May 22, 2019 Three arrested in murder of Chicago woman, 19, who was 9 months pregnant, cops say Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a pregnant Chicago woman who was strangled before her baby was cut from her womb, authorities announced Thursday.
May 21, 2019 Deroy Murdock: Jussie Smollett's real victims? 5,520 killed, assaulted or robbed The cast of "Empire" wants Jussie Smollett back on TV. The victims of 5,520 serious crimes would beg to differ.
May 20, 2019 Lightfoot sworn in as Chicago's first openly gay mayor, vows to cut down on corruption Lori Lightfoot made history Monday when she was sworn in as Chicago's first openly gay mayor.
May 20, 2019 Sleeping woman, 71, pinned beneath out-of-control truck as driver flees, cops say A 71-year-old woman emerged mostly unscathed Sunday night after a pickup truck plowed into her Illinois home while she slept and pinned her beneath the vehicle, police said.
May 18, 2019 Illinois authorities not alerted to early clues about women suspected in cutting open woman to steal baby Staff at a Chicago-area hospital failed to alert police and Illinois child welfare officials after they determined a woman who appeared at the medical center covered in blood with an ill newborn wasn’t the child’s mother, authorities said.
May 18, 2019 Illinois Republicans consider push to separate Chicago from state Illinois Republicans unhappy at the influence the Democrat-controlled city of Chicago holds over the state are looking at trying to blow the Windy City out of the state altogether.
May 18, 2019 Woman accused of killing pregnant teen, cutting baby from womb faked pregnancy: prosecutors Chicago prosecutors have revealed new details in the gruesome killing of a young pregnant woman and the theft of her baby from her womb, according to a report Saturday.
May 18, 2019 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel leaves office for last time, political future uncertain Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel left city hall for the last time Friday afternoon, ending his eight-year, often turbulent mayoral career.
May 16, 2019 Illinois boy, 4, dies from gunshots believed meant for someone else: police A 4-year-old boy in Illinois was killed on Monday from gunshots that police said were intended for someone else.
May 15, 2019 Chicago city leader arrested for allegedly filing false police report One of Chicago’s aldermen is facing felony charges for allegedly falsely reporting that his Audi sedan had been stolen in January, police said.