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Crime & Emergencies in ...
Police found the man lying in the street with gunshot wounds to the arm and chest Saturday afternoon in Chicago Lawn.
A jury convicted Joseph Verdone nearly four years after he ran over Enrique Martinez following an argument outside The Mine Music Hall.
A 33-year-old walked into Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound, but officers found no shell casings or 911 calls backing her account.
A 28-year-old man was shot in the shoulder Friday night on Chicago's West Side, the latest in a string of late-August shootings there.
Prosecutors say the officer had no choice after Cortez White opened fire on Ashley Stenson outside a downtown hotel.
Parks & Nature in ...
Ron Hoskin's Pike County farm was ground zero for red crown rot in 2018. Eight years later, he's still losing bushels to it.
The nation's longest asphalt jump line opens Saturday at the former slag dump, funded by a $1.1 million community fundraising push.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Laramar Group is planning gym and common-area upgrades at the 656-unit South Michigan Avenue high-rise, now 94% occupied.
Cosme Cruz allegedly hid from pursuers inside a rooftop vent at Liguez Brunch until firefighters pulled him free with a rope.
A 28-year-old man told officers he believed the gunfire came from an apartment above him. He's now recovering at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Records identify Lt. Michael Piazza as the officer stripped of his rank for running unauthorized license plate searches tied to an affair.
Police say Eduardo Acosta-Gonzalez may have skipped Illinois, and they fear other young athletes he trained were victimized too.
Chicago police say two people opened fire on the woman near a parked car early Friday on South Stewart Avenue.
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