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The 1983 case of Karen Schepers was solved 42 years later. Elgin detectives share how their podcast ‘Somebody Knows Something’ helped crack the case.

A man convicted of killing an Indiana police officer during a foot chase 24 years ago will be executed next month, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

A Chicago gas station owner feels like a “lucky penny” after his station sold another winning Lottery ticket last week.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is now being forced to reconsider his decision to shut down the controversial ShotSpotter system — a move that set off a search for police technologies that some business leaders have slammed as slipshod and frantic.

After a tough 10-4 loss at the hands of the San Diego Padres Monday night, the Chicago Cubs made a flurry of roster moves ahead of Tuesday night’s contest, including sending a top prospect down to Triple-A Iowa.

When Happy Liquor and Foods, a business with a troubled history of crime, closed for good, a nearby church purchased the building to make way for change.

An U.S. Air Force Veteran and mother of two working two jobs to make ends meet received a gift of a lifetime this week thanks to the generosity of her community.

A 17-year-old was wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near a high school in Chicago’s Avalon Park neighborhood, authorities said.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he would be willing to meet with President Donald Trump but offered some of his strongest criticisms yet of the president during a news conference on Tuesday.

Chicago’s inspector general has released a new report detailing gun crimes and other bad behavior committed by city employees.

The wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, is pleading for his safe return.

A man who allegedly fatally stabbed his wife in a jealous rage in front of two of their young daughters Saturday night in their Lincoln Square home has a history of domestic violence.

Will Social Security checks go out as planned this month as the agency eyes a number of changes to combat fraud and budget cuts?