February 15, 2019 Chicago is most corrupt big city, Illinois third most corrupt state in country, study finds Chicago may be known as the "Second City," but it remains the leader of the most corrupt big city in the nation, according to a newly released report.
February 13, 2019 Jussie Smollett says he's 'pissed off' after alleged attack in Chicago Jussie Smollett, the "Empire" actor who claims he was attacked in Chicago last month, says he's angry about "attacks" he's received from people that don't believe, or don't care, about his allegations.
February 11, 2019 Attorney General, prosecutors seek harsher sentence in Laquan McDonald case Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday asked the state's highest court to re-sentence Jason Van Dyke, the white Chicago police officer found guilty last month in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald
February 5, 2019 Postal worker killed in one of two interstate shootings in Chicago A longtime postal worker was shot and killed along an interstate in a suburb of Chicago. just a few miles away from an early shooting that left three wounded, police said.
February 3, 2019 Chicago drive-by shooting outside bar leaves 2 dead, 5 wounded Two people were killed and five others were wounded when a drive-by shooter opened fire on a crowd of people outside a bar on Chicago's far South Side early Sunday, officials said.
February 1, 2019 Chicago police say number of January homicides is lowest in 9 years The Chicago Police Department announced Friday a rare crime stat success: the embattled city had the fewest number of January murders in the last nine years.
January 30, 2019 Chicago police release 'people of interest' photos in 'Empire' actor's alleged attack case Photos of "persons of interest" connected to the alleged attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett were released by the Chicago Police Department Wednesday night.
January 26, 2019 Thieves in Chicago are targeting Canada Goose coats as temperatures plunge in city, police say Chicago police are reporting gunpoint robberies targeting people wearing pricey Canada Goose jackets as temperatures plunge in the city.
January 21, 2019 1 shot dead at suburban Chicago mall, shooter at large: police Authorities say a man was shot and killed at a suburban Chicago mall and the suspect remains at large.
January 20, 2019 Chicago shootings leave at least 4 dead, 12 wounded over MLK weekend At least four people were killed and 12 others wounded in shootings across Chicago at the start of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, officials said.