Willie Bell, a 44-year-old Chicago man, is accused of murdering his romantic rival, Timothy Lawrence, 48, by dressing as a meter reader to gain access to his home.

Caleb Russell, 27, got violent on a Chicago Transit Authority bus when a 48-year-old woman rebuffed his advances.

A Chicago tech entrepreneur is set to launch a yelp-like app which surveys interactions with the police.

A 27-year-old was murdered by her ex-boyfriend when she attempted to return his engagement ring.

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Issa Rae, creator of the popular Awkward Black Girl series, hit a major milestone on Sunday with the debut of her new project Insecure.

Chicago's police chief said a climate of fear over protests makes cops reluctant to use their gun. That endangers their lives and public safety.

A mother was fatally shot in Chicago. Authorities said she was caught in the crossfire while standing outside with her 1-year-old daughter.

Chicago prosecutors charged a man with a child's murder more than two decades after the crime. DNA evidence exonerated an inmate serving a life sentence for the murder.

Plus, security threat spoils ‘Black Men Uniting’ event at a Seattle middle school and H&M's newest ad tackles what it means to be "ladylike."

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Chicago's murder rate has spiked to a 20-year high and one city alderman blames it on residents speaking out against injustice.

The Windy City is very close to surpassing last year's death toll with four months to go before the year's end.

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Dwyane Wade‘s cousin was shot and killed in Chicago Friday afternoon while pushing her 3-week-old baby girl in a stroller on the city’s South Side, reports the New York Daily News, precipitating the latest outcry against gun violence in a city wracked by violence. https://twitter.com/Robin42CD/status/769528602895396864 Nykea Aldridge, 32, a mother of four, was gunned down as she walked to […]