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Holocaust denier likely to appear on ballot for GOP for Chicago-area congressional seat

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

A west suburban man known as a Holocaust denier and for his ties to neo-Nazism is expected to advance to November’s general election for Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District seat. Arthur...

Man tells FBI that gang members forced him to rob banks because he owed them money: Charges

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

A 52-year-old parolee accused of robbing two Northwest Side banks told the FBI he was ordered to commit the robberies to pay back a debt owed to a local gang,...

Rainbow trout in a "raceway" at the Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery located in Topeka, Ill. on July 18, 2017.

Lake Michigan has become dramatically clearer in last 20 years — but at a steep cost

May 23, 2019 at 12:26 a.m.

Decades ago, Lake Michigan teemed with nutrients and green algae, casting a brownish-green hue that resembled the mouth of an inland river rather than a vast, open-water lake. Back then,...

Man in custody after barricading himself in Near West Side building

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

A Chicago Police Department SWAT team took one man into custody after police said he barricaded himself inside a building near the University of Illinois at Chicago’s campus Thursday night....

2 suspects sought in Bucktown carjacking of off-duty detective, sources say

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Police are searching for two carjacking suspects who robbed an off-duty Chicago police detective at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon in Bucktown, taking his Jeep, body armor and ammunition, according to law...

Woman, 75, escapes safely after Metra train hits car stalled on tracks in Glen Ellyn

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

A driver whose vehicle became stuck on the railroad tracks Tuesday night in Glen Ellyn had to abandon the vehicle before an oncoming train plowed into it, police said. Around...

Flashlights illuminate a window while police work the scene where Toni Frazier was found dead inside a home in the 1000 block of East 80th Street on Jan. 22, 2018.

Police investigate possible link between man who jumped from Skyway bridge and woman later found slain

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

Chicago police are investigating whether the suicide of man who plunged from the Skyway bridge is connected to the stabbing death of a woman who lived on the same East...

Police investigate the scene where a woman was shot multiple times in the 1200 block of West 33rd Street on Jan. 21, 2018, in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago.

Man killed, 3 wounded in city shootings, including attack on Lake Shore Drive

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

A man was killed and three others were injured in Chicago shootings, including an attack on North Lake Shore Drive, between Sunday and Monday mornings, authorities said. The fatal shooting...

Several hundred protesters marched downtown and gathered outside Trump Tower on Jan. 21, 2018, a day after the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration.

One year after Trump inauguration, protesters march in Loop

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

One day after the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, several hundred protesters demonstrated outside his namesake building in Near North. Protesters opposed to a litany of policy stances by...

Rider douses woman with liquid on Red Line train, then sets seats on fire

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

A man on a CTA Red Line train doused another passenger with an unknown liquid then set a small fire on the train car in Uptown on Thursday, according to...

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