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December 19, 2019

Baby stolen from Chicago hospital in 1964 is found living in Michigan, report says

A baby who famously was kidnapped one day after he was born at a Chicago hospital in 1964 reportedly has been found living in rural Michigan under another identity.

December 19, 2019

Chicago gang members sentenced to decades in prison for killing 9-year-old son of rival gang member

Two Chicago gang members were sentenced to decades in prison Wednesday for fatally shooting a 9-year-old boy — the son of an alleged rival gang member — after luring him into an alleyway in 2015. 

December 16, 2019

Illinois man charged with driving on revoked license 26 times is sent to prison

A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to his 26th charge of driving with a revoked license was sentenced Monday to six years in prison.

December 12, 2019

Chicago prosecutor who dropped charges against Jussie Smollett expunges more than 1,000 marijuana convictions

Kim Foxx, the Cook County state attorney who dismissed charges against Jussie Smollett earlier this year, filed motions Wednesday to expunge more than 1,000 marijuana convictions, a move that paves the way for clearing tens of thousands of convictions.

December 12, 2019

Chicago salt truck slides on icy road into Lake Michigan, workers escaped

Two Chicago city workers scrambled to safety after the salt truck they were operating Wednesday morning slid backward into an icy-cold Lake Michigan, multiple media reports said.

December 12, 2019

New Zealand volcano dead include 2 teen brothers from Chicago area; parents still missing: reports

A family with ties to the Chicago area has been confirmed to be among the victims of Monday’s devastating volcanic eruption in New Zealand, according to reports.

December 10, 2019

Chicago cops reexamine mysterious death of eye doctor's first wife after he is charged with murdering girlfriend

Charges brought against a Chicago eye doctor in the stabbing death of his girlfriend are prompting police to reexamine the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of his first wife nearly nine years ago.

December 10, 2019

Chicago toddler unhurt as father and another man die in gunfire exchange

A toddler saw his father and another man exchange gunfire on a Chicago street that left them both dead.

December 8, 2019

Northwestern students who allegedly tried disrupting Jeff Sessions' speech hit with citations

Some of the students who protested former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' speech at Northwestern University in Illinois last month will receive citations including fines for trying to get in the way of police, university officials announced Sunday.

December 8, 2019

Retired Illinois priest charged after fatal hit-and-run, says he 'blacked out'

A retired priest at an Illinois parish was charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed one of the parish's elementary teachers and injured a second as the women were leaving a Christmas party in Orland Park on Wednesday evening.