January 29, 2019 Illinois police share 'ridiculous' driver's triple-digit speeding ticket on snowy road to warn others A female driver caught going 80 miles per hour over the speed limit on a slushy Illinois road was not only pulled over and arrested Sunday night — she was publicly scolded by the Illinois State Police for the "ridiculous" act.
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 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.
January 20, 2019 Illinois girl, 12, killed after snow fort collapses, police say A 12-year-old girl in Illinois is dead and a 9-year-old girl is recovering from hypothermia after the snow fort they built collapsed on them, police said.
January 18, 2019 Bank robber demanded '20,000 big bills' in note: police An Illinois man intent of making some quick cash walked into a Chicago bank on Wednesday afternoon and demanded via a note “20,000 big bills.”
January 17, 2019 Chicago police officers acquitted of trying to cover up death of Laquan McDonald Three Chicago police officers who were charged with trying to cover up the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald were acquitted Thursday.
January 17, 2019 Commuter train slams into car moments after 96-year-old driver is rescued A 96-year-old Illinois woman was rescued Monday night by a police officer and two Good Samaritans who carried her out of her car moments before a Metra train smashed into it, reports said.
January 16, 2019 Guilty plea in death of NBA star Dwyane Wade’s cousin gets man 27-year prison term The Chicago suspect who was charged with fatally shooting a cousin of pro basketball star Dwyane Wade in 2016 pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday and received a 27-year prison sentence.
January 16, 2019 Chicago logs first day of 2019 without any reported gun violence Monday marked the first day of 2019 without any reported gun violence in the crime-plagued city of Chicago.
January 16, 2019 Former Marine files $1M suit over strip search, calls it 'demeaning,' 'degrading,' violation of her rights A former Marine Corps sergeant has filed a $1 million federal lawsuit, claiming her civil rights were violated in 2017 when sheriff's deputies from an Illinois county strip-searched her.