Body found in Metra repair yard is that of missing British tourist, family says
A body found on top of a retired Metra Electric train at a Far South Side repair yard is that of a man visiting the Chicago area from London, according...
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Rally to support Apple overwhelmed by Laquan McDonald protesters
A rally in support of Apple's decision to fight a government request to create software that they say would circumvent security safeguards was hijacked Tuesday by protesters calling for the...
Family holds vigil, asks for help finding driver in fatal hit-and-run
Relatives of a 34-year-old man fatally struck in a hit-and-run accident in the Avondale neighborhood say he had planned to visit his mother's grave the day he was killed. About...
Man charged with murder of ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, who owed him money
A West Side man who recently appeared in court on a misdemeanor traffic violation wound up arrested and charged with killing a man who owed him money and was dating...
Pullman porter recalls his days on the railroad
In his nine years as a Pullman porter, Benjamin Gaines waited on high society types as they traveled across the country aboard luxury rail cars. Gaines, who moved to Chicago...
Man, woman hurt in fire in Southwest Side bungalow
A man was seriously burned and a woman suffered smoke inhalation in a fire in a Chicago Lawn bungalow Wednesday night, according to fire officials. The fire broke out around...
FTC to mail refund checks to buyers of TV pitchman’s weight-loss book
The Federal Trade Commission plans to soon begin compensating customers who bought a controversial weight-loss book that landed infomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau in prison, according to court records. According to...
Funeral for 6 relatives slain in Gage Park: ‘Chicago has taken away his family’
A little more than a week since police discovered six family members slain in their home in Gage Park, the outpouring of grief shifted Sunday from a makeshift memorial outside...
Chicago task force on police reform hears from residents
A city task force charged with making recommendations on how to reform the Chicago Police Department heard from a crowd of about 200 people Thursday at the South Shore Cultural...
Jury awards $1 million to man who said he was improperly charged
A West Side man who filed a lawsuit against the city over his 2010 arrest for armed robbery, arguing he was charged after being put in a suggestive police lineup,...