12 charged after North Michigan Avenue disturbance

Twelve people have been charged with misdemeanor offenses after police responded to groups of teens running through traffic on North Michigan Avenue and elsewhere on the Gold Coast. Read More

Charred body discovered after dumpster fire extinguished

Firefighters discovered a charred body after extinguishing a dumpster fire on the Northwest Side late Sunday night. Read More

Details for the Red Line South Reconstruction Project to help ease your commute

The Red Line South Reconstruction project has begun. For the next five months, Red Line trains will be running from Howard to Ashland/63rd, the last leg of its trip being on Green Line tracks. Green Read More

Quinn and parents of Sandy Hook victims urge lawmakers for ban

Governor Pat Quinn is meeting with parents of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting victims Sunday at the Thompson Center. Read More

12 arrested after large group causes disturbance in Gold Coast

12 people were arrested Saturday evening after causing a "minor disturbance" near the Mag Mile. Read More

Man indicted in second Gary bank robbery

A man already convicted of robbing a bank has been charged with robbing another bank in Gary in March. Read More

4 dead, 15 shot in citywide gun violence

Four people have been killed and at least 15 other people wounded -- including a 12-year-old boy left in critical condition -- in shootings around the city since Friday night. Read More

Man charged with videotaping women in hospital bathroom

A Franklin Park man has been charged with unlawfully videotaping women as they used a washroom in Elmhurst Hospital. Read More

Quinn in Chicago to sign violent flash mob bill

Governor Pat Quinn is in Chicago Saturday to sign a bill to crack down on violent flash mobs in Illinois. He will be signing it right on Michigan Avenue, where violent flash mobs have taken place in t Read More

Lewis wins another term as CTU chief

The Chicago Teachers' Union has re-elected Karen Lewis to another term as president with over 80 percent of the rank-and-file vote. Read More