20-year-old arrested, charged after live-streaming an attempt to break into an ATM

On Saturday, Chicago police Supt. David Brown announced that 20-year-old Arron Neal was arrested and charged with one felony count of burglary after live-streaming himself attempting to break into an ATM with a hammer during Monday morning's looting.

Parents of 2-year-old cancer patient speak out after looters ransack Ronald McDonald House in Chicago

The Chicago Ronald McDonald House, where families of hospitalized children stay, was targeted Sunday night when looters smashed the door and broke windows, preventing a 2-year-old with cancer from leaving, his parents told "Fox & Friends" Friday.

Illinois man sentenced to prison for sex with child who got HIV

An Illinois man has learned his fate after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a child who later tested positive for HIV.

2 shot, more than 100 arrested and 13 officers hurt during downtown Chicago looting

CPD Supt. David Brown says two people were shot, police made more than 100 arrests and 13 officers were injured during looting and civil unrest early Monday in downtown Chicago.

School district says no pajamas for online classes

The school district in Illinois’ capital city has updated its school dress code policy for remote learning, saying students can't wear pajama pants, slippers or hats while on camera when classes start this month.

Chicago to use social media to track tourists violating quarantine; city dismisses comparison to 'Big Brother'

Chicago is doubling down on efforts to enforce its emergency coronavirus travel order, as officials will now be reviewing the social media posts of possible violators as the pandemic continues.

Doordash debuts 'digital convenience stores' in 8 US cities

DoorDash is launching digital "convenience stores" in several cities across the U.S. that will bring to your door everything from chips and ice cream to dog food and cold medicine.

Chicago man killed while breaking up fight was 'protector,' grandmother says

The brother was coming to his sister’s aid during an argument between she and her boyfriend when the boyfriend fired shots at the 21-year-old brother, Chicago police said.

Dunkin Donuts employee charged with spitting in state trooper's coffee at shop in Chicago

Vincent Sessler, 25, is charged with disorderly conduct and battery to a peace officer after he allegedly spit in an officer's coffee at the Dunkin Donuts where he was working. The director of the Illinois State Police says that troopers "deserve better than this insulting and dangerous treatment."

Man charged with shooting 3 cops at NW Side police station

A man is accused of shooting at Chicago police officers, wounding three, while in transport to a station Thursday on the Northwest Side.

Chicago removes last remaining Christopher Columbus statue

The city’s last remaining statue of Christopher Columbus on the South Side has been removed, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting

Chicago police officer found shot dead in apparent suicide at West Side facility

A high-ranking member of the Chicago Police Department who was promoted earlier this month was found dead Tuesday morning after he apparently shot himself at the Homan Square police facility on the city’s West Side, authorities said.

Wounded baby girl recovering after Bishop Ford shooting; $10K reward offered

A baby girl shot and wounded Monday on the Bishop Ford Expressway on the Far South Side is recovering after surgery and “responding well,” a family spokesman said Tuesday.

Mayors want US agents blocked from Portland, 5 major cities

The mayors of six U.S. cities are appealing to Congress to make it illegal for the U.S. government to deploy militarized agents to cities that don’t want them.

Infant critically wounded in Bishop Ford Expressway shooting

A 10-month-old girl was critically wounded in a shooting Monday morning on the Bishop Ford Expressway on the South Side.

Christopher Columbus statue removed overnight from Grant Park

Two statues of Christopher Columbus that stood in Chicago parks were taken down early Friday at the direction of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a week after protesters trying to topple one of the monuments to the Italian explorer clashed with police.

Chicago activist groups sue to bar federal agents from protest duties

A collection of Chicago activist groups want a judge to block federal agents sent to the city to combat violent crime from interfering in or policing protests, arguing in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the surge ordered by President Donald Trump will inhibit residents’ ability to hold demonstrations.