There is a new warning from Chicago police about a string of restaurant burglaries on the North and Northwest sides.

American Civil Liberties Union Policy Director Ed Yohnka says the growing number of legal settlements that Chicago taxpayers are being forced to pay out stemming from police misconduct cases calls for ...

Kelie Yoho, Ph.D., joined the Department of Entomology as an instructional assistant professor of forensic entomology.

On this day in Chicago history, an infamous event unfolded on North Side that's reverberated for almost a century and has become an inextricable part of the city's identity to this day.

The AUSA’s resignation follows his boss, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and other DOJ officials who stepped down this week ...

Police in the western suburbs are warning residents to lock their cars and garage doors after nearly 20 vehicles were burglarized across multiple neighborhoods.

Among this month’s audiobook picks: “Bridgerton” actress Bessie Carter narrating Marie Benedict’s historical novel “Queens of ...

Hundreds of shootings have been deterred through community violence intervention. It's more important than ever for the Legislature to keep funding the Reimagining Public Safety Act and further expand ...

Romance scams are on the rise, with estimated total losses at more than $1 billion annually. Last year, WGN Investigates ...

East Chicago police officer Nico Pagan testified ... "Defending yourself is not a crime," Hicks said. "Self-defense is not murder." A review of surveillance videos from the area showed a person ...

Bidding for a new contract is now underway after Johnson's controversial decision to end Chicago's relationship with ...

Definitively convicting rapists is only possible thanks to one woman's efforts to create a forensic chain of evidence. A new book explores the rape kit and how we still fail survivors ...