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Six people were hospitalized and a trucker is in custody after the cab of a semi ran a red light and struck an SUV before slamming into a house Monday night near Ekersal Stadium on the Southeast Side.

Sep 2, 2008 5:20 am US/Central Organizers Hope 3,000 Students Participate Tuesday is the first day of class for Chicago Public Schools, but hundreds or even thousands of students will be missing class and ...

Sep 1, 2008 10:29 pm US/Central A 10-year-old girl was fatally shot after being reportedly caught in gang crossfire Monday night.

A 17-year-old Chicago boy who was found at the bottom of a swimming pool in Maywood died late Sunday.

Labor Day is the last day to enjoy Buckingham Fountain this year. The Chicago landmark closes Tuesday, about two months earlier than last year.

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to search for a boater who remains missing in Lake Michigan off Promontory Point on the South Side.

Aug 31, 2008 2:52 pm US/Central Chicago city officials are defending regulations requiring police officers live in the city.

Aug 31, 2008 12:00 pm US/Central A 13-year-old girl remains on life support Sunday morning after being shot in the head after attending a family party early Sunday in the West Side's Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Michael Harvey will sign copies of The Fifth Floor, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borders, 1500 16th St., Oak Brook.

Several thousand runners are expected to pound some of the Chicago's most scenic pavement in what race organizers say is one of the world's largest one-day running events.

Dear Amy: Recently, I was in a public restroom at a large convention center in an area where no one else was around.

Seven victims are in area hospitals after an extra-alarm fire started in a Chicago Housing Authority high-rise building on the South Side early Sunday.

Chicago Police investigators secretly watched police Sgt. Michael Stiscak commute to work from his home in McHenry County about 20 times in 2006.

A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the back while sitting on a park bench in the South Shore neighborhood Monday night on the South Side.

A 23-year-old man has been charged in connection with a shooting in the 1600 block of North Vine Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

After more than two years, Faust the Komodo dragon will be leaving Chicago . The popular lizard has been on loan from the Fort Worth Zoo to the Shedd Aquarium since April 2006.

Aug 27, 2008 10:40 am US/Central CHICAGO A man has been charged with murder for an Aug.

Aug 30, 2008 6:44 am US/Central CHICAGO A 65-year-old North Side woman was fatally struck by a train early Saturday in the Uptown neighborhood.

Aug 23, 2008 8:05 am US/Central 16-Year-Old Killed In Police-Involved Shooting A 16-year-old boy who police say had a gun was fatally shot by officers Friday night in the South Side's Burnside neighborhood.

Posted: Friday, 29 August 2008 3:50PM Weekend Violence UPDATES: One Dead in Shooting WBBM NewsRadio 780.com Reporting CHICAGO One person is reportedly dead and another was critically injured in a shooting ...