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February 24, 2017

Trump tweets Chicago 'out of control' after 7 homicides Wednesday

President Trump called Chicago’s violence “totally out of control” after a pregnant woman and six other people were shot and killed Wednesday — the city’s deadliest day of the year so far.

February 23, 2017

Driver stopped for speeding, then charged in murder attempt

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an Illinois driver was stopped for speeding on the Ohio Turnpike and then charged with attempted murder after a trooper noticed signs of violence.

February 23, 2017

Chicago woman faces murder charge in baby's starvation death

Authorities say a Chicago woman faces a first-degree murder charge accusing her of starving her 2-month-old son to death in 2014.

February 23, 2017

Cities ask federal judge to keep Trump travel ban on hold

Municipalities nationwide including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Skokie, Illinois, are urging a federal judge to continue blocking President Donald Trump's travel ban.

February 23, 2017

The Latest: Police: Chicago priest helped in investigation

The Latest on charges against a 26-year-old man in the shooting death of a Chicago toddler (all times local): 2:50 p.m.

February 21, 2017

Drew Peterson now in federal custody, officials say

Ex-cop and convicted wife-killer Drew Peterson was transferred from the Illinois Department of Corrections to federal custody on Tuesday, according to IDOC officials.

February 18, 2017

Police: Man charged in shooting death of Chicago toddler

A 26-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting a 2-year-old boy in Chicago.

February 17, 2017

The Latest: Judge orders $250,000 bail for Amtrak officer

The Latest on charges against an Amtrak officer in Chicago for the shooting death of a Minneapolis man (all times local): 3:10 p.m.

February 17, 2017

Amtrak officer faces murder charge in fatal Chicago shooting

An Amtrak police officer has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Minneapolis man outside Chicago's Union Station, prosecutors said Friday.

February 17, 2017

Semi driver gets 10-year sentence for crash that killed 5

An Indiana semi-truck driver involved in a crash that killed five people in northern Illinois has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.