Wal-Mart worker confesses to serial Oreo thefts

After being caught eating a package of Oreos she hadn't paid for, a long-time Wal-Mart employee admitted Monday to taking junk food from the company every week for four years, police said. Read More

Stepmom of boy kept in dog cage gets 35 years for neglect

The stepmother of a 13-year-old boy who was confined in a dog cage for the last year of his life was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years in prison for neglect of a dependent. Read More

51 untested rape kits found in Robbins

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart will meet with residents of Robbins on Tuesday night to discuss a discovery that police in the south suburb didn't submit evidence from dozens of sexual assaults for Read More

Nail salon burglarized on South Side

Police are looking for a suspect who burglarized a nail salon last week in the McKinley Park neighborhood on the South Side. Read More

Dog rescued from icy pond after being chased by coyotes

A pet dog had to be saved from an icy pond Sunday morning after being chased across a golf course by coyotes in north suburban Glencoe, Pioneer Press is reporting. Read More

2nd District candidates support keeping Social Security, Medicare

Speaking before an audience brought together Monday by the American Association of Retired People, 11 candidates vying for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s former congressional seat weighed in on the future o Read More

Halvorson blasts NYC Mayor Bloomberg, says he's trying 'to buy this district'

Second Congressional District candidate Debbie Halvorson on Monday accused New York City Mayor - and billionaire - Michael Bloomberg of trying to "purchase this election" from out of sta Read More

Details: Man killed in Washington Heights shooting

A man was shot to death Monday night in the South Side Washington Heights neighborhood. Read More

Charges in shooting death of Janay McFarlane forthcoming

Charges are expected to be brought against two men, perhaps as early as Tuesday, in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman in North Chicago on Friday. Read More

County Clerk accuses Cicero officials of using employees to help re-elect Dominick

Cook County Clerk David Orr Monday accused Cicero town officials of "improperly — and possibly illegally" — using town employees to advance the campaign of Cicero Town President Larry Domini Read More