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Bail denied for man charged with kidnapping two law students from Hyde Park home, forcing them to withdraw cash at ATMs

September 10, 2020 at 6:42 p.m.

A man with a history of burglaries is accused of kidnapping two University of Chicago law students from their Hyde Park apartment and forcing them to withdraw cash from ATMs...

Two Chicago police officers were wounded in a shooting during a traffic stop in Chicago's Homan Square neighborhood early Sunday, Aug. 30.

$10 million bail for man charged with shooting 2 Chicago police officers on West Side

August 31, 2020 at 6:59 p.m.

Moments before he shot two Chicago police officers and was himself wounded during a running shootout with another officer, a South Austin man first tried evading a traffic stop by...

Chicago police officers work at the scene where five people were shot, one fatally, at Lumes Pancake House in the 11600 block of South Western Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 30, in the Morgan Park neighborhood.

1 killed, 4 wounded when gunmen open fire at pancake house on Far Southwest Side: ‘This is senseless.’

August 31, 2020 at 2:12 p.m.

Diners were lunching under a tent at Lumes Pancake House on the Far Southwest Side on a bright Sunday afternoon when a white Audi pulled into the parking lot and...

People attend to a wounded person, during a clash with law enforcement, on Aug. 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Matriarch of Jacob Blake’s family speaks of hope after grandson shot: ‘It can’t go on like this. It must stop and only we can stop it.’

August 31, 2020 at 7:15 a.m.

On the hottest day in August, Patricia Goudeau Blake had a lot to do at her lifelong home in Park Manor after spending nine months in Washington state. Her beloved...

Police shoot at SUV theft suspect who rammed cop’s leg in East Hyde Park

August 29, 2020 at 5:32 p.m.

A fleeing car theft suspect crashed into a Chicago police officer trying to pull him over, prompting the officer to open fire, not hitting anyone Saturday morning in the East...

‘The Chi’ recap: The finale for Season 3 is a nod to the premiere, with both a wedding and a funeral in Episode 10

August 24, 2020 at 6:53 a.m.

Like a mirror image of the season premiere, the finale closes with both a wedding and a funeral. In between, Douda wins the mayoral election — a surprise considering Trig...

Police officers process a crime scene in the 300 block of North Central Avenue in Chicago, where two people were shot Aug. 19, 2020.

As detectives seek public’s help in last week’s shooting of 12-year-old boy, another child and his mother are shot on the West Side

August 19, 2020 at 6:06 p.m.

A 9-year-old boy and his mother were shot Wednesday afternoon on the West Side when two gunmen got out of a car and opened fire at a group of men...

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