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Civil rights and community activists in Chicago are calling for changes in police accountability nationwide following the release of body camera video by Memphis police showing the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. Footage released Friday night shows Memphis police officers kicking, punching and clubbing the 29-year-old for more than three minutes aft...

Two people were wounded in an exchange of gunfire outside Ford City Mall on Chicago’s Southwest Side Saturday afternoon following an attempted carjacking.

A winter weather advisory for parts of the Chicago area is in effect, warning of several inches of snow that could hit the northern parts of the region particularly hard.

Snowfall is starting to impact the Chicago area Saturday, as a winter weather advisory will remain in effect for northern counties in the region until 3 a.m. Sunday.

A 3-year-old boy and a 52-year-old man were injured in a shooting early Saturday in the New City neighborhood.

A winter weather advisory for parts of the Chicago area is in effect, warning of several inches of snow that could hit the northern parts of the region particularly hard.

Cloudy skies and several inches of snow are possible in the northern parts of the Chicago area Saturday, as the approaching system comes with a sharp cutoff in terms of receiving rain or snow.

Much colder next week

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown expressed his condolences regarding Tyre Nichols’ death Friday following the release of body camera footage in the Memphis man’s police beating death, while pushing for peace across the city. A department spokesperson issued a statement late Friday in which Brown said, in part, “I ask everyone to h...

While it appears the Chicago area will experience precipitation of some sort this weekend, what exactly we’ll see remains up in the air. If it does snow, accumulation will likely vary widely – depending on where you live. Here is a timeline of what could occur and when from a weather perspective. Snow showers came to an end for the&#823...

Community leaders and elected officials from Chicago, the suburbs and around Illinois are sharing reactions to the release of body camera footage showing the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Footage released Friday shows 29-year-old Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him wi...

An extremely rare green comet will soon pass near Earth, returning for the first time in 50,000 years. Discovered less than a year ago, the harmless green comet already is visible in the northern night sky with binoculars and small telescopes, and possibly the naked eye in the darkest corners of the Northern Hemisphere. It’s expected to brighten as...

A tiny frame hangs over the desk of Chicago’s newest FBI Special Agent in Charge. It contains the patrolman’s ID that Robert Wheeler’s father carried when he was on the force in Covington, Ga. back in 1970.