Rittenhouse's mother tries to deflect Kenosha shooting blame
Wendy Rittenhouse said her son, Kyle, nor the protesters should have been on the street that night.
Sisters allegedly hold down, stab security guard 27 times after being told to wear masks
A West Side security guard was allegedly attacked by two sisters he told to wear masks and use hand sanitizer — one of the women holding him by the hair while the other stabbed him more than two dozen times.
Retired Chicago teacher, 102, dons hazmat suit to vote by mail
102-year-old Bea Lumpkin donned a hazmat suit to cast her mail-in ballot on Thursday.
Lightfoot to Trump: 'Keep Chicago out of your lying mouth'
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired back at President Donald Trump on Tuesday night after he skewered her city as a hotbed of crime and violence during a presidential campaign debate against Joe Biden.
No bail for mother charged with stabbing 5-year-old daughter to death
An East Garfield Park woman accused of fatally stabbing her 5-year-old daughter was ordered held without bail Monday.
Illinois college football coach leaves 'All Lives Matter' note, quits team
An Illinois State football coach abruptly quit the team Thursday, leaving a note on the door while exiting the facility.
Renter with assault rifle shoots, kills brothers breaking into Waukegan home
Two brothers armed with a revolver allegedly broke into an occupied home in Waukegan Tuesday and were confronted by a renter who shot and killed them with an assault rifle.
Jussie Smollett demands court dismiss 2nd wave of charges against him
Jussie Smollett is once again asking that the charges against him be dismissed in a Chicago court, arguing that the grand jury testimony used in his second indictment is invalid.
'Cheer' star Jerry Harris arrested on child porn charge
A star from Netflix's "Cheer" series has been charged with one felony count of producing child pornography.
Little snow leopard cub makes big debut at the Brookfield Zoo
An adorable 3-month-old snow leopard cub made her public debut at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois, after bonding with her mother behind the scenes.
R. Kelly attacked by inmate in Chicago prison, attorney says
Embattled R&B star R. Kelly was attacked Wednesday by an inmate in Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center, according to his attorney Steve Greenberg.
Man charged with aggravated battery after striking police officer with skateboard
A Columbia College student was ordered held on $20,000 bail Monday for allegedly hitting a Chicago police officer over the head with a skateboard during Saturday’s protest in the Loop.
'Anything they wanted to take, they can take': BLM throws support behind Chicago looters after $60M in damages
“That is reparations,” a Black Lives Matter Chicago organizer said. “Anything they wanted to take, they can take it because these businesses have insurance"
2 shot, more than 100 arrested and 13 officers hurt during downtown Chicago looting
CPD Supt. David Brown says two people were shot, police made more than 100 arrests and 13 officers were injured during looting and civil unrest early Monday in downtown Chicago.
School district says no pajamas for online classes
The school district in Illinois’ capital city has updated its school dress code policy for remote learning, saying students can't wear pajama pants, slippers or hats while on camera when classes start this month.
Man, 79, fatally shoots 72-year-old, tells friend ‘I shot the motherf——-, it’s over now,”: prosecutors
A 79-year-old man allegedly shot and killed someone he knew for decades over a gambling debt, then called 911 after firing the shots.
Double homicide conviction upheld for Naperville woman who killed 2 children, 2 dogs
A 48-year-old Naperville woman charged in a 2012 double homicide Elzbieta Plackowska, 48, had her conviction affirmed Monday in Illinois Appellate Courts in Du Page County.
9-year-old boy dies after being shot on Chicago's Near North Side: police
A 9-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday evening near the former Cabrini Green housing projects on the Near North Side.
Chicago removes last remaining Christopher Columbus statue
The city’s last remaining statue of Christopher Columbus on the South Side has been removed, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting
Infant critically wounded in Bishop Ford Expressway shooting
A 10-month-old girl was critically wounded in a shooting Monday morning on the Bishop Ford Expressway on the South Side.