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One week before starting school, life of Simeon cheerleader, 16, cut short as bullets meant for someone else pierce abdomen in Dolton

August 29, 2019 at 8:34 p.m.

Akeira Monae Boston had a lot going for her. A week from the kickoff of her junior year at Simeon Career Academy and her third year on the cheerleading squad,...

Woman slashed to death in Washington Park neighborhood, man held

August 29, 2019 at 11:47 a.m.

A man is in custody after a woman was discovered fatally stabbed on the South Side on Thursday morning. Officers responding to person calling for help found the victim mortally...

Waves crash into a breakwall at 31st Street Beach on Lake Michigan in Chicago on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, a day after a man died trying to save a daughter who was swept into the water.

Rene Padilla wanted one more day at the beach with his daughters before school. He died trying to save one of them from drowning.

August 23, 2019 at 8:09 p.m.

Rene Padilla wanted to spend one last summer day with his daughters before school started. So he took the day off from his construction job Thursday and headed to the...

‘Why would you just come out shooting?’ Mother of 14-year-old boy killed by Lake County homeowner questions man’s account

September 24, 2019 at 6:10 p.m.

*Editor's note: This story has been updated to remove the names of juveniles who had been charged as adults with felony murder. The murder charges were dropped by authorities on...

Sgt. Christopher Covelli, at microphones, and Sheriff John Idleburg, second from right, were among the Lake County sheriff's office officials addressing the media about the Old Mill Creek shooting Aug. 13, 2019, that led to a police chase to Chicago.

Teens, including 3 siblings, allegedly told investigators they came to Lake County to commit burglaries. Now they’re charged with murder in botched car theft.

February 24, 2022 at 1:20 p.m.

Teens from Chicago charged with murder after a 14-year-old was shot and killed by a homeowner with a gun told investigators they were in Lake County to commit burglaries and...

The scene near a bus stop at 406 E. 61st Street, that a car crashed into, gravely injuring a pedestrian on Aug. 10, 2019.

Mom cries at news of arrest in slaying of Northwestern grad student: ‘It’s like doing it all over again. It doesn’t change after one year’

August 8, 2019 at 6:06 a.m.

The call from Chicago detectives jolted Tonya Colombo back to the agonizing day a year ago when her youngest child was shot to death hours after arriving in the city...

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One week before starting school, life of Simeon cheerleader, 16, cut short as bullets meant for someone else pierce abdomen in Dolton

Woman slashed to death in Washington Park neighborhood, man held

Rene Padilla wanted one more day at the beach with his daughters before school. He died trying to save one of them from drowning.

‘Why would you just come out shooting?’ Mother of 14-year-old boy killed by Lake County homeowner questions man’s account

Teens, including 3 siblings, allegedly told investigators they came to Lake County to commit burglaries. Now they’re charged with murder in botched car theft.

59-year-old woman dies after Ford crashes into South Side bus terminal

‘Take my baby, my boy’s on fire!’ mom screams to neighbor during blaze that badly burned boy on Chicago’s Far South Side

Suspect in slashing attack near DePaul in Lincoln Park arrested in Texas, police say

Sospechoso de ataque a una mujer cerca de la universidad DePaul fue arrestado en Texas

Mom cries at news of arrest in slaying of Northwestern grad student: ‘It’s like doing it all over again. It doesn’t change after one year’