August 10, 2018 Chicago's bloody weekend sees at least 40 people shot, 4 of them killed A bloody weekend in Chicago saw at least 40 people shot, four fatally, officials said, in a city that earlier had touted its decreasing crime and violence numbers.
August 9, 2018 Tipping Point? Heat’s on Rahm in re-election race after bloody Chicago weekend After a bloody Chicago weekend that left a dozen dead and another 62 wounded, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is facing a mounting political crisis -- with his rivals emboldened as they aim to unseat him in the looming mayoral election.
August 9, 2018 More Chicago officers deployed to areas affected by violence Chicago police say hundreds of extra officers are being deployed to city neighborhoods where a burst of gun violence over the weekend left at least 11 people dead and around 70 wounded.
August 9, 2018 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, police superintendent tell neighborhoods to 'step up' after another bloody weekend Chicago's top cop stood side-by-side with Mayor Rahm Emanuel to deliver a message to the residents of their city in the midst of another bloody weekend: "Step up."
August 9, 2018 Chicago shootings spark calls for Rahm Emanuel to resign As gun violence continues in Chicago, here's who have called for the Windy City's Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign.
August 9, 2018 Lenny Kravitz's drummer, Franklin Vanderbilt, tries to save Chicago's kids with music Violent crime in the United States increased in 2016, according to a new FBI report, in-part due to an uptick in killings in Chicago and some other major cities.
August 8, 2018 Illinois man convicted in brutal stabbings of church group leaders in Indiana An Illinois man was convicted Wednesday in the brutal January 2017 stabbings that killed a church group leader and wounded another in an Indiana motel room.
August 7, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita dead at age 78 Stan Mikita, who scored 541 goals and recorded 1,467 points over a stellar 22-year career with the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks, died Tuesday. He was 78.
August 4, 2018 Illinois celebrates first official 'Barack Obama Day' Illinois government offices remained open Saturday as the home state of former President Barack Obama commemorated his birthday under a new state law.
August 4, 2018 Illinois children must stay in rear-facing car seat until age 2, new law says Children in Illinois must remain in a rear-facing car seat until they’re two years old, thanks to a new measure that was officially signed into law on Friday.