Highland Park parade shooting: Gunman wore women's clothing during attack, police say

Law enforcement officials revealed more details Tuesday about the suspected gunman in the Highland Park parade shooting that left seven people dead and over 30 others wounded.

Highland Park shooting: Biden orders flags flown at half-staff

President Joe Biden tweeted on Monday calling the mass shooting “senseless” and said he has not given up “fighting the epidemic on gun violence.”

6 dead, 30 wounded in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade in Highland Park

A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror.

Boy found in aftermath of Highland Park parade shooting reunited with family

Authorities in suburban Chicago have reunited a young boy with his grandparents after he was found alone in the aftermath of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.

Illinois congresswoman calls Roe decision 'victory for white life' at Trump rally

The freshman congresswoman, who was among those who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, previously came under criticism for quoting Adolf Hitler.

Bolingbrook WeatherTech Shooting: Police say killer was temporary employee who had robbed coworkers

Police said coworkers said Charles McKnight had been working the overnight shift and had been confronted by coworkers after he had robbed two of them of a watch and a wallet at gunpoint. They argued, and police said McKnight pulled out a handgun and shot three of them.

Chicago police no longer allowed to chase people on foot over minor offenses

Chicago police officers will no longer be allowed to chase people on foot simply because they run away or they’ve committed minor offenses, the department said Tuesday, more than a year after two foot pursuits ended with officers fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy and 22-year-old man.

Round Lake Beach father charged with killing 3 kids left note for wife: 'If I can't have them neither can you'

A Round Lake Beach father who was charged with drowning his three young children left a note to his wife at the crime scene reading, "If I can’t have them neither can you," prosecutors said Wednesday.

Woman dies after being caught in Colorado River current in Grand Canyon, officials say

Sheetal Patel, who lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but was originally from Chicago, had hiked into the canyon for the start of a multi-day river trip, officials said.

Video shows Illinois officer, highway worker save man from jumping off bridge

Dramatic video captured by a dashcam in Massac County, Illinois, shows the moment a sheriff’s deputy and a highway worker saved a man as he tried to jump off a bridge.

Chicago mass shooting: 9 shot, 2 fatally, in Near North Side

Two people were killed and at least seven others were wounded in a mass shooting when a fight broke out near a McDonald’s on the Near North Side Thursday night.

Illinois man convicted of giving son rifle he used to kill 4 at Waffle House

An Illinois man faces up to three years in prison after being convicted of illegally giving his son an assault-style rifle he later used to shoot and kill four people in 2018 at a Waffle House in Tennessee.

Illinois bans 'ghost guns,' becoming first Midwestern state to do so

The sale and possession of "ghost guns" in Illinois became illegal Wednesday after Gov.J.B. Pritzker signed a bill aimed at eliminating the unserialized firearms.