A new batch of complaints filed Tuesday include 107 new cases of alleged sexual abuse at Illinois Youth Centers and the Cook ...

CHICAGO — Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits said Wednesday.

CHICAGO — Police are searching for the man responsible for breaking into a residence on Chicago’s North Side and sexually ...

Attendees had gathered to celebrate the release of an album by Chicago drill rapper Mello Buckzz, whose legal name is Melanie Doyle. The medical examiner’s office last week identified the four dead as ...

Can a club shut down following a shooting that takes a life reopen gradually months later this time as a BYOB “restaurant”?

Four people were killed and 14 were injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago's River North neighborhood July 2, police said. The shooting happened at about 11 p.m. when a dark-colored vehicle ...

Four people were killed and 14 were injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago's River North neighborhood July 2, police said.

Non-profit offers outlet for teens to share fears, experiences with ongoing youth violence A local non-profit offers an outlet for teens to share their fears and experiences with ongoing youth ...

The UCAN Chicago program, who works with underserved youth, hosted a peace pledge Wednesday in response to the typical increase of violence over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Through the first six months of 2025, Chicago recorded the fewest number of homicides in a decade. Several community organizations have focused on providing opportunities for youth to help combat ...

A stabbing resulting in a man being critically wounded and then dying after being transported to a hospital was reported on Wednesday evening, June 25, on the CTA Blue Line near the Rosemont stop.

Shootings in Chicago this weekend, the first weekend of summer 2025, have left at least 23 shot, two fatally, the police department said.