April 7, 2021 Illinois' Pritzker signs firefighter pension bill that Lightfoot slams as 'backroom' deal Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a Chicago firefighter pension bill into law this week that both Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Republicans in the state have called a "fiscally irresponsible" bill that will increase property taxes.
April 6, 2021 Chicago toddler shot during road rage incident, seven others hurt during sidewalk bullet fight, police say Two shootings in Chicago that occurred within hours of each other left multiple people wounded, including a 2-year-old boy, authorities said Tuesday.
April 5, 2021 Chicago man used 'samurai knife' to kill relative, prosecutors say A man in suburban Chicago charged in an elderly relative’s fatal stabbing used a “samurai knife” to stab the 76-year-old victim — known as his “step-great-grandmother” — dozens of times inside her home, according to reports.
April 5, 2021 Chicago mayor vows to find adults who supplied Adam Toledo, 13, with gun before he was fatally shot by police Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday vowed to hold the adults responsible for "putting a gun into the hands" of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was fatally shot by Chicago police during a foot pursuit last week.
April 5, 2021 Chicago weekend crime: 8 people murdered, 30 shootings reported citywide Thirty-four people were shot and eight people were killed in Chicago over the holiday weekend, police said Monday.
April 1, 2021 Chicago Mayor Lightfoot calls for release of videos after 13-year-old boy killed by police Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday called for the release of video footage that could shed light on the police killing of a 13-year-old boy this week.
March 31, 2021 Chicago-area sales executive dies in Florida saving children from dangerous rip current, report says A sales executive at a suburban Chicago newspaper died after rescuing children from a rip current in the Gulf of Mexico while on vacation in Florida earlier this week, according to a report.
March 30, 2021 Southwest Airlines passenger becomes 'verbally abusive' to crew over mask dispute A passenger on a flight from Miami to Chicago Tuesday afternoon refused to comply with the plane's face mask policy and was "verbally abusive" to the crew, Southwest Airlines said.
March 30, 2021 Chicago man arrested after stabbing victim who refused demand for money, police say A 52-year-old man was stabbed in the throat by a panhandler on Sunday afternoon in Chicago when he refused to hand over any money or property, police said.
March 30, 2021 Chicago man, 18, killed after shooting police officer, security worker, investigators say An 18-year-old Chicago man has died after he was fatally shot while firing at a police officer and security worker near a Home Depot.