Brooks coach puts Payton on his do-not-play list

Brooks College Prep's baseball coach said Sunday he doesn't want to play Payton College Prep ever again after a group of Payton parents refused to send their kids to the Far South Side schoo Read More

Man found shot near abandoned car on West Side after officer-involved shooting

After a police chase Sunday night, authorities were searching for three men who abandoned their car — leaving behind a friend who was shot in the neck during a run-in with an off-duty Chicago cop. Read More

Jimmy Damon, 'born to be a singer,' dies at 75

Jimmy Damon sang in the shower, at state fairs and aboard cruise ships. He honed his skills any chance he got, especially at clubs and lounges all over the city, becoming one of Chicago's best-kn Read More

Man shot by police after pointing shotgun charged with aggravated assault

The man who was shot and wounded by police after he allegedly pointed a sawed-off shotgun at an officer during a traffic stop in the Humboldt Park neighborhood early Sunday has been charged with aggra Read More

1 dead, 14 wounded in weekend shootings

One man was killed and at least 14 people -- including a 15-year-old boy -- were hurt in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening, authorities said. Read More

DCFS investigating death of Harvey infant

The state Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the death of a four-month-old boy Saturday in south suburban Harvey. Read More

Two men wanted for attacking cab driver

Police are searching for two men wanted for aggravated battery after attacking a cab driver in the West Loop last January, according to an alert from Area Central detectives. Read More

Update: Police shoot driver with sawed-off shotgun in Humboldt Park

Police shot and wounded a man who allegedly pointed a sawed-off shotgun at an officer during a traffic stop in the Humboldt Park neighborhood early Sunday. Read More

Firefighter taken to hospital for nausea after South Chicago fire

A firefighter who became dizzy and nauseous while fighting a blaze in a vacant South Chicago neighborhood home was taken to an area hospital Sunday morning. Read More

One dead, 12 wounded in weekend shootings

One person was killed and at least 12 people -- including a 15-year-old boy -- were hurt in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening, authorities said. Read More