Peter Nickeas

A 26-year-old man was charged with stealing a car with an infant inside after the child's mother left the car running Tuesday afternoon in the South Austin neighborhood, according to...

At least 13 people, including a 4-year-old boy, have been wounded in shootings Wednesday across the South and West sides, police said. The 4-year-old boy was walking with his mother...

A man was found dead under a porch that had caught fire in the West Englewood neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The department called the fire...

A 26-year-old man stole a car with an infant inside after the child's mother left the car running Tuesday afternoon in the South Austin neighborhood, according to police. An 8-year-old...

Four people were wounded in shootings on the South and West sides Tuesday night, police said. At 9:30 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot and critically wounded in Canaryville. He...

Two men were killed and six other people have been wounded in South and West side shootings since late Thursday morning, according to Chicago police. Most recently, a 23-year-old man...

Twelve students were taken to area hospitals in good condition after someone discharged pepper spray at Budlong Elementary School on the Northwest Side on Thursday afternoon, according to authorities. The...

A not-quite-snow-but-not-quite-hail fell in fits and spurts across the Chicago area Thursday and more was expected Friday, according to the National Weather Service. It's known as graupel. "We call it...

A 17-year-old boy was shot to death in the Oriole Park neighborhood Monday afternoon and at least six others have been wounded in shootings since Monday morning in Chicago. The...