Man charged with burglary days after offering to shovel home's driveway

Police say a far north suburban man offered to shovel a driveway to learn when the home would be empty, then returned to break into the home and take cash, jewelry and other items. Read More

Michigan Avenue bank branch robbed

A Michigan Avenue bank was robbed Thursday afternoon by a man who passed a note to a teller demanding money. Read More

Michelle Obama visits Chicago, promotes crusade against childhood obesity

First lady Michelle Obama headlined a star-studded workout at McCormick Place today to promote her crusade against childhood obesity. Read More

Wells Street Bridge shutdown begins Friday night

Nine days of disruption begins Friday for CTA rail line riders heading into Chicago’s Loop. Read More

Intoxicated semi driver deemed 'imminent hazard'

A semi driver from California was issued a rare federal out of service order in Gary, Ind. Read More

Reward offered in Naperville graffiti defacements

Naperville Crime Stoppers are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps police make an arrest in a series of graffiti incidents. Read More

Man shot outside 911 Center on Near West Side

A man was shot in the leg late Wednesday night near the city’s 911 call center on the Near West Side. Read More

11-year-old boy killed in Kane County crash

An 11-year-old boy was killed and two others injured when an SUV rammed into another vehicle in northwest suburban Virgil Wednesday night, causing a chain reaction crash. Read More

Cops: Ring brought heroin from West Side to west suburbs

Eleven men have been charged with having roles in a drug ring that delivered heroin from Chicago’s West Side to buyers in DuPage County. Read More

Ex-head of black nurses group pleads guilty to mail fraud

The former head of a Chicago group that helped promote black nurses pleaded guilty Wednesday to mail fraud and money-laundering as part of a state grant fraud scheme in which she siphoned off $500,000 Read More