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An explosion of gunfire left six people hurt on Saturday night, with three hospitalized in critical condition.

A cool day along the lake, but temperatures may reach the 80s again for some suburbs

The girlfriend of a suburban Bridgeview man was arrested after allegedly plotting with a co-worker who she was in a relationship with to kill her boyfriend, authorities said. Agnieszka Rydzewski, 33, was charged with solicitation to commit murder in connection with the death of her boyfriend Arturo Cantu, according to a Bridgeview village spokesper...

A 34-year-old man has died after rescue crews pulled him from Lake Michigan Saturday evening off 31st Street Beach on the South Side, according to Chicago police. The police department’s Marine Unit responded to the beach at 6:11 p.m. and recovered the man, who was taken by ambulance to the University of Chicago Medical Center. He later died at......

A police officer in suburban Norridge was hospitalized on Saturday evening after a suspect stabbed the officer while being transported to the police station, authorities said. The incident was reported at around 5:59 p.m. in the area of Canfield and Winnemac avenues. Officers were transporting a 37-year-old man from the hospital to the Norridge Pol...

Northeast winds cool temps near the lake

An esteemed spot generations of Chicagoans have relied on for their fix of sweets was cast into the national spotlight once again. Margie’s Candies, a legendary confectionary founded more than 100 years ago, was among 25 summer bucket list spots featured in People magazine’s 2024 Food and Travel Special, which was released Friday. A pla...

Chicago police on Saturday evening were searching for the suspect who stabbed someone during an argument at a Ross Dress for Less store in the Loop, authorities said. The stabbing was reported at around 2:56 p.m. at the Ross location, 26 E. Randolph St. According to Chicago police, a 26-year-old man got into an argument with someone he knew, who&#8...

Passengers on Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest line were advised to anticipate delays on Saturday evening after a train struck a pedestrian in downtown Des Plaines, according to the transit agency. In a post on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, at 3:34 p.m., Metra said inbound and outbound traffic on the UPNW line was h...

A 21-year-old Northbrook man charged in a Glenview fatal crash that left a 17-year-old high school student dead was ordered to remain detained in a bond court hearing Saturday, as court documents revealed troubling details on the moments leading up to the crash.

Eataly, the popular Italian marketplace in downtown Chicago that was the site of a massive police presence Friday morning will remain closed until Sunday as a police investigation into the incident continues.

Someone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent cannabis plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds have gone up in smoke.

The death of an off-duty Chicago police officer found Thursday inside a West Loop residence has been ruled a suicide.