A black sedan chased the SUV before opening fire on West 70th Street, police say. The boy suffered a graze wound.

Jeremy Batterman allegedly used AI to alter real children's photos and create synthetic abuse videos. He's due in court Thursday.

A statute-of-limitations snag saved Officer Charles Harris II from firing over a 2020 Englewood shooting that wounded two men.

Half of Chicago's board candidates have signed a pledge banning devices before third grade — the rest, including two incumbents, stayed silent.

CTU says a cookbook-themed social post and a years-long messaging push crossed the line into defamation. It wants a jury to decide.

Fire trucks and buses swarmed an American Airlines plane at O'Hare, but delays stayed under 15 minutes citywide.

Two DuPage-driven laws taking effect January 1 close gaps in how Illinois handles elder neglect and seized pets. Both cleared the legislature with unanimous support.

Riverbank replaces the shuttered White Eagle banquet hall in Niles, with the first units set for drywall by late August.

Denise Jones is self-funding three Humboldt Park shows of “Beyond the Door,” a play built from her own addiction and incarceration story.

Kevin Clewer was stabbed more than 40 times in his Lakeview home in 2004. A $50,000 reward still hasn't produced charges.

A judge called the 68-year-old's actions 'not very kind' but not criminal, even after 10-plus kicks caught on drone video.

Cheryl Moore was acquitted of battery and child endangerment tied to a Meadowview Intermediate classroom incident that sparked parent protests last year.

Police say Cornell Carpenter was found near the Babe Ruth Field on East 173rd Street. His killer may be driving with a damaged front end.