Judge to suspect in school playground shooting: This is ‘heinous’
A 19-year-old man and two juveniles charged in a shooting at a Far South Side grade school playground thought they were targeting three students in the area who are gang...
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Missing out on swim lessons as kids, these adults are diving in
Torniqua Sashington tucked her hair under a bubblegum pink swim cap Monday night and carefully slipped into the shallow end of an indoor pool for her first swimming lesson at...
‘Orange Is the New Black’ star to lead 48th annual Pride Parade
Illinois native and award-winning actress Lea DeLaria will serve as grand marshal of Chicago's 48th annual Pride Parade on June 25. DeLaria, 58, of Belleville, will help lead the parade...
Man arrested after dragging CPD officer with minivan
A Chicago police officer was injured when he was dragged by a minivan during a traffic stop in the city's West Chatham neighborhood Saturday night. Officers stopped a man driving...
1 dead after 3-car pileup on Northwest Side
Authorities on Sunday are investigating a fatal car crash in the city's Cragin neighborhood. Chicago police said at least one person died Sunday morning in a three-car pileup near Cicero...
Dixon man jumps into moving car to save driver having seizure
Not all heroes wear capes. Randy Tompkins, 39, dove through the window of a moving car Friday afternoon in Dixon to save the driver, who was having a seizure. Tompkins...
Scam artists target immigrant communities, promising legal status for cash
For months, Brandelia Nunez's dining room table has been buried underneath neat piles of receipts, phone logs and court records — evidence she believes will prove her family was scammed...
Chicago police: Officer shoots suspect who rammed him with stolen car
A Chicago police officer shot and seriously wounded an 18-year-old suspect in a stolen car after the driver pinned the officer against another car on the West Side Wednesday, authorities...
Cubs fan died of head injuries after falling at Wrigley Field
A lifelong Cubs fan who fell over a railing after Tuesday night's game at Wrigley Field died of head injuries, officials said Thursday. Rick Garrity, 42, of Wheaton, was leaving...
Girl, 13, dies after pulled from Lake Michigan: ‘I got on my knees and prayed’
A young girl died Tuesday after she was submerged for 45 minutes near a popular diving spot in Lake Michigan off Rogers Park where neighbors say they regularly rescue children.Tianna...