Peter Nickeas

Anthony Morris bounded down the stairs and reached for his 6-year-old niece Tacarra, just home from the hospital. "You can't pick her up," the girl's mother yelled. Children played around...

Firefighters found a body in burned wreckage hours after a Monday morning crash on the Stevenson Expressway that involved at least two semis, a van and two cars, according to...

At least 14 people were shot in Chicago over 10 hours Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday, pushing the number of gun victims in the city this year to more than...

The first volley of gunfire, a few dozen shots or so from up the block, sent 6-year-old Tacarra Morgan scrambling off the front porch step toward the safety of her...

Two people were shot to death and at least 13 others were wounded in Chicago over 16 hours from Monday afternoon through early Tuesday, police said. The shootings included the...

Three people, including a 17-year-old boy, were shot to death and at least seven others were wounded in shootings on the South and West sides of Chicago late Tuesday morning...