October 27, 2022 Owner of Chicago nursing home fined after 3 seniors died due to heat wave The owner of a Chicago senior living facility has been fined after three elderly women died during a heat wave. The temperatures during the heat wave were in the low 90s.
October 27, 2022 Crimes committed by kids on the rise as expert warns harsher consequences needed: 'The penalties aren't scary' Experts weigh in on violent crimes committed by youthful offenders, what might be driving them to commit the acts and possible solutions for addressing the problem.
October 27, 2022 Here's the beef! New survey finds steak remains America's favorite food, 2 in 3 would have it as last meal Steak remains America's favorite food, despite headlines generated by plant-based meat substitutes. Nearly 2 in 3 Americans would eat steak as their last meal, according to a survey — plus, others weigh in.
October 27, 2022 Chicago police: Boy, 7, dies after being shot through window of his home A 7-year-old boy has died in Chicago after being shot by a stray bullet that traveled through the window of his home on Wednesday night, according to police.
October 26, 2022 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposes city ordinance giving herself a raise Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposed an ordinance giving herself a 5% annual raise this week. The raise is meant to adjust for inflation and the mayor could opt out.
October 25, 2022 Chicago man who led police on 95 mph chase was 'driving into oncoming traffic' at times, prosecutors say A Chicago, Illinois, man, who was traveling "approximately 95 mph in a 35-mph zone" during a high-speed chase, at times drove into oncoming traffic, prosecutors say.
October 24, 2022 Chicago man shot and killed in front of Greyhound bus station where he worked A gunman fatally shot someone Monday in front of a Greyhound bus station in Chicago after the victim got out of a car, police said.
October 24, 2022 Gunfire during illegal street racing in Chicago kills 3, seriously injures 2 Police claimed there was a caravan of street racers on an intersection of the city's Southwest Side early Sunday morning. Three people were fatally shot and two more were injured.
October 24, 2022 Chicago bloody weekend sees over 50 shot, including 14-year-old boy on playground, 5 at drag racing incident Chicago police said that over the weekend there were 51 people shot, 10 fatally, including three men with gang affiliations during a street racing takeover incident.
October 20, 2022 McDonald's cash register drawer stolen through drive-thru window A robber stole a cash register from the drive-thru window of a McDonald's in a West Chicago neighborhood Thursday morning