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A memorial to the 20 people killed when a stretch limousine blew through an intersection at the bottom of a long hill and barreled into an earthen embankment a year ago was unveiled Saturday at the crash site in upstate New York.

The site of a devastating accident that killed two pedestrians and 18 occupants of a limousine headed to a birthday party, including four sisters, is a known danger spot that has long worried locals, according to a manager of the store that sits at the intersection where the accident happened.

Two Minneapolis residents were federally charged with illegally buying a gun that was used in three shootings, including those of a Chicago police officer and a woman walking in the Fulton River District last week. Sequana Cigolo, 38, and Jason Lynndrotti Winston, 48, are each charged with straw purchasing a firearm, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office...

A man accused of shooting a woman as she went out on her lunch break in the Fulton River District last week often delivered food to her building and struggled to get by security, police said.

A man accused of shooting a woman as she went out on her lunch break in the Fulton River District last week often delivered food to her building and struggled to get by security, police said. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the latest.

A Chicago Fire Department investigation is still incomplete over a year after paramedics failed to treat a gunshot victim as he lay in the street dying, although the department says it has new rules to avoid the “tragic error” in the future.

A limousine loaded with revelers headed to a 30th birthday party blew a stop sign at the end of a highway and slammed into an SUV parked outside a store, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians in the deadliest U.S. transportation accident in almost a decade, officials and relatives of the victims said Sunday.

Rev. Michael Pfleger isn’t backing down on his call to shut down the Dan Ryan Expressway during a Peace March this weekend, despite pleas from police to move the event.

New security video shows the moment a drive-by shooting unfolded in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood, wounding three innocent young girls. (NOTE: Video has been edited to show full speed version first and a slow motion version second. The victims have also been blurred)

The father of a teen covered by paramedics with a sheet while he was still alive after being shot says he believes his son would have lived if got him to a hospital sooner.

A child who was shot in Chicago was left under a sheet at the scene, despite the fact he was still alive. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

The Chicago Fire Department is investigating what happened when a young Chicago shooting victim was mistakenly left on the ground and covered by a sheet while still alive by paramedics who believed he was dead.

Poignant, moving messages of Cmdr. Paul Bauer’s selfless service to the city of Chicago and his enormous love for his wife and daughter and his police family shown through as hundreds packed the fallen commander’s funeral service on Saturday.

Ten-year-old Anthony Valencia says that after Hurricane Maria destroyed his home in Puerto Rico he played video games for a month until he was sick of them. Now his smile stretches wide when he talks about going back to school — on the U.S. mainland. “I really wanted school back, because without it, it’s just … bored,” Anthony said.

Nearly five dozen people were arrested overnight Wednesday in the sixth raid Chicago Police have conducted in the city so far this year.

During a trip to Ukraine this week alongside members of the intelligence community, Rep. Mike Quigley expressed concern over President Donald Trump’s failure to react to Russian aggression in the region and beyond.

A group of Congressional Democrats from Illinois are calling for an independent investigation into the resignation of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who stepped down Monday amid allegations of improper communications with Russia’s ambassador to the United States.

Sexual harassment, bullying and other misconduct are rampant among employees at national parks across the country, including at iconic sites such as Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, a congressional committee was told Thursday.

Sexual harassment, bullying and other misconduct are rampant among employees at national parks across the country, including at iconic sites such as Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, a congressional committee was told Thursday.

Chicago police First Deputy Superintendent John Escalante will retire from the department after 30 years of service as he moves on to a new role.