Crime and Public Safety

A coach and teacher at Bloom Trail High School in suburban Steger is facing child seduction charges nearly a month after being named in a civil lawsuit.

Chicago will soon be in the national spotlight when it hosts the Democratic National Convention in August, but primarily in the glitzed-up areas leaders want to be seen.

Rip currents are dangerous because they can be hard to spot and pull even the strongest of swimmers away from shore.

Chicago police asked for the public's help in identifying suspects caught on video burglarizing three businesses on the South Side.

An arrest was made after a deadly crash Thursday night in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.

Several people were arrested after a man and a woman were fatally shot near 31st Street Beach Friday morning on Chicago's South Side.

A man was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting Friday morning in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood.

Chicago police have called off their search for a 23-year-old woman who was reported missing last week.

A Bloomingdale man has learned his sentence after killing his handicapped nephew in 2020.

The suspected Highland Park parade shooter is set to appear in court next week for a possible change of plea, according to the Lake County State's Attorney.

A man was found dead in a field on the city's South Side, prompting a homicide investigation by Chicago police.

A Chicago woman convicted of murdering and dismembering her landlord will not be getting a new trial.

Many park district courts have been left with no rims or nets for kids to play with. However, a local nonprofit aims to change that.

The city of Chicago announced Thursday the expansion of the Emergency Supplemental Victims Fund, which supports victims of gun violence, to include ten additional communities.

Two Chicago men have been arrested nearly six months after the assault of a 25-year-old man on the city’s West Side.