1964: Five weeks before Election Day, Republican Cook County Sheriff and future Illinois Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie said there may be as many as 150,000 “ghost voters” on Chicago election rolls and ...

1975: The Illinois Supreme Court voided a new death penalty law, saying the legislature lacked constitutional authority to create the three-judge sentencing panels.

Oct. 2 1906 — Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs American challenger ‘Fireman’ Jim Flynn in 15 rounds to retain his title in Los Angeles, California. 1950 — Jim Hardy throws ...

Katie Abraham and Chloe Polzin were hunting for a late-night snack with three other friends on a frigid night in Urbana, Illinois. The end of winter break was nearing for the two university students, ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 10, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1970: B.B. King performed for 2,000 ...

A 26-year-old man was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 57-year-old man on Chicago's West Side. Jermaine Sutton was charged with first-degree murder and cannabis possession. CHICAGO - ...

CHICAGO — Detectives were questioning one person after 2-year-old boy was critically wounded in an apparent accidental shooting in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood Monday afternoon, according to police ...

CHICAGO -- The federal government has officially started it's immigration crackdown on the Chicago area. They're calling it "Operation Midway Blitz" and some local community leaders continue to fight ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the face Monday afternoon on Chicago's South Side, Chicago police said. The toddler was in the 300-block of East 87th Street in Chatham ...

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A Chicago man with a felony record who has been charged in connection with an Aug. 10 train station attack that left a 9-year-old boy dead was released from jail Monday while he awaits trial. Michael ...