Chicago man busted in Capitol riot admits to feds: 'Wow, you're pretty good,' papers show
A Chicago man accused of storming the Capitol last week allegedly told agents who showed up to arrest him: "Wow, you’re pretty good," court papers show.
Healthy 18-year-old Illinois girl dies of COVID-19: 'You need to take it seriously'
A suburban high school senior, with no underlying health conditions, lost her life to COVID-19 after just three days in the hospital.
Shooting at Illinois bowling alley leaves three dead, three injured
Three died and three were injured in an Illinois shooting Dec. 26 when a gunman open fired in a bowling alley. Authorities believe it was a random attack.
'Cheer' star pleads not guilty to federal child porn, sex charges
Jerry Harris, 21, of Naperville, Illinois, was indicted earlier this month in a seven-count indictment that included the child sex, porn and other allegations.
Illinois reports highest single-day death toll from coronavirus
Illinois health officials on Wednesday announced 238 additional deaths from COVID-19 statewide, the highest number of single-day deaths during the entire pandemic.
Chicago couple uses deposit from canceled wedding to feed hundreds on Thanksgiving
A Chicago couple used their money saved for a catered reception for their wedding to feed the needy for Thanksgiving.
Illinois faces post-holiday surge as COVID-19 continues to spread
State officials are bracing for another surge after many people around the country traveled for Thanksgiving and celebrated with family and friends.
Unborn twins die after mother injured in Chatham fight
A 24-year-old woman’s unborn twins died Sunday after she was injured in a fight with a man in Chatham on the South Side.
Michael Jordan donates $2M from 'Last Dance' proceeds to Feeding America
Chicago Bulls and NBA legend Michael Jordan donated $2 million to the nationwide hunger-relief charity, Feeding America.
'Whenever possible, stay home': Pritzker announces new COVID restrictions across Illinois
With COVID-19 surging across Illinois and the nation, Governor JB Pritzker is imposing additional mitigations across the state to slow the spread of the virus.
Lightfoot issues stay-at-home advisory for Chicago, urges cancelation of Thanksgiving celebrations
Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a stay-at-home advisory on Thursday in response to the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Chicago.
Illinois authorities extradite Kyle Rittenhouse to Wisconsin
Illinois authorities have turned Kyle Rittenhouse over to Wisconsin authorities.
Sisters allegedly hold down, stab security guard 27 times after being told to wear masks
A West Side security guard was allegedly attacked by two sisters he told to wear masks and use hand sanitizer — one of the women holding him by the hair while the other stabbed him more than two dozen times.
Man charged with sexually assaulting 7-year-old girl as classmates, teacher watched in horror
SHOCKING: The teacher heard two other students say, “What is going on? What is happening?" aND When the teacher looked at her online class, she saw the 7-year-old girl with her pants pulled down and the suspect forcing her to perform oral sex, prosecutors said.
7-year-old girl forced to perform sexual act during online learning
CPD says a 7-year-old girl was observed performing a sexual act on a male offender live on an online learning application on Thursday.
Kyle Rittenhouse won't be charged for gun offense in Illinois: prosecutors
The Lake County state’s attorney’s office says it will not file additional charges against Kyle Rittenhouse in connection to the gun he allegedly used to fatally shoot two people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Chicago adds 4 states to quarantine travel order
The Chicago Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that four more states have been added to the city's travel quarantine list.
Renter with assault rifle shoots, kills brothers breaking into Waukegan home
Two brothers armed with a revolver allegedly broke into an occupied home in Waukegan Tuesday and were confronted by a renter who shot and killed them with an assault rifle.
Postal workers say they'll face rain, sleet and COVID-19, but they're 'not doing bullets'
Postal workers gathered together Thursday night to pray for their injured coworker who was shot near 91st and Ellis in the Burnside neighborhood last week.
Woman gets 27 years for stabbing Uber driver to death with machete and knife
A 19-year-old Chicago woman was sentenced to 27 years in prison this week for hacking an Uber driver to death with a stolen knife and machete in an unprovoked attack in north suburban Lincolnwood.