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Two suspects fled on foot after one pulled a gun near East 55th and Cottage Grove. No one was hurt, UCPD says.
Police released photos of four suspects accused of kicking and punching a man before stealing his cane in broad daylight on South Constance Avenue.
A 16-year-old boy was shot while riding in a car on Hirsch Street around midnight. He is now listed in good condition at Stroger Hospital.
The wild cat has been loose for weeks after slipping away from its owner in Reddick. Officials want sighting texts, not selfies.
Kylah Allen, 11, was last seen Friday evening near Sherman and Glendale wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
A southbound Stevenson Expressway crash near Wentworth Avenue killed one person and sent another to the hospital before dawn Saturday.
Charles McKenzie ran a city-backed Englewood nonprofit while allegedly grooming two girls over seven years, prosecutors say.
A pre-dawn Rockwell Street stakeout ended with a 25-year-old man in Cook County Jail, awaiting extradition to Georgia.
Suspects broke display cases and stole cash and jewelry across three Chicago neighborhoods since July. One store on South Cicero was hit twice.
A judge in Markham found Brian Harris and Jahlil Robinson posed a danger to the victim and the community after a 100 mph chase.
A 1994 California sex conviction and a Verizon cloud tip led to Robert Reese's arrest at his Hartford Avenue home.
Elease Tolar, 69, died after a multi-vehicle wreck on I-57 near Ludlow. State police are still piecing together how it happened.
Police say a 1:32 a.m. call on North Franklin Street led them to a second scene on Swisher Avenue, where a search warrant turned up more evidence.
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