Chicago
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Naperville jewelry store burglar gets 6 years in prisonSep 20, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to burglarizing a Naperville jewelry story has been sentenced to six years in prison. Joshua Captain, 24, of the 9100 block of South Dre...
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Body of man, 20, pulled from Lake Michigan near Chicago
Sep 19, 2021 7:00 am - EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - The body of a 20-year-old man was pulled Saturday evening from Lake Michigan near Chicago after a seven-hour search for the missing swimmer, offici...
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Chicago police officer fatally shoots 28-year-old man
Sep 19, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 28-year-old man died Sunday after a Chicago police officer responding to a reported domestic disturbance shot him, Chicago police said. Officers respon...
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Chicago woman charged with fraud in death certificate scheme
Sep 17, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman has been charged with obtaining dozens of young homicide victims' death certificates and using them to defraud the government out of thous...
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Chicago-area priest back under scrutiny for possible abuse
Sep 16, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago priest cleared last week of of allegations he sexually abused children 25 years ago is back under scrutiny because new information has...
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Long-standing Rosemont residency rules loosened for some, tightened for othersSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A rarity among suburban municipalities, Rosemont's long-standing residency rules for village employees are being loosened for some but tightened for others. Ironically, ...
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Police sergeant says department retaliated after he blew the whistle on supervisor
Sep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago police sergeant who filed a complaint against a supervisor who'd assigned several officers to guard his Bridgeport home during the riots and looting last year ...
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Man, 45, found shot to death in vehicle on Chicago freeway
Sep 13, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 45-year-old man has been found shot to death in a vehicle on a Chicago freeway. Fire officials said state police responded about 2 a.m. Monday to the sh...
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Funeral set for Chicago area muralist who died at 52
Sep 12, 2021 7:00 am - CARY, Ill. (AP) - Timmothy Etters, a longtime Chicago area muralist whose art work adorns many schools, has died at age 52. Visitation and funeral services were set for...
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Chicago may start suing gang members for damages
Sep 11, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago is poised to embark on a new strategy to attack the gangs that are responsible for much of the gun violence in the city: Sue them to take their be...