as possible" and kept...
2 men charged in Christmas Day robbery, shooting
Two men were charged with multiple counts of aggravated battery after allegedly robbing and shooting a man on Christmas Day on the South Side, authorities said. Kwanie C. Furdge, 19,...
Diana Rauner, Illinois’ next first lady, to stay focused on early education
A few days before the election, a Chicago radio host introduced Bruce Rauner and wife Diana, telling listeners "behind every great man is a great woman." "In front sometimes too,"...