Woman gets 27 years for stabbing Uber driver to death with machete and knife

A 19-year-old Chicago woman was sentenced to 27 years in prison this week for hacking an Uber driver to death with a stolen knife and machete in an unprovoked attack in north suburban Lincolnwood.

Parents of 2-year-old cancer patient speak out after looters ransack Ronald McDonald House in Chicago

The Chicago Ronald McDonald House, where families of hospitalized children stay, was targeted Sunday night when looters smashed the door and broke windows, preventing a 2-year-old with cancer from leaving, his parents told "Fox & Friends" Friday.

Illinois man sentenced to prison for sex with child who got HIV

An Illinois man has learned his fate after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a child who later tested positive for HIV.

2 shot, more than 100 arrested and 13 officers hurt during downtown Chicago looting

CPD Supt. David Brown says two people were shot, police made more than 100 arrests and 13 officers were injured during looting and civil unrest early Monday in downtown Chicago.

Double homicide conviction upheld for Naperville woman who killed 2 children, 2 dogs

A 48-year-old Naperville woman charged in a 2012 double homicide  Elzbieta Plackowska, 48, had her conviction affirmed Monday in Illinois Appellate Courts in Du Page County.

Chicago man killed while breaking up fight was 'protector,' grandmother says

The brother was coming to his sister’s aid during an argument between she and her boyfriend when the boyfriend fired shots at the 21-year-old brother, Chicago police said.

Wounded baby girl recovering after Bishop Ford shooting; $10K reward offered

A baby girl shot and wounded Monday on the Bishop Ford Expressway on the Far South Side is recovering after surgery and “responding well,” a family spokesman said Tuesday.

Infant critically wounded in Bishop Ford Expressway shooting

A 10-month-old girl was critically wounded in a shooting Monday morning on the Bishop Ford Expressway on the South Side.

15 people shot on Chicago's South Side after funeral, police say

Fifteen people were shot Tuesday evening outside a funeral home in Gresham on the South Side — the largest number of victims in a single Chicago shooting in recent memory.

Penguins visit Chicago Natural History Museum ahead of reopening

Two Magellanic penguins from Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium were given an exclusive tour of the Field Museum of Natural History on Wednesday, July 8.

Six Chicago children shot dead in a single week

Six Chicago children have been shot dead in the past week, including Mekhi James, 3; Sincere Gaston, 1; and Lena Nunez, 10.

Lightfoot: Christoper Columbus statues shouldn't be taken down

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday that statues of Christopher Columbus should not be torn down in response to the death of George Floyd, because it would amount to erasing history.

Chicago cops seen 'lounging' during looting were asked to be in congressman's office, FOP and sources say

The leader of the Chicago police union -- and sources -- are sharing a different side of the story with FOX 32. They claim the officers were told they could be in Congressman Rush's office.

At age 62, retired U.S. Marine holds plank for over 8 hours, breaks world record

A former U.S. Marine and DEA supervisory special agent broke the Guinness World Record for holding a plank. George Hood, 62, held the plank for 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds.

Rod Blagojevich arrives home in Chicago following Trump commutation

Rod Blagojevich was released from prison Tuesday night and arrived home in Chicago Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of the former Illinois governor.

Illinois suspects enter Walmart with 'Caution I have the Coronavirus' sign, spray Lysol on produce

A 19-year-old man suspected of spraying disinfectant inside a Walmart in suburban Chicago while announcing to startled customers that he was infected with the new coronavirus turned himself in to police.