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Mom of 5 shot, killed in Woodlawn
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (204+ words) Kiara Jenkins, 36, was found shot to death in an alley in the 6400 block of South Drexel Avenue about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner's office. No one is in custody. A mother of five children…...
Shooter sought in Little Village double slaying, armed robbery
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (150+ words) A man shot and killed two men outside a Little Village shop after robbing the business, police say. The gunman fled in a white SUV. Police are seeking a man who shot and killed two men outside a Little Village…...
Nearly 60 shots fired in Little Village ambush that left man dead, 2 others injured
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (159+ words) Over 50 shots were fired in an attack that left a man dead and two others wounded Oct. 25, 2025 on the West Side. Nearly 60 shots were fired in an ambush Saturday afternoon that left one man dead and two others wounded in…...
Mother McAuley high school 'praying for safe return' of missing swimmer
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (130+ words) A swimmer and high school senior at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School has gone missing. Estefania Herrera, 18, was last seen Friday wearing a black and white checkered fleece top and blue jeans, Chicago police said. Herrera is 5-foot-4, weighs…...
Carr drives Notre Dame in rout of Arkansas
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (727+ words) Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) celebrates as he scores a touchdown against Arkansas during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Fayetteville, Ark. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. " CJ Carr matched a Notre Dame freshman record with…...
Teacher accused in Arkansas double slaying grew up on Southwest Side, attended Fenwick High
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (615+ words) Andrew James McGann appears before a judge Friday in Fayetteville, Ark. McGann allegedly stabbed a couple to death July 26 at Devil's Den, a 2,500-acre state park. The man who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing two hikers in Arkansas grew…...
Go up river with Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey, plus another guy
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (391+ words) So. July melts into August. Summer about half over. Are you having fun? What is fun, anyway? There's small fun: drinking coffee on your porch fun. Tossing cards into a hat fun. And big fun. Big Chicago fun. Enjoying the…...
A third crooked Bridgeport bank employee sentenced to home confinement, ordered to help repay $27 million
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (544+ words) Cathy Torres, ex-loan officer for Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Bridgeport, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday. She received nine months of home confinement for her role in an embezzlement scheme at the bank. For more than…...
Ex-Big Ten Network employee charged with theft of $4 million using company credit card
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (214+ words) A former senior engineer at the Big Ten Network has been charged with stealing millions of dollars from the company by using a company credit card for personal expenses. A former top engineer at the Chicago-based Big Ten Network is…...
Missing father last seen swimming at Montrose Beach
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (264+ words) A distraught family is still waiting for updates more than 36 hours after a father was last seen swimming in the deep end of the water at Montrose Beach. Kevin Moctezuma, 33, was last seen swimming with a friend around 4 p.m. Monday evening…...