‘She was a firework’: EMT remembered for her compassion, leadership
At just 20 years old, Rylee Hanson had already begun building the life she always...
Crime and Public Safety
Sheridan Gorman’s family blast officials for using her name in ‘political arguments’ about Loyola student’s death
The parents of slain teenager Sheridan Gorman criticized Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov....
Doors were propped open at missing mother’s Arizona home, Savannah Guthrie recounts in interview
The back doors of Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home were found propped open and her phone...
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...
Year’s first ‘teen takeover’ in downtown Chicago sees eight arrests, more curfew discussion
Eight were arrested and two dozen curfew violations issued after a chaotic “teen takeover” popped...
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...
Legal squabble over mysterious White Sox shooting winding down as sun rises on another season
More than two years after a shooting in the bleachers of a White Sox game,...
Former Portage Mayor James Snyder appeals his probation sentence
Former Portage Mayor James Snyder filed an appeal Monday to his 3-year probation sentence on...
La Grange Park eyes pedestrian safety improvements along 31st Street corridor
La Grange Park sought input from residents at a public forum centered on the village's...
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to...