1978: John Wayne Gacy was arrested in the suspected murders of 33 young men and boys. Police were told Gacy had already ...

The man who died in an Ottawa, Illinois, skydiving accident on July 7 was identified by the LaSalle County coroner as 48-year-old Dr. Noel Liu of East Peoria. Coroner Richard Ploch was called to ...

A Bulgarian business owner who lived in Chicago for decades and was arrested during an immigration enforcement 'blitz' has ...

The Chicago P.D. Season 12 finale centered around a jaw-dropping death that left the Intelligence Unit reeling — and set the stage for a dramatic dynamic when the show returns for Season 13 on October ...

A Chicago man was gunned down in a parking lot outside his car on Wednesday as loved ones watched in horror from a Facebook Live stream. Kevin Watson was visiting his cousin’s jobsite in the South ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police sergeant is the second member of the department to die after contracting COVID-19. Detective Sgt. Clifford Martin, also known as Cliff, worked in the Area Central ...

The rate of drug overdose deaths has seen steep declines over the past two years, but a new data tool developed by Northwestern University suggests progress may be stalling.

CHICAGO (WGN) — New changes to the Chicago Fire Department’s tactical guidelines set to take effect this week have left the President of the Chicago Firefighters union, union members and city alders ...

In a fit of whiplash, President Donald Trump has Chicago back in his sights, threatening to "go in early" to fight crime in the nation's third-largest city. Why it matters: Trump seemingly backed down ...