An incident on the South Side of Chicago instilled a fascination with criminals in Navy Lt. David Pingenot and eventually led ...

A 36-year-old fugitive with ties to Central Florida is wanted for a fatal stabbing, according to the FBI. Detectives with the ...

Jason Lee, a senior adviser to Mayor Brandon Johnson, was not surprised at the DOJ initiative. He noted the new Federal Task ...

A 20-year-old CTA rider was shot while getting on a bus on Chicago's South Side Thursday afternoon, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A South Side smoke shop was the most recent target of a smash-and-grab burglary, police said. The crime ...

A video recorded on Liberty German's phone before she and Abigail Williams were killed in 2017 was posted online this week.

While COVID changed human behavior, it also affected how larger cities experienced crime. Chief Eric Winstrom with the Grand ...

Called the Keeping Sex Workers Safe Act, the proposal aims to bring the industry out of the shadows and protect those involved in work that can be incredibly dangerous. It would also provide sex ...

Chicago police have released photos of suspects they say are linked to the shooting of a tourist in Streeterville. The shooting happened on Sunday night near the AMC theater on Illinois Street. ABC7 ...

State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating ...

Two men standing on the sidewalk in the 7900 block of South Drexel Avenue shot a 20-year-old man as he boarded the bus at 1:10 p.m., police said. He was shot in the back and taken to the University of ...

Chicagoans want a larger-than-life leader adept at taking on special interest groups and the city’s challenges a centrist ...