2 charged in fatal shooting of beloved contractor on Near West Side
Two men now face first-degree murder charges in the killing of 67-year-old Jerry Lewis earlier this week outside his Near West Side office.
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Contractor slain near United Center remembered as someone ‘trying to change the neighborhood’
Longtime contractor Jerry Lewis was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in the city’s Near West Side just a few blocks west of the United Center, according to family and police.
Judge temporarily bars government from revoking work authorization of former Hanover Park cop arrested by ICE
A federal judge has ruled that the government cannot deprive, for the time being at least, a west suburban police officer arrested by ICE last year of his ability to...
Loyola campus remembers slain student as ‘always cheerful, always smiling’
The Loyola University community gathered for a vigil at the Madonna della Strada Chapel to honor the life of Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old student who was shot and killed in...
Cops: Teen killed in armed robbery attempt on Far South Side
A 16-year-old boy was fatally wounded in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side Wednesday afternoon after an armed robbery attempt turned deadly, police said.
High early voting in Chicago helps bolster slower day at polls
A historically high number of early ballots cast in Chicago helped offset the relatively low number of votes recorded at the polls on an unseasonable cold and windy Tuesday.
Firefighter hospitalized after responding to extra alarm fire in Rogers Park
A firefighter was seriously injured Monday afternoon while responding to an extra-alarm fire in an apartment building on Chicago’s Far North Side, officials said.
Former Arlington horse trainer identified as Illinois tornado fatality in Aroma Park
As rescue efforts continue in the wake of Tuesday’s destructive storms, authorities have confirmed a third fatality connected to the devastation.
Feds drop charges against 2 of the ‘Broadview Six’ immigration protesters
Chicago's top federal prosecutor on Thursday abruptly moved to drop charges against two defendants in the politically charged “Broadview Six” case.
OSHA investigating after chemical leak at Byron Generating Station hospitalizes 10 employees
Federal regulators are investigating a chemical exposure at a nuclear power plant in northwestern Illinois that sent 10 workers to the hospital this week.