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July 5, 2017

Family demands answers after pregnant woman shot dead; baby named 'Miracle'

Relatives of a pregnant 19-year-old woman shot dead on the streets of Chicago over the weekend said they were determined to find her killer -- but they were thankful that doctors were able to save her miracle baby.

July 5, 2017

Conservative writer Ben Shapiro: University invoking 'rioters' veto' nixing speaking gig

Conservative writer Ben Shapiro lashed out after DePaul University canceled a proposed speaking appearance, telling Fox News on Monday the school seemed to suggest it couldn't control its own angry students.

July 5, 2017

Dozens shot in Chicago over holiday weekend, but police report drop in crime

The skyrocketing violent crime that’s plaguing the city of Chicago did not let up over the Fourth of July holiday.

July 5, 2017

Some Chicago leaders want to meet with Trump to talk about violence, DOJ report

Some of Chicago's most prominent leaders want President-Elect Donald Trump to support the Department of Justice report and to have a face-to-face conversation with him about the violence in Chicago.

July 5, 2017

Pearl Harbor sailor laid to rest after 75 years

It's been 75 years since Robert Temple`s family last heard from him and now the family say they will now be able to give him the honor he deserves.

July 5, 2017

Chicago man drowns trying to save nephew on Lake Michigan beach

A Chicago man jumped off a boat to save his 11-year-old nephew who had fallen off an inner tube near the 63rd Street Beach Monday afternoon.

July 3, 2017

Wisconsin plane crashes, killing 6, after experiencing 'local weather phenomenon'

A plane carrying six people crashed in Wisconsin while the pilots were having a discussion about a “local weather phenomenon,” authorities said. All of the passengers onboard died.

July 1, 2017

‘Abduction 101’: Feds say suspect in Chinese scholar's disappearance visited bondage website

An Illinois man has been accused of kidnapping a visiting Chinese scholar weeks after he visited a bondage and sadomasochism fetish website forum called “Abduction 101.”

June 30, 2017

Trump's 'feds' now in Chicago to fight gun violence 'epidemic'

Months after taking to Twitter to say he would send in "the Feds" to help reduce Chicago's murder rate, President Trump's administration has sent in agents to combat the ongoing violence.

June 28, 2017

Laquan McDonald murder case: Officer Jason Van Dyke takes the stand

The Chicago police officer accused of fatally shooting black teenager Laquan McDonald took the stand on Wednesday for the first time in his murder case.