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March 12, 2023

Lightfoot's election loss should serve as 'wake-up call' for other left-wing mayors, political insiders say

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's reelection loss should serve as a “wake-up call” for other mayors who prioritize similar policies or actions, according to some political insiders.

March 11, 2023

Chicago firefighter loses entire family in house fire

Summer Day-Stewart, the wife of Chicago firefighter Walter Stewart, died from injuries sustained from a house fire, along with her 3 children. All suffered from smoke inhalation.

March 9, 2023

Chicago bank security guard shot by robber, police say

A security guard at a downtown Chicago bank was shot Thursday by a suspected robber who remains on the loose, police said.

March 9, 2023

Chicago-area prosecutors indicted for lying about relationship with witness

Former Cook County, Illinois, prosecutors Nicholas Trutenko and Andrew Horvat were indicted on multiple charges for lying about a relationship with a witness in a homicide trial.

March 9, 2023

Chicago students hospitalized after 'stink bomb' goes off at elementary school

Chicago officials said someone brought a "stink bomb" into an elementary school classroom on Thursday morning, sending three students to a local hospital.

March 9, 2023

7-year-old son of Chicago firefighter dies in house fire

A fire at the home of a Chicago firefighter injured four people earlier in the week. After being hospitalized, a 7-year-old boy has died from his injuries.

March 8, 2023

Chicago fireman's wife, children hospitalized after housefire

The wife and three young children of a Chicago firefighter were critically injured after their northwest side home caught fire while he was on duty.

March 8, 2023

Squatters take over Chicago woman's home as she tries to sell, claim they've been scammed themselves: report

A Chicago homeowner attempting to sell her family home found that squatters had taken over while claiming that someone had scammed them and leased them the home.

March 7, 2023

Illinois court orders retrial for convicted child murderer tortured into confession

An Illinois appeals court has ordered a retrial for George Anderson, who in 1991 admitted to killing two minors while being beaten by an alleged "midnight crew" of rogue detectives.

March 7, 2023

Chicago boy, 14, charged with murder, armed robbery

A 14-year-old Chicago boy was arrested and charged with murder and armed robbery in connection to the fatal January shooting of a 23-year-old man.