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1 day ago · Daiquan T. Black, 24, was found in the 800 block of North Christiana Avenue at 6:40 p.m. with a stab wound to his abdomen and a gunshot wound to his face, police said.

22 hours ago · Detectives are conducting a death investigation after a man was found shot to death Tuesday in Humboldt Park. The man, 41, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head about 8 p.m. in ...

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1 day ago · Federal transit dollars for Chicago, Illinois could be jeopardized via Trump administration directive The order, issued in a U.S. Department of Transportation memo late last week, calls on the ...

1 day ago · A blll to prevent Illinois schools from having police punish students by issuing tickets and fines is being revived in the General Assembly. The first effort, in 2022, stalled amid concerns that ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The new hybrid board was sworn in on Jan. 15. It includes 10 members elected on Nov. 5, along with 10 members and the president appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson.The mayor still needs to appoint ...

6 days ago · A 47-year-old woman at 5:20 a.m in the 2900 block of East 91st Street; A 35-year-old woman and a man, 62, about 10:30 a.m. in the 2700 block of East 89th Street

Dec 27, 2024 · Initially, grain elevators dotted the banks of the river, but in 1875, a steel mill opened near 109th Street, and that was the beginning of Southeast Chicago’s manufacturing heyday.

Jan 7, 2025 · A 2-year-old boy was shot in a North Lawndale home Dec. 26. Police found two fired shell casings, live 9 mm rounds, a gun with an extended magazine, a shotgun with ammunition and a bullet fragment ...