‘The Chi’ recap: Show creator Lena Waithe makes her series debut in Episode 4
This week we get a look at dueling mayoral campaigns, with show creator Lena Waithe making her series debut as a candidate who — if you squint — has a...
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Mother killed at outdoor memorial among dozens shot during fourth consecutive violent weekend
Organizers of a private memorial for a slain man held Saturday night in the Avalon Park neighborhood on the South Side said the event was just getting underway as the...
5 shot in Humboldt Park after argument, physical fight and another child, 14, was among 23 people shot in Chicago overnight
A 14-year-old boy was among at least 23 shot in Chicago in the 12 hours from 8 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday, according to Chicago police, who in that...
3 ‘good members of the community’ shot — 1 fatally — while trying to thwart May 31 looting on West Side, Chicago police say while announcing murder charges
A judge denied bail Friday for a man accused of shooting three "good community members trying to do the right thing," as they tried to stop him from looting a...
Man accused of killing grandmother, 96, and severely injuring mother, 73, in pitchfork attack
A South Side man violently beat and stomped his 96-year-old grandmother before attacking her Tuesday with a pitchfork outside the family's Gresham neighborhood home and then turned his assault on...
Prosecutors: Man confessed to fatally beating older brother as he slept in Albany Park apartment
An Albany Park man with a history of mental illness showed no remorse as he confessed to fatally beating his older brother as he slept in their Northwest Side apartment...
A man is shot 19 times. And his young assailant laughs, prosecutors say.
The girl got a bad feeling as she walked with her boyfriend toward the intersection of Karlov Avenue and 27th Street, where a dark-colored sedan seemed to lie in wait...
Judge denies bail for man accused of being getaway driver in fatal shooting of 7-year-old Natalia Wallace in Chicago on July 4
Bail was denied Tuesday for a man accused of shuttling gunmen from a West Side block after a 7-year-old girl was fatally shot during a violent July 4 holiday. Reginald...
Man charged in July 4 shooting death of 7-year-old Natalia Wallace; Lightfoot calls violence against city’s children personal
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday said she wants "all of us to feel this loss" after another weekend of violence in Chicago yet again took a toll on the city's...
Man convicted of shooting into murder victim’s grave sentenced to 15 years in prison
A Chicago man with a long criminal history was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after he was convicted of firing a gun into the open grave of a...