July 5, 2017 Police: Chicago gang member captures his own deadly shooting on video Chicago police say they're investigating the killing of a gang member who appears to have captured his own fatal shooting in a real-time video post on Facebook.
July 5, 2017 Energy firm to pay $61M penalty for costliest inland oil spill in US history Enbridge Energy Partners will pay a $61 million penalty for the costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history -- a pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River, federal officials said Wednesday.
July 5, 2017 Chicago mayor calls holiday weekend violence 'unacceptable,' at least 6 dead Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says street violence over the holiday weekend is "unacceptable."
July 5, 2017 Chicago gang members say more police won't stop the murders Mike Tobin met with gang members on the city's West Side.
July 5, 2017 Man charged in killing of 11-year-old Chicago girl shot in the head A 19-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of an 11-year-old Chicago girl who was shot in the head over the weekend.
July 5, 2017 Illinois' poor more often victims of violent crime: Report People living in poverty in Illinois are more likely to become victims of violent crime than high income earners, whether they live in cities, suburbs or rural areas, according to a report released Wednesday by a Chicago research group.
July 5, 2017 Chicago's violent gangs looting freight cars filled with guns Gangsters are ransacking freight trains and stealing weapons that eventually make their way to the city’s blood-soaked streets.
July 5, 2017 Caterpillar offices at company headquarters raided by federal agents Caterpillar confirmed to Fox News that law enforcement raided offices at the company's headquarters, exectuting search warrants on three propertiers in the Peoria, Ill.
July 5, 2017 Storm that spawned 24 tornado reports barrels east; 3 dead A powerful and wide-reaching line of severe storms barreled east on Wednesday threatening new damage, after spinning off as many as 24 tornadoes across the central U.S., killing at least three people.
July 5, 2017 Facebook Live torture video part of 'the new normal,' Chicago's former top cop says The gruesome video showing a group beating and battering a mentally challenged man was just the latest sign that criminals have been "emboldened" to act on lawlessness, not just in Chicago but across the country, former Chicago Police Supt.
