November 19, 2018 Chicago police officer confirmed dead following hospital shooting A Chicago police officer was fatally shot at Mercy Hospital on Monday, police confirmed.
November 19, 2018 Elevator at one of Chicago's tallest skyscrapers plunges 84 floors after cable breaks A ride down from the top of Chicago's fourth-tallest building turned into a terrifying drop early Friday for a group of people, including a pregnant woman, who plunged 84 floors when a cable broke.
November 18, 2018 Kanye West donates $150G to family of black security guard killed by white officer Rapper Kanye West donated $150,000 to the family of a black security guard who was fatally shot by a white police officer last week.
November 17, 2018 Speeding driver, allegedly high on prescription meds, crashes into police station outside Chicago
November 14, 2018 Illinois comptroller files Chicago mayoral bid just 8 days after she won re-election Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced she would run for mayor of Chicago just eight days after winning re-election.
November 13, 2018 Family of black security guard fatally shot by Illinois police sues officer, department The family of a black security guard, who was shot dead by a police officer at a Chicago bar during the weekend in an apparent case of mistaken identity, filed a lawsuit Monday against the officer who pulled the trigger -- and the police department.
November 5, 2018 Man dead, woman missing after swimming in Lake Michigan with cold weather swim group, officials say One man is dead and a woman is missing after the duo and eight others encountered dangerous conditions during a swim in Lake Michigan on Sunday, officials said.
November 2, 2018 Chicago man sentenced in killing of girlfriend's daughter who pleaded, 'Please, daddy, don't' A Chicago man was sentenced to 60 years in prison Tuesday after admitting to stabbing his girlfriend’s 12-year-old daughter as she screamed “Please, Daddy, don’t.”
October 31, 2018 American Airlines baggage handler falls asleep in belly of plane, gets trapped during flight An American Airlines baggage handler who fell asleep in the cargo hold of a plane, which flew from Kansas City to Chicago, admitted to police that alcohol was the reason for his snooze.
October 30, 2018 Son who allegedly killed Bradley University professor, husband was 'sick of his parents,' prosecutor says A Bradley University English professor and her husband were murdered by the couple's 21-year-old son because he was "sick" of them, an Illinois prosecutor said Tuesday.