Zion mother who was reading Bible to daughter inside her home killed by stray bullet
HEARTBREAKING: 23-year-old Melanie Yates was inside her suburban home Sunday night reading the Bible to her 7-month-old daughter when she was struck by a stray bullet. She later died at the hospital.
Mother identifies son as shooter in gang-related murder in Austin: prosecutors
A teenager’s mother helped identify him as the shooter in a fatal gang-related attack last month in Austin, Cook County prosecutors said Sunday.
Shocking new details about Chicago mom who allegedly killed her 12-year-old son over missing SD card
Video allegedly shows the mom threatening her 12-year-old son with a gun because she wanted her SD card. Prosecutors say she shot him once, answered the phone, asked for the SD card again, and shot him again.
Illinois students will be able to take up to 5 mental health days starting next year
Beginning next year, students in Illinois schools will be able to take up to five excused mental or behavioral health days.
Cook County judge strips mother of parental rights because she is not vaccinated
A mother says a Cook County judge has taken away her parental rights after learning that she is not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Rev. Jesse Jackson moved to rehab facility, wife moved to ICU following COVID-19 diagnosis
Rev. Jesse Jackson has been moved to a rehab facility, and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, has been moved to the ICU following their recent COVID-19 diagnosis, their family announced Friday.
'I miss my son': Chicago mom loses her 12-year-old boy to COVID
Since the pandemic began last year, nine children 15 years old or younger have died from COVID-19 in Cook County
Son tells Lyons police he buried mom, sister in backyard
A house in west suburban Lyons is now a crime scene, after the resident told police that he buried his mother and sister in the back yard after they died.
Chicago pharmacist charged with selling COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay
A Chicago pharmacist has been charged with allegedly selling dozens of authentic vaccine cards on eBay.
Lollapalooza not a COVID-19 'superspreader', Chicago's top doc says
Chicago's top doctor says Lollapalooza was not the COVID-19 superspreader that some people feared it might be.
Chicago cop fatally shot in the line of duty identified; 3 suspects in custody
It was a day of mourning in Chicago. A police officer with just three years on the force was shot in the head and killed Saturday night.
5 children, left home alone, die in East St. Louis fire, officials say
Officials say five children all younger than 10 who were left home without an adult died in a fire at an apartment building in southwestern Illinois.
Man who killed mom with baseball bat sentenced to probation, community service: prosecutors
A west suburban man has been sentenced to probation and community service for the 2019 beating death of his mother.
Two, including teen who worked for violence prevention group, charged with murder of Marine veteran
Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the killing of a 73-year-old Marine veteran who was beaten to death during an attempted carjacking in Hyde Park.
Chicago man shot by concealed-carry holder after fatally shooting woman, wounding 2 men: police
A man allegedly fatally shot a woman and wounded two other men over the weekend in Austin before being shot by a concealed-carry holder, police said.
Chicago mom and her 3 kids graduate this year: ‘A long time in the making’
The 2021 graduation season has been a busy one for Chicago mom Alisa Perry Johnson. All three of her children graduated this year -- and so did Perry Johnson herself.
Woman who was dragged from car, beaten and shot after minor traffic accident in Chicago has died
Video shared widely on social media shows a group of men swarming the car, then pulling out Yasmin Perez and beating her. Gyovanny Arzuaga, who was shot "execution-style," died that night.
Tornado rips up homes, knocks down trees and power lines in Chicago suburbs of Naperville, Woodridge
A tornado ripped off rooftops and knocked down trees in the Naperville and Woodridge areas overnight Sunday into Monday. Damage was also reported in Darien, Plainfield, Burr Ridge, Portage and South Haven.
Illinois exodus: Residents leaving the state in droves, data shows
Data shows the state of Illinois is losing residents, big time. So where are all these people and their tax dollars going?
Man claims police 'desecrated' 2-year-old daughter's ashes after mistaking for drugs during traffic stop
Bodycam footage shows the incident at the center of an Illinois man’s lawsuit claiming police officers mistook his 2-year-old daughter’s ashes for drugs during a traffic stop.