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Business owners on the city's North Side have been demanding action from police since violent robberies have been taking over their neighborhoods.
A woman was attacked, beaten, and robbed by eight people Wednesday evening near Belmont and Sheffield avenues in Lakeview.
Police have tied two robberies in East Lakeview in which people were shot to a greater pattern of robberies that goes back to mid-November.
Police on Monday issued a notice about a rash of liquor store smash-and-grab burglaries that have been happening largely in North Side neighborhoods in recent days.
Police alert residents and businesses Saturday of armed robberies in the Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods.
Police are investigating a string of smash and grab liquor store burglaries that took place on the North Side early Wednesday morning.
Police are searching for three people who carjacked a woman in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood Saturday afternoon.
Chicago police are searching for suspects in three overnight armed robberies on Chicago's North Side. THey all happened just moments apart and within about a mile.
A woman taken to the hospital was among the victims in a string of North Side armed robberies late Friday and early Saturday, police said.
Two men were shot while driving in Lakeview early Friday morning.
Police issued a community alert Wednesday to residents in Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods, warning of recent armed robberies and carjackings.
Gunpoint robbers have struck multiple times in the greater Lakeview area in recent days – including three robberies on Thursday on and near Southport Avenue within a period of 25 minutes.
Yoshi's Café on North Halsted Street is going out of business after nearly 40 years in operation.
Police issued a community alert Thursday about six recent armed robberies on residential streets in Lakeview.
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Two women were robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night on a residential block in Lakeview.
Friends and family were walking the streets Monday night – desperate to find a University of Illinois grad who stepped out for a night of drinking in River North and has not been seen since.
Police are warning residents of recent carjackings in the Near North Side and Lakeview areas.
A rideshare driver was assaulted while stopped at a red light in Lakeview.
A man was robbed at gunpoint while standing outside in Lakeview.
Police said the boy was a passenger in a car heading east on Irving Park Road near Ashland Avenue around 10:50 p.m., when someone in a Dodge sedan shot him in the head.
Two carjackings were reported at the same time just blocks apart in the Lakeview and Roscoe Village neighborhoods Sunday night.
A man was caught on video trashing a Lakeview staple – scribbling racist and threatening messages and leaving the bar owners puzzled as they cleaned up the mess.
A dog grooming business reported its transportation van was located late Thursday after being stolen with three dogs inside.
Eddie Arguelles, 20, was charged after he allegedly fired a shot from a Glock handgun in Riis Park.
President Donald Trump has amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from "Apocalypse Now" featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the nation's third-largest city.
A 2-year-old boy was critically injured when he accidentally shot himself Monday afternoon in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings will face off in an NFC North clash on Monday night at Soldier Field, marking the season opener for both teams.
President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, is defending the president's social media post that appeared to threaten to send in troops for a widespread immigration crackdown.
President Donald Trump has amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from "Apocalypse Now" featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the nation's third-largest city.
The Supreme Court froze a lower court order that prevented immigration authorities from stopping people without reasonable suspicion that they are in the U.S. unlawfully.
President Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid funding.
Mayor Brandon Johnson called for the hearing specifically focused on antisemitism amid a troubling trend in Chicago.
The group called for federal investment in such schools, health care, and violence reduction programs rather than troops.
Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.
Some local gas stations as of Tuesday afternoon were posting prices of $4 per gallon for regular unleaded, and more than $5 for premium.
Many drivers are as frustrated with the unexplained spike in their auto insurance as they are with congestion on the roads.
The Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday night approved a new 5% streaming tax.
Morton Grove slapped the seller with code violations after the sale to the Hovey family was completed, which prevented them from getting a deed.
Four physicians, who recently resigned from the CDC in protest, tell "Sunday Morning" they believe HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is jeopardizing the nation's public health.
The Chicago Breast Cancer Research Consortium is a first-of-its-kind collaboration, uniting all three nationally recognized hospitals to work on research together.
Health experts said they are concerned that the new guidelines set this week by the FDA will create extra steps and potential obstacles to get the shot.
Illinois is one of 20 states now suing the Trump administration for withholding grant money for crime victims. In Illinois, $54 million goes to provide services for crime victims. Workers warn many will now be left behind.
A Chicago rock climber was grounded by a scary medical issue — a cyst in her brain. But a friendly face in the operating room helped Sophie Lin get to the gym again.
The other two American Science & Surplus stores, in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva and in Milwaukee, may stay open as employee-owned and operated businesses.
The private equity firm Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens, ending the drugstore chain's run as a publicly traded company.
Accessories retailer Claire's just revealed a list of hundreds of stores it will close as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
A company that installs license plate-detecting cameras to aid law enforcement has halted operations with federal agencies because of ongoing concerns among officials in Illinois and elsewhere.
A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies in violation of U.S. sanctions.
At the first showing of "Ashland Avenue," every audience member got a commemorative gift — and one person got a "Golden Ticket," or two free season passes.
Rick Davies, lead singer and co-founder of Supertramp, has died of cancer at 81. The British band says he left "an indelible mark on rock music history."
Want to watch the 2025 VMAs live tonight? Here's how to catch the red carpet interviews and star-studded performances.
The choir has been making Chicago proud with their run on "America's Got Talent," and this week, voters advanced them to the semifinals.
The sold-out show kicked off at 7:30 p.m. Chicago is one of only three U.S. cities on the band's world tour.
The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday it is moving foward with a ramped-up immigration enforcement operation in Chicago, dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz," to start in the city this week.
President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, is defending the president’s social media post saying Chicago “will find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”
It's been a violent start to the week in Jerusalem. Six people were killed and 12 others were wounded at a bus stop. Israeli police said the attackers shot people who were waiting for a bus. Police said two gunmen were also killed.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Sept. 8, 2025.
The Chicago Commission on Human Relations was holding a six-hour public hearing on antisemitism on Monday at City Hall.
President Donald Trump has amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from "Apocalypse Now" featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the nation's third-largest city.
President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, is defending the president's social media post that appeared to threaten to send in troops for a widespread immigration crackdown.
The group called for federal investment in such schools, health care, and violence reduction programs rather than troops.
Mayor Brandon Johnson called for the hearing specifically focused on antisemitism amid a troubling trend in Chicago.
Eddie Arguelles, 20, was charged after he allegedly fired a shot from a Glock handgun in Riis Park.
To combat crime in the South Loop, the Cook County Sheriff's Office opened up a substation at Roosevelt and State. However, many were unsure if it had actually opened.
The man accused in the attacks has a long record of being arrested, prosecuted, and then quickly being set free to attack again.
With an enforcement blitz by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement anticipated in the coming days, more people could be in immigration custody are in need of legal help.
This Labor Day weekend was much more violent than those of recent years — driven in part by mass shootings.
Questions have arisen about the future of Illinois' criminal detention system, in light of President Trump's executive order to bring back cash bail.
The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings will face off in an NFC North clash on Monday night at Soldier Field, marking the season opener for both teams.
The team announced Friday that Angel Reese was suspended for the first half of Sunday's game for making comments "detrimental to the team." It was announced at halftime that she would not play in the second half due to a back injury.
Lenyn Sosa homered and drove in three runs as the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Sunday afternoon.
The Cubs entered the ninth leading 3-1, but Palencia (1-6) failed to retire any of the five National hitters he faced before leaving with right shoulder tightness.
Tarik Skubal allowed two singles in seven innings and the Detroit Tigers ended Chicago's six-game winning streak with a 6-0 win over the White Sox.
President Donald Trump has amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from "Apocalypse Now" featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the nation's third-largest city.
The woman accused of firing the gun was taken into custody, police said.
The SWAT team was able to locate the man and arrest him without incident, police said.
Police were called to the scene to find a 21-year-old man outside unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The teenage boy was shot three times in the body and was left in critical condition, while the woman was shot twice in the right leg and was reported in fair condition.
