Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in Cook County jail, 30 months probation and ordered to pay $145,000.
After being sentenced former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett spoke out in court, "I am not suicidal, and I did not do it."
Tyler James Martinez was being transported from California to Wisconsin when he escaped custody.
"Empire" actor Jussie Smollet will find out his sentence after lying to police about a staged, homophobic attack.
Michael Madigan, the powerful Southwest Side Democrat, faces a 22-count indictment for federal racketeering charges filed last week.
FBI warns public of virtual kidnapping scams where families are coerced into paying high ransoms for loved ones traveling internationally.
Spokesman Tom Ahern said the shooter was apprehended and a gun was recovered.
Prosecutors reportedly said he plotted to massacre men at a mosque before heading to "another mosque or synagogue and doing the same thing."
Illinois American Water is urging customers to guard themselves against utility imposters and scams.
Police said the 3-year-old was taken by her biological mother, who does not have custody.
An apartment fire in Albany Park spread to Twisted Hippo brewery, causing a partial collapse of the building.
The single mother wants to find more than $4,000 that she says was stolen from her checking account.
Police say Joseph Igartua, 37, sent a rambling letter to Lori Lightfoot's home and fired a gun less than a mile from the mayor's residence.
Former Brennemann School officials Jennifer McBride and William Jackson were charged in an 11-count indictment unsealed Wednesday.
A 37-year-old firefighter suffered minor injuries when a bullet shattered his car window while driving on the North Side early Wednesday.
The convicted R&B singer will be represented by Jennifer Bonjean, who started her legal career in Chicago and won an appeal for Bill Cosby.
A mayday was called Saturday afternoon as firefighters responded to a fire on Chicago's South Side.
Thomas Dean faces Class X felony charges in connection with a shootout that took place in broad daylight in a residential neighborhood.
The popular Chicago hot dog stand posted video of a customer who became irate and thew snow at a worker after he was asked to put on a mask.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said officials believe there was a connection between remote learning and increased in carjackings.
Illinois State Police announced 20 people are charged in 24 homicides and 273 shootings that took place on expressways in 2021.
Terri Collins, 21, faces felony charges after cops say she and others cut security tags from coats and ran from an Oak Brook Neiman Marcus.
As Valentine's Day approaches, federal officials are warning residents to be wary of scammers that use dating relationships as a ploy.
The goods were seized as part of 29 January shipments with jewelry, shoes and other items being sent to Chicago, Joliet, Lake In The Hills.
Van Dyke, who served just more than three years in the killing of Laquan McDonald, was released Thursday from an unidentified state prison.
The letter to the attorney general comes just days before Jason Van Dyke is set to be released.
Cook County prosecutors agreed to dismiss 19 convictions connected to evidence collected by corrupt Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts.
Kelly, who faces up to 10 years in prison on racketeering charges and more in Chicago, tested positive from his Brooklyn jail cell.
Charisma Ehresman, 20, was found unresponsive in a vehicle in Chicago's Austin neighborhood five days after she went missing from her home.
Valentina and Luis Cruz last seen Friday when they left their Gage Park home together, have been found safe, Chicago police said.
Smollett was found guilty of five felony counts after lying to police about a fake racist, homophobic attack.
Xavier Guzman and a 16-year-old boy have been charged with murder in the death of Melissa Ortega, who was shot while walking with her mom.
Kevin Dugar had been in the Cook County Jail for 20 years before his twin brother, Karl Smith, said he killed a rival gang member in 2003.
The interactive map tracks reported expressway shootings back to 2019 as officials hope to use transparency to bring awareness to violence.
The two suspects were charged with murder and attempted murder in the killing of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega, who was shot over the weekend.
The off-duty Illinois state trooper and his wife were found in a parked vehicle Monday afternoon.
"We owe it to Melissa and her family and the city to hold every person involved accountable," Chicago Police Supt David O. Brown said.
Guns found at airport checkpoints nationwide increased by 35 percent last year. Of the guns found, nearly 86 percent were loaded.
Adam Hollingsworth, known as the Dreadhead Cowboy, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges and will surrender possession of his horse.
The State’s Attorney Office is declining to prosecute Jose Guillen, who was fired last summer after the incident in Bucktown.