Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday pushed back on criticism that his Chicago police budget plan endangers the department’s ...

CHICAGO — Family is hoping for the public’s help with finding a missing father whose car was found at Calumet Park Beach.

Gary Police fatally shot suspect Shahaud Richmond during an undercover sting; his family disputes the account.

The mother got into an argument with her daughter before school - 30 minutes later she was riding in the car of a stranger.

Aldermen voted 50 to 0 in a rare unanimous roll call vote to discard the tax hike in a special meeting that lasted just minutes and included no debate.

A Glenview man is facing hate crime charges after allegedly sending harassing texts and a threatening voicemail to his former doctor over the doctor’s religion.

The former city councilmember faces three child sexual abuse charges and up to two decades in prison if convicted.

San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres was denied bail on Thursday amid an ongoing child sex abuse investigation. Torres, who ...

MIDLOTHIAN, Ill. (WLS) -- Owners of a car dealership in the south suburbs say thieves have targeted their lot several times. Great Lakes Auto House, at 143rd Street and Pulaski Road in Midlothian, ...

An Indiana man is in custody after pointing a gun at an officer during a standoff in Schererville, police said.

Trinidad Cervantes said on the stand Thursday he “panicked” and was afraid for his life when he closed his eyes and fired seven shots at an angry driver on 165th Street in Hammond.

In a special meeting, Chicago's City Council voted unanimously to remove the mayor's proposed $300 million property tax ...