Kenwood woman faces child endangerment charge in 5-year-old brother’s death after he found gun in purse
Danya Bell, 29, faces a single count of felony child endangerment charge in the shooting that claimed the boy on Sunday.
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After 40 years of covering the city’s West Side, Voice Newspapers faces uncertain future in wake of editor’s death
The West Side community paper faces an uncertain future after its acting editor died in an alleged arson fire in Austin nearly two months ago. Now the paper must settle...
Cops: Woman critically hurt in Grand Crossing stabbing, teen in custody
The stabbing occurred in the first block of West 69th Street on Friday.
17-year-old boy critically injured in Humboldt Park shooting, police say
A teenage boy was critically wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. The 17-year-old was walking on the sidewalk at the 1600 block...
Boy, 9, dies following attack at Green Line train station in West Loop
A 9-year-old Humboldt Park boy was injured earlier this month after falling down the stairs and hitting his head when a man he was traveling with was attacked, Chicago police...
Chicago area could see more rain, flooding Monday night
Chicagoans and suburbanites could see damaging storms pass through the area once again Monday night, bringing strong winds, lightning and flood-causing rain.
New sensors are designed to predict flooding in Chicago
A new initiative between Verizon, Chicago’s Center for Neighborhood Technology and a Michigan-based startup will deploy sensors in flood-plagued neighborhoods that will use sound waves to predict and track urban...
No injuries reported after police open fire during foot chase of shooting suspect in South Shore
Officers were in the 2000 block of East 71st Street just after 2 p.m., when they saw an “armed offender” fire multiple gunshots in the direction of an unknown victim...
Officials say risk of West Nile virus ‘high’ in Chicago after city sees first 3 cases of the year
Local health officials say Chicago has reached a “high risk” level of the West Nile virus because mosquitoes are testing positive earlier and could lead to a longer lasting, heightened...
Flash flood warning ends following afternoon showers, thunderstorms; flooding reported
National Weather Service officials are expecting showers and possibly a thunderstorm to blow through the Chicago area on Tuesday.