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The suspect charged with the first-degree murder of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca faces additional charges of aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen firearm, Chicago police announced Thursday afternoon.

Family members of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca have released a statement following the arrest of a suspect in his shooting death, praising law enforcement for their work in bringing the suspect to justice.

The city of Chicago will hit another key milestone in the march toward summer, with a month and a half to go until the season officially begins.

One Chicago alderperson is breaking barriers and using her Asian American voice to amplify others in her southside community.

Chicago’s top law enforcement officials are expected to address media Friday after charges were approved against the suspect in the fatal shooting of Police Officer Luis Huesca.

Yes, cicadas have started emerging in the Chicago area and parts of Illinois already, but that’s only the beginning.

New developments are unfolding in the criminal investigation in south suburban Dolton this week as another subpoena was delivered at the Village Hall, NBC Chicago has confirmed.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has approved murder charges against the suspect accused of killing Chicago police officer Luis Huesca on April 21.

A body that was recovered by police from the Calumet River on Chicago’s Far South Side Wednesday has been identified as a missing 24-year-old man from South Chicago.

An arrest has been made in a Calumet City murder that had gone unsolved since the 1960s, and prosecutors are offering new details on how the investigation finally yielded a suspect.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was captured on video apparently running from reporters, including NBC 5’s Chief Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern, following an event Thursday.

New details continue to unfold in the hours after a man suspected of killing Chicago police officer Luis Huesca was captured and arrested by police.

Video recently obtained by NBC Chicago shows the arrest of Xavier Tate Jr., the man suspected of killing fallen Chicago police officer Luis Huesca, in suburban Glendale Heights Wednesday evening.