Wounded baby girl recovering after Bishop Ford shooting; $10K reward offered
A baby girl shot and wounded Monday on the Bishop Ford Expressway on the Far South Side is recovering after surgery and “responding well,” a family spokesman said Tuesday.
Infant critically wounded in Bishop Ford Expressway shooting
A 10-month-old girl was critically wounded in a shooting Monday morning on the Bishop Ford Expressway on the South Side.
Christopher Columbus statue removed overnight from Grant Park
Two statues of Christopher Columbus that stood in Chicago parks were taken down early Friday at the direction of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a week after protesters trying to topple one of the monuments to the Italian explorer clashed with police.
Boy, 7, dies after boat capsizes in Chicago River near South Loop: police
A 7-year-old Chicago boy died and several people were hospitalized after a boat capsized on the Chicago River, apparently after a cargo boat passed the smaller vessel, officials said Thursday.
15 people shot on Chicago's South Side after funeral, police say
Fifteen people were shot Tuesday evening outside a funeral home in Gresham on the South Side — the largest number of victims in a single Chicago shooting in recent memory.
FBI: Federal judge's son killed, husband injured by 'men's rights' lawyer dressed as FedEx driver
A self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead in the Catskills of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is the prime suspect in the shooting of a federal judge's family in New Jersey, the FBI said Monday.
Armed kids as young as 10 carjack more than a dozen people on South Side, police say
Chicago police say a group of armed children, ages 10 to 17, carjacked a CPS teacher and at least 15 other people since late June.
70 shot, 10 fatally, in Chicago this weekend
Ten people were killed and 60 others, including 10 minors, were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend.
Man charged with shooting 5-month-old baby and two other people
Teantrun Davis, 21, is charged with shooting a five-month-old baby boy and two men in Chicago on Thursday.
JoAnn Cunningham sentenced to 35-year prison term for murder of son, AJ Freund
A northern Illinois woman who beat her young son for most of his life and padlocked him in his bedroom where he died alone in the dark, his head bearing the outlines of the shower head she struck him with, on Thursday portrayed herself as a loving mother as she begged for mercy from the judge who will sentence her for murder.
Chicago's Lightfoot calls White House's McEnany a 'Karen' after reported 'derelict mayor' slight
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany a "Karen" on Twitter Thursday, after reportedly being mentioned as a "derelict mayor" during a press briefing.
No bail for father charged with fatally beating 1-year-old son in Chicago
A 23-year-old man charged with beating his son to death in Bronzeville was denied bail Friday.
Vandals alter BLM mural in Oak Park to say 'All Lives Matter'
Police are investigating after someone defaced the mural, altering it to say, “All Lives Matter” instead of “Black Lives Matter.”
‘I believe in white power’: Woman arrested after allegedly attacking Home Depot shopper in mask dispute
Video captured an Illinois woman allegedly attacking another Home Depot customer during an argument over wearing a face mask.
Fourth of July weekend shootings across the U.S. result in the deaths of at least 6 children
A group of American families and communities are in mourning Monday following shooting incidents over the Fourth of July weekend that resulted in the deaths of six children – the youngest just 6 years old.
79 shot, 15 fatally, over Fourth of July weekend in Chicago
Fifteen people were killed and 64 others wounded in shootings across Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend.
Six Chicago children shot dead in a single week
Six Chicago children have been shot dead in the past week, including Mekhi James, 3; Sincere Gaston, 1; and Lena Nunez, 10.
Toddler shot and killed in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood
A toddler boy was shot and killed in Englewood on Saturday afternoon. The car carrying the child had visible bullet holes along one side and police said given the number of bullets, the shooting did not seem to be random.
104 shot, 15 fatally, over Father's Day weekend in Chicago
Chicago saw its highest number of gun violence victims in a single weekend this year with 104 people shot across the city from Friday evening to Monday morning, 15 of them fatally. Five of those killed were minors.
3-year-old shot and killed in Chicago's Austin neighborhood
A 3-year-old boy was shot dead when someone opened fire at his father while they were driving Saturday evening in Austin.