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CTA janitor fatally stabbed at Damen Green Line station

October 8, 2026 at 8:53 p.m.

A Chicago Transit Authority janitor sustained multiple stab wounds to his neck at the Near West Side station in the 2000 block of West Lake Street.

Shawndel Brown, who owns a shop on the block and witnessed the attack, brings a balloon and stuffed animal to a memorial for 7-year-old Eddimar Hernandez Chacon in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood, Oct. 5, 2026. Hernandez Chacon was stabbed to death Saturday while walking with her sister. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘It could have been anybody’: Chatham neighbors flock to show support for family of slain girl

October 6, 2026 at 4:18 p.m.

When Tashonda Porter first heard that 7-year-old Eddimar Hernandez Chacon had been stabbed to death on a busy South Side commercial strip, she thought of her own daughters.

Kezia Freeman leaves a stuffed animal and flowers at a memorial on Oct. 5, 2026, in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood where a 7-year-old girl was stabbed to death Saturday while walking with her sister. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Woman charged in ‘unprovoked’ stabbing death of 7-year-old girl

October 5, 2026 at 8:33 p.m.

Authorities have accused a 48-year-old woman of stabbing a 7-year-old girl to death, unprovoked, on Saturday morning.

Chicago police officers work near the scene where a 14-year-old boy was shot in the 6300 block of North Rockwell Street, Oct. 2, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Boy, 14, critically wounded in West Ridge shooting: police

October 2, 2026 at 4:44 p.m.

The boy was hit in the neck and taken to Lurie Children's Hospital in critical condition.

Chicago police Cmdr. Joseph Mark speaks with a federal immigration agent as they wait for a tow truck Aug. 24, 2026, in the 3200 block of South Wolcott Avenue in Chicago’s McKinley Park neighborhood after an earlier car collision. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Commander disciplined in ‘Blitz’ response moved out of patrol leadership

October 2, 2026 at 12:47 p.m.

Cmdr. Joseph Mark, who has overseen the Deering (9th) District since July 2024, will now lead the department's alternate response section.

Then-Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling chats with Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability Vice President Angel Rubi Navarijo as protesters disrupt the end of a CCPSA monthly meeting at Kelly College Preparatory High School on April 2, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

CPD oversight body beset with division over follow-up to Operation Midway Blitz

September 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The primary city agency mandated to act as a civilian-oriented check on Chicago police was divided as they sought accountability over Operation Midway Blitz.

Naseem Stevens, shown here in 2018, was shot and killed Sept. 25, 2026, in Grand Crossing. While police are investigating a possible link between Stevens' death and the funeral for the well-known drill rapper BloodHound Q50, Stevens' mother Karonna Williams pushed back on speculation about her son's associations, describing him as a "ray of sunshine." (Karonna Williams)

Grand Crossing shooting that killed expectant father may be tied to rapper’s funeral

September 28, 2026 at 6:49 p.m.

Naseem Stevens had a lot to look forward to before he was shot and killed at a Grand Crossing gas station Friday evening, a few hours after the funeral for...

A U.S. Border Patrol agent reaches over Chicago police officers while threatening to use a canister against protesters in Brighton Park on Oct. 4, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Keeping federal agents in check still a challenge one year after Operation Midway Blitz

September 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A year after Operation Midway Blitz, encounters involving immigration authorities continue to leave the public and elected officials alike grasping for answers and seeking accountability.

Cops raid cremation business tied to South Chicago Chapel

September 25, 2026 at 6:18 p.m.

Chicago police on Friday raided a cremation business tied to the Southeast Side funeral home where authorities in August found 56 decaying corpses.

Englewood man, 18, charged with stabbing girlfriend to death: prosecutors

September 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Whitney Jackson screamed "I love you" at her boyfriend moments before he stabbed her to death early Tuesday morning, prosecutors said.

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