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Brittany Battaglia died from stab wounds, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said.

ABC7's SkyMap7 speedometer showed the vehicle clocking speeds up to 100 miles per hour.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- I-PASS users will soon have more ways to pay cash for their commute.The Illinois Tollway is teaming up with CheckFreePay to offer I-PASS payment services at several retailers, including Walgreens, CVS, and Currency Exchanges.Users can add funds to their I-PASS accounts or pay outstanding invoices. The tollway switched to all-electronic payments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A man is sharing his story after he said he was stabbed while trying to save a woman from being attacked on Chicago’s South Side. Allan Watts said he was walking home from the store when he saw two people attacking a woman right in front of his apartment building in Hyde Park.

This is the office of Will County Coroner Laurie Summers reporting on Monday June 5, 2023 at 5:50pm, two deaths related to the same incident. First reporting the death of Zena Taher, a 27-year-old resident of Romeoville, IL who was pronounced deceased at 2:47pm on Thursday June 1, 2023. Mrs. Taher appeared to be the victim of a gunshot wound that was sustained on Ponderosa Drive, Romeoville, IL. Second reporting the death of Firas Syriani, a 33-year-old resident of Romeoville, IL who was pronounced at 2:47pm on Thursday June 1, 2023. Mr. Syriani appeared to be the victim of a gunshot wound that was sustained on Ponderosa Drive, Romeoville, IL.

The amount of white fluff in the air around Chicagoland these days can make a trip around town look like the “Upside Down” from Stranger Things, but fear not: It’s cottonwood, not anything sinister.

The city of Chicago is known for its alarming rate of gun violence, and the recent mass shooting that claimed the life of Terry’A Adams, a 25-year-old aspiring nurse, has once again highlighted the issue. Terry’A was among a large group gathering in Austin on Sunday to celebrate her ex-boyfriend at his fourth-anniversary celebration of life since losing his life in a car crash.

In a devastating turn of events, the body of Brittany Battaglia, a young woman from Chicago, was discovered in a Logan Square apartment. Her family had last seen her on Friday night, as she left to cook dinner for her boyfriend. Days later, their worst fears were realized when Brittany's lifeless body was found just a block away from her home. The Chicago police have taken a person into custody in connection with her death. The tragic incident has left her loved ones grappling with grief and seeking answers.

The body was in the vehicle's driver's seat, police said.

The Flossmoor Police Department in Illinois has closed an investigation into a violent crime involving several juveniles that occurred in February 2022. The incident started when a juvenile victim agreed to pick up an acquaintance who was accompanied by two other juvenile subjects. After being robbed at gunpoint, the victim was kidnapped and forced to drive the offenders to various locations.

CHICAGO - Three people were shot and five were arrested – including two of the wounded – after gunfire was aimed at a Chicago police vehicle Monday night on the city's South Side, authorities said. Around 7:17 p.m., police say officers responded to a ShotSpotter notification in the...

CHICAGO - A woman was shot and wounded Monday night in the South Shore neighborhood. The 35-year-old was standing on the sidewalk around 9:21 p.m. in the 7600 block of South Shore Drive when she heard gunshots and felt pain, police said. She was shot in the right thigh and...

CHICAGO - Fallen Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston's mother faced her daughter's alleged killers in court Tuesday. Preston's family members left the courthouse dressed in gold sweatshirts, which read "Peace for Preston." They were accompanied by dozens of uniformed Chicago police officers. A grand jury indicted 19-year-old Trevell Breeland,...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — On Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that would limit lawsuits challenging the state constitution to be brought only in either Cook or Sangamon Counties. The amendment to House Bill 3062 makes the counties that are home to Springfield and Chicago the only places that the state government […]

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Chicago police are searching for a 39-year-old woman who has been missing from the Far South Side since last week.

The last-minute change of meeting date and venue didn’t stop around 20 people from all over the 25th Police District from filling up Avondale’s Fenix Café, 2959 N. Pulaski Rd., for the first-ever 25th Police District Council meeting. One of the district councils’ primary purposes is to...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - The elected assessor for Thornton Township was locked out of her office Tuesday following a dispute with the Township supervisor. Cassandra Elston has been the Thornton Township assessor for the past 10 years. She received a call from her staff Tuesday saying that something was wrong....

Joliet police said a 30-year-old man jumped in the river after a chase through the south suburb, but was pulled out by fire crews.

CHICAGO - A man was shot and critically wounded Monday night in the Lawndale neighborhood. The 46-year-old was standing on the sidewalk around 10:24 p.m. in the 700 block of South Albany Avenue when shots were fired from the alley, police said. He was shot in the forehead and cheek...