Late firefighter's newborn daughter has moving photo shoot with dad's firehouse brothers
The family of a late firefighter in Illinois is honoring his memory with a new photoshoot featuring his newborn baby girl.
Police search for Illinois girl missing since 2017 in Georgia
Authorities believe a girl that went missing nearly three years ago could be in Georgia.
Illinois rakes in $3.2 million on first day of legal recreational marijuana sales
Illinois rang in the new year by officially legalizing the sale of recreational marijuana, raking in nearly $3.2 million in sales on its first day, state officials announced Thursday.
Chicago man has conviction dropped, enjoys big meal after 29 years in prison
Demond Weston insists he was beaten as a teenager by detectives during a 12-hour interrogation about a murder and other shootings.
Baby born at 12:12 a.m. on Dec. 12 during last full moon of the decade
Both mom and baby were doing “wonderfully,” according to the Illinois hospital.
14-year-old girl tried to rob woman who shot her in the chest: police
The two met up to “conduct a sale” about 5:45 p.m. Friday in the 2300 block of South Drake, police said.
Chicago cop who body slammed man to ground relieved of police powers: CPD
A man was hospitalized after being slammed to the ground by police Thursday in Chatham when he allegedly spit on an officer while being detained for drinking alcohol in public.
Missing woman found dead after going with stranger to buy marijuana: police
Police say a missing woman in northwest Indiana was fatally shot during a robbery and “callously dumped” at an abandoned elementary school in Gary.
Man surrenders after sheriff's office edits photo to add costume
All it took for one fugitive in Illinois to turn himself in was a little photo manipulation.
Girl, 7, shot while trick-or-treating in Little Village: police
A 7-year-old was shot in the chest as she trick-or-treated in a bumblebee costume Thursday evening in Little Village.
Bartender surprised with tip nearly 10 times larger than the bill
That must have been one heck of a bartender.
Special needs school bus aide charged with striking child, knocking out 2 teeth
A former Burlington Central School District bus aide has been charged with striking a young child and knocking out two teeth in the northwest suburbs.
11-year-old boy ran half marathon in all 50 states, may be youngest person in world to complete feat
An 11-year-old boy ran a half marathon in every state in the country and he may have broken a record as the youngest person to do so.
John Wayne Gacy property where 33 were murdered up for sale
John Wayne Gacy, the notorious serial killer also known as "Pogo the Clown", lived in his suburban Chicago home in Norwood Park from 1971 until December 1978 when he was arrested, and all of his known murders were committed there.
See ya later, alligator! Elusive reptile captured from Chicago lagoon
The alligator had a good run as day after day the people hunting for him in a Chicago lagoon came up empty, but in the end he was no match for an expert the city shipped in from Florida.