Investigators are looking for as many as six robbers who have been linked to a trio of robberies within the Chicago Police Department's 19th District.
Illinois News Broadcasters Association, Radio Television and Digital News Association and National Press Club released statements in support of Patch editor Joe Hosey as he faces jail time and fines for protecting a source.
Nick Steward has been missing since Sept. 20 when he left work in Wood Dale to drive home to Lake Villa.
The FBI has stepped down as lead investigator on the case, turning it back to local law enforcement. Seven people died from cyanide-laced Tylenol in the Chicago area.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, Sept. 16 to Sept. 22.
A look at weird crimes in the Chicago area.
Nine area police chiefs asked Congress Thursday to fund preschool, saying it decreases crime. But his wife, a teacher, has an even more convincing argument. $131 million per year is at stake in Illinois.
Police arrested the Ravenswood resident and Andersonville business owner in March for reportedly having more than 2,500 images of child pornography.
The Highland Park teenager who ran over a 5-year-old girl last year had been huffing diuflorthane. But the chemical is not listed as an intoxicating substance under Illinois law.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, Sept. 9 to Sept. 15.
A look at weird crimes from the Chicago area.
The 25-year-old died while working on a sewer for a private maintenance company near Rockwell and Barry.
Police are looking for a man with the following description.
Flames began in a three-story apartment building near the Montrose Brown Line station.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, Sept. 4 to Sept. 8.
Just days are left to apply to be one of Chicago's finest.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, Aug. 27 to Sept. 3.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, Aug. 17 to Aug. 26.
The new graduates bring the total number of new Chicago Police Department officers sworn in this year to 512.
Investigators in the Chicago Police Department's 19th District are searching for two men who they say embarked on a string of armed robberies.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, Aug. 11 to Aug. 16.
A 62-year-old man was arrested for exposing himself at the library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, Aug. 5 to Aug. 11.
Local police and public officials met with residents to update them about recent crime in the area.
Three people were sent to the hospital, but are reported in stable condition.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, July 28 to Aug. 4.
A group gathered to address area police, saying something has to change. Police share what residents should do to make a dent in neighborhood crime.
Stay informed with a map of the known addresses of registered violent offenders near Lincoln Square, along with others in or near neighboring communities.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, July 20 to July 28.
Officials believe the man—pronounced dead on the scene—was homeless.
Chicago’s 19th Police District issued the alert looking for two men who they say rob residents at gunpoint. Each incident—including one in Ravenswood—happened just more than a week apart.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, July 15 to July 19.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, July 8 to July 14.
A Bowmanville man was found Friday after being missing for more than 12 hours.
When the officers heard shouting outside the Montrose Brown Line station, they sprang into action to catch a suspect.
Chicago Police 20th and 19th District police reports, June 30 to July 7.