Two armed robbers held up a Chicago restaurant on Lincoln Avenue, escaped in a blue sedan, and remain at large. No injuries were reported during the incident.

Portage Park residents are divided over a temporary migrant shelter opening at a former Catholic school, with some advocating for community support and others expressing concern for safety and financial costs.

Chicago police swiftly arrested a suspect in a November 13 shooting that resulted in a 23-year-old man's death, with First Degree Murder charges brought against the suspect.

The first annual Illinois state park ornament featuring Starved Rock is available for purchase, supporting park improvements and conservation efforts.

A boy and a woman were critically injured in a Chicago apartment fire, with no cause identified yet. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours, and the victims are in the hospital.

A former Cook County Land Bank employee, Mustafaa Saleh, was sentenced to a year in prison for wire fraud involving property flipping and setting up a sham maintenance company.

Chicago opens a fifth Community Reentry Support Center in North Lawndale to provide returning residents with resources like job training and counseling to reduce recidivism.

Gary Jamerson was charged by Chicago Police with armed robbery after allegedly robbing a woman on November 20. He was arrested on December 18 and is due in court.

Charged with murder and other felonies, Daitwon Cobbins from Chicago allegedly shot two men, killing one, and robbed them in July. He awaits a detention hearing.

Forecasters predict a mild, rainy Christmas for Chicago, contrasting with the previous year's cold, as temperatures may reach 51 degrees without snow.

Mayor Brandon Johnson reports nearly 4,000 asylum-seekers moved from emergency staging to temporary shelters in Chicago, ceasing the use of police stations for this purpose.

A 24-year-old man, Joshua Williams, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 15-year-old girl on Chicago's South Side.

Chicago city workers began clearing a crime-ridden homeless encampment in the West Loop, providing some residents with rapid rehousing offers, amidst concerns of the effectiveness of this approach.