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A former Chicago police officer is sitting in Cook County Jail following a whirlwind week that included him being convicted of domestic battery, quitting the force and being newly charged with illegally entering his ex-girlfriend’s home and attacking her new boyfriend, according to prosecutors. But before Korey Giles began fighting with his romantic rival, an off-duty Cook County sheriff’s deputy, prosecutors said he took nude photos of the man as he slept in the bed with his ex-girlfriend, als…

A convicted killer sentenced to life in prison for a Christmas Eve slaying outside a chicken restaurant has died, authorities said. Lee Cration died Thursday at the Menard Correctional Center, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections. A spokesperson could not provide details on the cause of death. Cration died exactly a week before his 62nd birthday. A Cook County judge sentenced Cration to life in prison in 2011, two years after prosecutors said he targeted Ralph Elliott, 79, outside…

The 48-year-old woman was in front of a home in the 12100 block of South Harvard Avenue when a gunman opened fire around 11:40 a.m., according to Chicago police.

No motive given in fast-food restaurant double homicide on Southwest Side

According to Chicago Fire Department officials, fire crews were called to the blaze in the multi-story brick apartment building in the 2700 block of West Granville Avenue just after 11 a.m.

Father accused of leaving loaded gun unattended before sons, 5 and 8, were shot

An autopsy performed Saturday was inconclusive on how a 30-year-old man died after his lifeless body was found on a Near North Side street early that day, according to authorities. The body was fou…

One person was killed and a motorist was critically injured in an outbound crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, according to Chicago police. The collision occurred just before 5 p.m. near the 2900 bl…

A Chicago police officer was shot and killed during an armed confrontation in a Chatham apartment Thursday night, authorities said.

The Chicago City Council approved a $12.7 million payout to Jackie Wilson after he was allegedly tortured and framed for a shooting his brother committed.