A fire was burning in a scrap yard on Monday afternoon on the West Side of Chicago. The fire started shortly after 4 p.m. at ...

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Black men in the West Side community face some of the biggest hurdles to getting a degree. Just 1 out of 4 who make it to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was found shot to death inside a crashed car in the Austin neighborhood Tuesday night, Chicago police said. Officers responded at about 8:44 p.m. to a crash in the 4800-block ...

Chicago police issued an alert about two suspects who allegedly tried to lure children into a van on the city's West Side on ...

A fire Thursday morning at a mixed-use apartment building in Chicago's Austin neighborhood that left four people dead and three others injured is being investigated as arson, according to officials.

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It’s been nearly a year since a record-setting storm dumped 8 inches of rain on some parts of Chicago. The Austin community, which has a population of more than 96,000, was significantly affected by ...

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Peak6 Investments is moving its global headquarters from Chicago to Austin, Texas, as of Jan. 1. The financial technology company and private-equity investment firm announced the move today while ...

UPDATE: A person of interest was in custody as of Thursday morning, Chicago police said. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. A firefighter is in critical condition ...

This was not an expected signing by the Chicago Cubs baseball team: Tyler Austin, who came up with the Yankees and became a ...