Woman kidnapped in Chicago, sexually assaulted by multiple people in basement for 6 days

Police are searching for a man who kidnapped a woman in Englewood and held her captive in a basement for six days, where she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by several people.

Chicago cop who body slammed man to ground relieved of police powers: CPD

A man was hospitalized after being slammed to the ground by police Thursday in Chatham when he allegedly spit on an officer while being detained for drinking alcohol in public.

Video shows school bus driver drinking beer during pickups

A school bus driver in Illinois was arrested and charged after surveillance footage filmed her purchasing and then drinking beer while transporting elementary school children on Friday morning, November 15.

Video shows woman raped in River North while security guards stand by, watch

A woman was recently sexually assaulted in an alley in River North while two security guards for a popular bar stand nearby and do nothing to stop it.

Man charged in murder, sex assault of UIC student remembered as ‘the light’ of her family

Donald D. Thurman, 26, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault in connection with the strangulation death of 19-year-old Ruth George, according to University of Illinois at Chicago officials.

Naperville Central student faces felony hate crime charges over racist Craigslist post

The boy is charged with two felony counts of hate crime for taking a photo of the victim at school on Nov. 14 and using the photo in an ad posted to Craigslist, according to the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office.

Illinois woman convicted of murdering boyfriend's 8-year-old daughter

A woman in Illinois, accused of killing her boyfriend’s 8-year-old daughter by kicking her so hard in the stomach that it tore her intestine, was convicted of first-degree murder, according to reports.

Chicago police officer and teen wounded, suspect killed in shootout

A suspected bank robber shot a Chicago police officer in the head, badly wounding him, before another officer killed the suspect in a shootout in which a teenage bystander was wounded.

Chicago goes 1 day without a shooting

There were no gunshot victims from 10:02 p.m. Sunday until 12:43 a.m. Tuesday, according to Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago police records.

Chicago photographer takes pictures for girl who was denied by school for hair extensions

One Michigan youngster was more than ready for her close-up after she wasn’t allowed to take school pictures because of her red, braided hair extensions, which violated dress code policies.

Boy, 15, charged with attempted murder in shooting of trick-or-treating 7-year-old

A 15-year-old boy is facing attempted murder charges in the shooting that critically wounded a 7-year-old girl who was trick-or-treating Thursday in Little Village.

Girl, 7, shot while trick-or-treating in Little Village: police

A 7-year-old was shot in the chest as she trick-or-treated in a bumblebee costume Thursday evening in Little Village.

Michelle Obama talks ‘white flight’ during Chicago interview

White Americans are “still running” elsewhere when minorities and immigrants move into their communities, Michelle Obama observed Tuesday.

Man met boy on dating app, assaulted him and gave him HIV, police say

A 29-year-old Waukegan man has been accused of sexually assaulting a boy and transmitting HIV to him earlier this year in the north suburb.