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February 9, 2023

Chicago man stabbed shortly before midnight trying to stop knife-wielding attacker, dies; suspect loose

A man was killed in Chicago by a woman with a knife when he tried to intervene during an attack, police said.

February 8, 2023

Chicago woman implicated in multistate prostitution ring pleads guilty to conspiracy

Jessica Nesbitt, a woman accused of running a multistate prostitution ring from a brothel-like building in Chicago, has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.

February 8, 2023

Chicago CBP officers stop thousands in fake bills and counterfeit merchandise at O'Hare

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at O'Hare International Airport stopped over $465,000 in fake merchandise and $76,00 in fake bills from entering the U.S.

February 8, 2023

Man dead after shootout with Chicago police

An armed suspect who engaged in a shootout with police outside a Chicago bar was killed by the officers in an alley, according to authorities.

February 8, 2023

Lightfoot’s re-election bid in jeopardy as Chicago mayoral challengers see surge in support: poll

A recent survey finds incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot in a dead heat with a current congressman and the former head of Chicago Public Schools in the mayoral election.

February 6, 2023

Massive fire erupts at Chicago-area warehouse

A large fire at the Morgan Li warehouse near Chicago broke out Monday, with no injuries reported in a blaze that triggered the responses of multiple nearby fire departments.

February 2, 2023

Chicago-area boy, family reach $12M settlement over police shooting

The family of Amir Worship, 16, of Richton Park, Illinois, will receive $12 million in damages from the village for a 2019 police shooting that struck the then-12-year-old in the knee.

February 2, 2023

Chicago woman charged after body of her 96-year-old mother found in freezer

Eva Bratcher, 69, was charged with concealing a body after Chicago police discovered the body of her 96-year-old mother, Regina Michalski, in a freezer at their home.

February 1, 2023

Detroit freight car derailment sets back Amtrak schedules in Midwest

Amtrak commuter service between Detroit and Chicago has been delayed after a freight car derailment on the southwest side of the Michigan metropolis.

February 1, 2023

Chicago cop seen punching man in holding cell, in video shared after Tyre Nichols death

Damien Stewart released a video of a May 2019 attack by the Chicago Police Department.