September 19, 2017 Chicago tops 500 homicides in 2017 - and that's a good sign Weekend gun violence across Chicago pushed the city to 500 homicides in 2017, an infamous milestone that comes as Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced nearly 100 new police officers would be hitting the streets.
September 19, 2017 Man wanted in sex assault of 3 minors caught in Mexico A Mexican man who allegedly assaulted three children and fled the U.S. was taken into custody on Tuesday, according to the FBI.
September 19, 2017 'Zombie dogs' roaming near Chicago are infected coyotes, police warn Police are warning residents at an Illinois town to avoid helping "zombie" dogs because they are infected coyotes.
September 18, 2017 Chicago woman found dead in hotel's walk-in freezer A Chicago woman was found dead in a hotel walk-in freezer Sunday, just hours after she was reported missing from a party at the venue, police said.
September 18, 2017 Facebook Live video shows teen before her body was found in hotel freezer The body of Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was discovered Sunday morning in the freezer at Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center.
September 18, 2017 Illinois district closes middle school sinking from mine subsidence underneath Officials in southern Illinois were forced Wednesday to close a middle school for the foreseeable future due to shifting ground from an abandoned mine underneath.
July 6, 2017 US soldiers killed in suicide bombing at Bagram Airfield identified The Department of Defense on Monday identified two U.S. soldiers killed in an explosion at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan.
July 6, 2017 Illinois man suspected of kidnapping Chinese scholar was recorded explaining his ‘ideal victim' at vigil, prosecutors say The suspect in the abduction of a Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois was reportedly recorded explaining his "ideal victim" to an unnamed person at a vigil, prosecutors said.
July 5, 2017 AT&T landline service in Illinois to end, pending FCC approval More than a million landline customers in Illinois may soon need to rethink their communication methods.
July 5, 2017 Chicago's July 4th weekend sees 64 shot, 8 of them killed While the July 4th weekend was one of celebrations and family gatherings for most Americans, it was filled with violence in Chicago with more than 60 shootings, four of them fatal.