Editor's note: The latest details on this incident can be found here. Seven people were shot near the Chicago Theatre in the city's Loop neighborhood Friday evening, authorities said, prompting a ...

Editor's Note: A person of interest was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon. Our latest update can be found here. Our original story continues below. A woman is in critical condition after police ...

A Blue Island man featured in “Loop puncher” videos that went viral on social media has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for crimes related to the attacks, Cook County court records show.

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count in the US rose this week ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The annual homeless count missed nearly a third of people in Hollywood, Venice and Skid Row, primarily those ...

Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are infertile or gay couples have babies with their own genes but would also raise ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said a man who was trying to prevent a theft was battered by a suspect on Saturday at the Target in the Loop. A massive police presence was seen at about 8:15 p.m. near ...

Miguel Rodriguez, the outreach and engagement program manager at The Friendship Service Center, looks for traces of recent activity at a vacant camp in 2024. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror A new ...

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Of all the crappy ways smartphones have affected our health, this one is a real kick in the pants. A first-of-its-kind study links excessive scrolling on the phone while sitting on the toilet with ...

Personnel searched on foot and with a drone but the bear has not been found. A woman has suffered “serious injuries” in Alaska when a bear attacked her near her driveway while she was out on her early ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A male victim was shot in the head in Chicago's South Loop Sunday night, Chicago police said. He was walking outside in the 500-block of West Roosevelt Road, near Canal Street, just ...