A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted a leader of the Sinaloa Cartel for alleged trafficking of drugs into the U.S.

A 35-year-old man was in a home in the 200 block of East 121st Place at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday when he began arguing with a person he knew who pulled out a gun and fired shots, Chicago police said. He died ...

The oversight agency did not respond to the scene of the shooting due to confusion about whether or not an off-duty officer fired a weapon. The officer later acknowledged that he “possibly” discharged ...

Ramon Banks, 35, has been in Cook County Jail for more than two years awaiting trial on felony charges of unlawful possession ...

Some 800 people have filed complaints since May against juvenile detention centers in Illinois alleging they were sexually ...

Illinois authorities have announced the cause of death for George Levin, who was found dead in the basement where he lived in ...

Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Recent ...

The Department of Justice has ordered the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams to be dismissed, according to a department official.

EAST CHICAGO — The three East Chicago Central ... they should have called us to handle the situation, since an alleged crime was committed." While the status of the school's discipline of ...

Ernest Crim III is an Emmy-nominated producer, educator and author who has used his own experience with a viral hate crime to help kids deal with racism. Crim recorded the hate crime, which ...

Nolanda Hatcher has seen the business landscape of Birmingham change over 20 years. Hatcher is the member manager for Studio ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Homicide rates across the United States have experienced a significant decline in 2024, marking one of the ...