Mayor Johnson drops $68.5 million property tax hike in latest budget plan
It remains unclear if the mayor's latest proposal will win him enough votes from the City Council.
Thieves smash into Lincolnwood jewelry store, fill bags with stolen goods
While there were customers and employees inside the store at the time, no one was harmed.
Boy, 3, struck by stray bullet during armed robbery attempt in Little Italy
Police said a gunman fired a shot in the air during a robbery attempt, hitting a boy in a nearby apartment.
With budget stalled, Mayor Johnson and alders spend weekend seeking deal
The city has just over two weeks to approve a balanced budget plan for 2025, or face an unprecedented city government shutdown.
Aurora man charged with trafficking woman from West Virginia for prostitution
Christopher Munger, 43, is charged with one count of trafficking in persons, two counts of involuntary servitude, and one count of promoting prostitution.
At least 4 dead, 11 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings, police say
The ages of the victims range from 3 to 46.
Man wounded in shootout near car with off-duty Chicago police officers inside
The shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. in the 1000 block of South Mayfield Avenue.
2 Uber passengers wounded in shooting on Dan Ryan Expressway
The victims were treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released.
Chance the Snapper is now 7 feet long and helping with cancer research
"Alligators are really good at treating these things, and not getting cancer, and repairing chromosomes. So we're trying to figure all this out," said alligator expert Frank Robb, who caught Chance in Humboldt Park in 2019.
Man dead after being shot 12 times in Bronzeville drive-by shooting
Police said the 24-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk in the 200 block of East 43rd Street shortly before 3 p.m., when someone in a white sedan fired multiple shots.
4 CPD officers injured breaking up brawl at Englewood STEM High School
The principal said the school was locked down after someone released pepper spray during the fight. Five people were taken into custody.
Person hit by CTA Blue Line train along Eisenhower Expressway
Police said a man had been lying down on the platform, with part of his body extending over the edge, when he fell onto the tracks.
Sean Grayson to stay in jail in Sonya Massey's killing, IL Supreme Court rules
Grayson is charged with first-degree murder for killing Massey inside her kitchen in July as she checked on a pot of boiling water.
Facing certain defeat, Mayor Johnson postpones Chicago city budget vote
After the meeting, Johnson acknowledged he does not yet have the votes to pass his $17.3 billion spending plan.
Chicago firefighters' union casts "no confidence" vote against CFD leadership
The unanimous vote comes as Chicago's firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics have gone nearly 3 ½ years without a new contract.