Man accused of robbing boy near Red Line stop
A Southeast Side man accused of robbing a boy was arrested Thursday after officers confronted him at a Red Line station and took him into custody after a foot chase,...
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Prosecutors: $150 debt led to baseball bat attack
A South Side man who was peeved about a $150 debt smashed a 66-year-old man's head with a baseball bat in January, prosecutors said. The victim required 28 stitches after...
Man accused of robbing boy near Red Line stop
A Southeast Side man accused of robbing a boy was arrested Thursday after officers confronted him at a Red Line station and took him into custody after a foot chase,...
Prosecutors: Man killed ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in couple’s home
A 29-year-old man was ordered held without bail Saturday after being charged with killing his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend inside the man's Lawndale home. Alexander Scott is charged with first-degree murder and...
Fallon-Emanuel challenge spurs record number of polar plungers
A record number of participants will join late-night jokester Jimmy Fallon and Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Lake Michigan slush on Sunday, organizers of the Polar Plunge said. Last year,...
Sex offender accused of assaulting woman at South Holland motel
A 20-year-old woman staying at a south suburban motel last summer opened her door just a crack when she heard someone knocking early in the morning, prosecutors said Saturday. When...
Prosecutors: Burglar took FBI credentials, gun
A burglar made off with a victim's FBI credentials and handgun after breaking into a house this winter, prosecutors said Saturday. Thomas L. Saez, 46, is accused of burglarizing a...
Fallon-Emanuel challenge spurs record number of polar plungers
A record number of participants will join late-night jokester Jimmy Fallon and Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Lake Michigan slush on Sunday, organizers of the Polar Plunge said. Last year,...
Comedian calls out Kirk after addressing near empty Senate about Alzheimers
After speaking about Alzheimer's before a mostly absent Senate committee Wednesday, funnyman Seth Rogen called out Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk on Twitter for leaving the hearing before his testimony. "@SenatorKirk...
Selfies: A new way to spread head lice?
It's the classic teenage selfie pose: Three friends, heads smushed together, mugging for the camera on their rhinestone-encrusted iPhone.But could that show of head-to-head affection be a breeding ground for...