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A Chicago man whose alleged theft strategy was simply to lift stolen items above theft-detection equipment in store doorways now faces a Class 1 Felony charge of undertaking a continuing financial theft enterprise, after Wilmette police arrested him in connection with three thefts at the Walgreens store, 3232 Lake Ave. in Edens Plaza.

A group of Chicago aldermen is planning to call on City Hall's top watchdog to launch an audit of the city's red light camera system with an eye toward issuing refunds to anyone who has been wrongly ticketed.

The Emanuel administration is willing to meet at least one demand of sleepless residents affected by changes in jet noise patterns at O'Hare International Airport by installing more noise monitors in Chicago and several suburbs, officials are expected to announce Tuesday.

There's a big mystery in Chicago: How can the city's youth stay on track for the future, especially during the volatile, violent summer months? Some activists hope art is the answer, allowing young people to express themselves while simultaneously giving them a safe haven.

Chicago police detectives have made "great leaps" in their investigation into the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet during a sleepover inside a West Side apartment Friday night, Superintendent Garry McCarthy said today.

McHENRY – Two Chicago men have been charged with robbery after allegedly stealing a purse from a McHenry woman Monday morning.

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Six vehicles were discovered with leaflets containing anti-Semitic threats in their windshields Saturday morning in the 6300 block of North Monticello Avenue, according to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Janel Sedevic.

"So often it seems to me that jokes we hear about race are designed to make white people feel better about their own racism, or prove that they aren't racist to other white people," says Fred Sasaki , who along with Seth Vanek curated "Racist Jokes 101: #OwnYourWords."

Two people are dead after a car accident in Naperville. Police say the vehicle went off the road and into the Naperville Park District Quarry.

That's down from 60 on the Fourth of July weekend. And only four fatalities, including an 11-year-old girl.

When president Obama was lifted to the presidency promising hope and change, no community was more hopeful than the black community.

A Chicago man faces 30 days in jail after swearing at a Cook County judge during his bond hearing Sunday afternoon.

Chicago police officers and possible witnesses stand outside a bar on the 4400 block of South Kedzie Avenue, which was the scene of a double shooting early Sunday.

Malaysia plane crash Wreckage is pictured at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region July 19, 2014.

Thousands of protesters were marching through downtown Chicago on Sunday in support of Palestinians as Israeli forces continue a ground invasion in the Gaza Strip.

An off-duty Chicago Police officer was killed in a crash Sunday afternoon on the Dan Ryan Expy., Illinois State Police said.

The Muntu Dance Theatre celebrated their 42nd anniversary with "The Continuum" dance performance on Fri., July 19, at University of Chicago's Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at 915 E. 60th St. Women dance so intensely that necklaces and headbands go flying.