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2 women in custody after smash-and-grab at Old Town grocery store

Chicago police said they apprehended two women early Tuesday morning after the women broke into a grocery store in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood and stole some merchandise.

Lawsuit claims CPS failed to tell police about sex abuse by security guard

A former Chicago Public Schools student claims she was groomed, kissed, and repeatedly sexually abused by a female security guard, and CPS is accused of failing to report the abuse allegations to police.

Man found dead inside apartment building hallway in Englewood

A man was found shot to death inside the hallway of an apartment building in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.

Owner of Pope Leo's childhood church, school, pushing to preserve buildings

St. Mary of the Assumption in Riverdale hasn't hosted a mass since 2011.

Woman, 77, loses control of SUV, crashes into fences, building on NW Side: CPD

Chicago police said a 77-year-old woman was driving a Subaru SUV when she lost control of the vehicle and hit multiple fences and then a home.

Teen identified in fatal high-speed crash in Deer Park

Initial reports indicated that the BMW, driven by the teen, was traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on Elad Road when the driver lost control, left the roadway, and hit a tree.

Democratic Senate candidates engage in last forum; Bobby Rush uses AI to make endorsement

From the final forum featuring candidates looking to replace Dick Durbin to AI being used to endorse a candidate. Here's what's happening before the polls open next week.

Man dies after being shot by Chicago police officer on West Side

The suspect was taken to Mt. Sinai with multiple gunshots to the upper body and was pronounced dead, CPD said in an update on Monday night.

Man charged with animal cruelty for allegedly beating pet rooster outside Joliet store

Witnesses at the scene reported that Arreola hit the rooster multiple times while trying to place the rooster into a shopping cart.

Metra trains stopped on SW Service and Heritage Corridor due to stuck drawbridge

Service on two Metra lines serving the southwest suburbs has been halted during the Monday afternoon rush due to a drawbridge malfunction.

Preparations underway ahead of Tuesday's severe storms

The Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications said they're preparing for Tuesday's storms.

Illinois Democrats urge voters to send in mail ballots immediately

Top Illinois Democrats are urging people who vote by mail to return their ballots now.

Inbound Eisenhower Expy. reopens at Harlem after police investigate shots fired

The inbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway have reopened Monday afternoon at Harlem Avenue after police investigated reports of shots fired on the interstate.

Man pleads not guilty to murder of Momence bar owner Courtney Drysdale

The man charged with the execution-style murder of a bar owner last month in far south suburban Momence​ has pleaded not guilty.