Rashawn Ward, 31, was captured on North Spaulding Avenue five years after the River North shooting that killed Royal Shorts, 33.

Chicago starts Thursday cloudy and damp, with spotty showers and a high near 76. Warmer weather arrives Friday before storm chances ramp up Sunday.

The Chicago promoter and his husband, both asylum seekers from Colombia, now sit in an Indiana jail ahead of an August court date.

Phillips Park's Mastodon Lake gets a shoreline face-lift as Aurora breaks ground Aug. 12 on a $4.6M dredging job.

Cook County prosecutors say abusers filmed survivors leaving protective-order hearings to scare them off testifying.

At Uptown's Bezazian branch, workers stacked backlogged returns in a community room while waiting weeks for delivery trucks.

Illinois State Police haven't identified the two victims as investigators work to determine what caused the fire near Eola Road.

A 21-year-old Chicago man faces two first-degree murder counts in the deaths of young women killed in separate Far South Side shootings.

Three Dots and a Dash is swapping its River North basement for a 90-minute Lake Michigan cruise on August 27. Tickets include tropical cocktail tastings, light bites and music.

A Jeep reportedly ran a stop sign near Woodstock and hit a Freightliner, injuring three people. One passenger suffered life-threatening injuries.

Garth Brooks is bringing his Blame It All On My Roots tour to Rosemont for two September shows, with the Drum Pod returning and tickets priced uniformly.

A road-blocking call in Mokena led police to an Oak Lawn man allegedly carrying several gasoline-filled bottles with rag wicks. Federal agencies are now involved.

Dolton’s new 9 p.m. curfew targets unsupervised minors after five large summer gatherings, including incidents involving gunfire and an assault rifle.