The Chicago Police Department released end-of-year crime statistics on New Year's Day, revealing shootings and murders were down over the past year despite increases in other crimes across the city.

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A verdict has been reached in the trial of a man accused of shooting and killing Chicago Police Officer Andrés Vásquez-Lasso. Steven Montano, 21, was found guilty of first-degree murder and all other ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Violence in Chicago saw a dramatic decrease this year. Some organizations are working hard to make sure that trend continues in 2024. Just five years ago, Cedric Hawkins was walking ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbot began busing migrants to Chicago long before Mayor Brandon Johnson was sworn into office. More than 26,000 new arrivals have come to Chicago since last summer, according to the ...

It was a year in which the city elected its 57th mayor, struggled to welcome thousands of migrants, opened its first (legal) gambling casino and hosted its first NASCAR race in a place few would have ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Police Department released its end of the year crime stats for 2023, showing a drop in in the number of murders and shootings. CPD said there were 617 murders in Chicago ...

CHICAGO — As the new year looms, pressing issues that dominated headlines in Illinois in the year 2023 range from significant strikes to devastating storms and drastic changes in the sports scene.

After falling dramatically amid the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy in Chicago climbed back to the point of being near pre-pandemic levels in 2023, the Chicago Department of Public Health announced ...

Chicago’s commercial real estate market broke records this year but not in a good way. Countless landlords defaulted on loans due to the rise of remote work, high interest rates and a tough lending ...

Chicago experienced tornadoes in February and March, multiple rounds of severe storms in April, flash floods in July and September, and a lack of snowfall to end 2023. Here’s a look at the most ...