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Boy, 14, shot twice in the leg in Grand Boulevard, police say

A 14-year-old boy was shot twice in his leg Saturday night in the Grand Boulevard...
Two Brothers Roundhouse is at 205 N. Broadway in Aurora. (Two Brothers Artisan Brewing)

Two killed, one wounded in shooting at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora

Two people were killed and one wounded during a shooting Saturday night at Two Brothers...
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1 dead, 1 wounded Friday night at Roseland gas station

A 32-year-old woman was pronounced dead and another victim was wounded Friday night in a...
Mindy Kalchman, DePaul University professor emerita and Inside-Out Prison Exchange instructor, shows her tattoos to detainees during a graduation ceremony for the full university-level data analysis and statistics course on Oct. 24, 2025, at Cook County Jail in Chicago. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)

Cook County Jail detainees lean into DePaul University statistics class

While college students were just getting started on their semester studies this fall, five young...
Marseilles National Guard Training Center in Marseilles, Nov. 20, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Illinois National Guard housed at state site as questions about Trump deployment costs grow

Gov. JB Pritzker has allowed federalized Illinois National Guard troops to use the training area...
Police vehicles block off the street at the scene where several people were shot outside the Chicago Theatre in the 100 block of North State Street on Nov. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

14-year-old killed, 8 teens injured in chaotic downtown Chicago shootings during ‘teen takeover’

Several people were shot outside the Chicago Theatre in the Loop late Friday, Chicago police...
A World Without Exploitation projection is seen on the wall of the National Gallery of Art calling on Congress to vote yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The fallout of Epstein’s crimes spans the globe. Here’s a look at some of those paying the cost.

The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he...
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CPD announces new commander of downtown, North Side detectives

The Chicago Police Department on Friday announced the promotion of a longtime department supervisor to...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits after the jury delivered a partial verdict in his and former lobbyist Michael McClain's corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Feb. 12, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Imprisoned ex-Speaker Michael Madigan formally disbarred after nearly 60 years as a lawyer

Nearly 60 years after earning his law degree, imprisoned former House Speaker Michael Madigan was...
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Judge orders alcohol monitoring after Cedar Lake man with OWI charge caught with gun after bar fight

A Lake County judge ordered Cody Fields to wear a monitor to detect his drinking...
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