Under the plan, the task force would work to reduce violent crime and bring violent criminals to justice in Lake County by tracing the firearms used in crimes.

Illinois lawmakers have introduced bills that would end the practice of ticketing students for municipal code violations.

A 14-year-old girl was arrested less than 90 minutes after allegedly carjacking a woman and holding her against her will in ...

Tia Brewer received a 40-year prison sentence for her role in the 2018 murder of Luis Guerrero in West Chicago.

Republican state Sen. Steve McClure says Chicago’s rising violent crime numbers and data showing arrests have now dipped to ...

In the past few days, police have arrested suspects in two of Chicago’s most horrific murder cases last year. Arrested Friday was Deron Wolfe, 19, who was charged with first-degree murder and armed ...

Brian Sicknick. Jeffrey Smith. Howard Liebengood. All three police officers died after defending the Capitol from assault on Jan. 6, 2021. Another 150 officers were injured by attackers who wielded ...

A Chicago man was arrested this week after investigators reportedly discovered $1 million worth of stolen Nike and New ...

A panel of experts has disputed the medical evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murdering seven newborns and ...

Johnson’s 14% approval rating is lower than the lowest approval rating recorded by his recent predecessors. Rahm Emanuel and Lori Lightfoot had ratings as low as 27% late in their respective tenures.

New poll numbers indicate that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a lower approval rating than any sitting politician in the ...

A man was stabbed in the throat by robbers on the city's South Side, Chicago police said. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7.