Clerk with concealed gun permit shoots 2 robbers at cellphone store
An employee at a Far South Side cellphone retailer shot two would-be robbers late Wednesday morning, at least the second time in a week a worker has shot two robbery...
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Chicago Police Board hears from residents on superintendent search
The Chicago Police Board heard from residents on topics from police-involved shootings to the need for more transparency at a special public meeting called to collect input on the selection...
Chicago gun violence center stage at Obama town hall
Chicago gun violence took center stage Thursday night in Virginia when President Barack Obama fielded questions and concerns by people from his adopted hometown at a live town hall meeting...
CTA makes rail accessibility for riders with disabilities a long-term goal
The CTA is about to start looking at how to make its rail system completely accessible to riders with disabilities within 20 years, agency officials said Wednesday. The agency expects...
La Casa provides affordable housing for Chicago college students
As a high school senior, Dulce Hernandez had her sights set on becoming the first person in her family to graduate from college. Hernandez, the oldest of five siblings, ranging...
Family of woman accidentally shot by Chicago police files lawsuit
A 55-year-old West Side mother of five who was accidentally shot and killed by police last month "faced a hail of bullets" fired by an officer who was standing in...
Millennium Park’s giant head, ‘Awilda,’ is coming down
As Chicago enters a new year, Millennium Park will say so long to a few familiar faces. The city will begin taking down the ginormous sculpture head known as "Awilda"...
Newly appointed police review board chief to announce staffing overhaul
Amid unrelenting outcry surrounding controversial police-involved shootings in Chicago, the newly appointed Independent Police Review Authority head plans to announce Monday the restructuring of the agency's senior leadership and other...
Revelers brave cold for inaugural Chi-Town Rising celebration
A bevy of New Year's Eve revelers converged on Chicago's Riverwalk on Thursday in anticipation of the city's inaugural countdown celebration, Chi-Town Rising. An estimated 20,000 mostly paid attendees braved...
Protesters gather outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home, call for him to resign
A small group of protesters gathered outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel's North Side home Tuesday, when he was expected to cut short a family vacation in Cuba so he could tend...