Noah Isackson

Police and Chicago Park District authorities Monday were investigating the death of a 9-year-old boy who drowned in a hole at a water park under construction. Derrick Young, 9, of...

With a dozen inmates looking on, two Cook County sheriff's deputies administered a series of beatings to Louis Schmude, punching and kicking the self-employed painter as he lay on the...

A 20-year-old West Side man died early Saturday after being shot by a police officer the night before, heightening ongoing discussions within the Chicago Police Department about the handling of...

A 20-year-old man who was shot by police on the West Side was in critical condition Friday night while undergoing surgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Police were investigating the 6:17...

Police in Hammond today plan to question the father of a 3-year-old boy who removed the man's handgun from a holster and shot himself in the head Sunday morning. The...

The last time the CTA's Ravenswood trains operated to the Loop late into the evening on weekends, the fare on the "L" was 18 cents and Chicagoans didn't need an...

Armed with official badges and a stomach for rejection, thousands of census takers hit Chicago streets Thursday to pry information from the close to half of all city households that...

Hours of heavy rain, strong winds, lightning and fog Thursday severed power lines, delayed hundreds of flights and flooded some suburban areas. The southern suburbs were hit hardest, with more...

Like many kids, Keenan Pope of Chicago is a video game fanatic. At a friend's house, he has spent long hours mastering one of his favorites: "Mortal Kombat 4." How...

Seven children were among at least a dozen people seriously or critically injured late Saturday in a South Side fire that engulfed a three-story apartment building. "When we arrived on...