The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

It’s a common, media-driven perception in Little Rock that Chicago is a terribly dangerous place, but the Arkansas city’s per capita homicide rate is actually worse than Chicago’s.

CHICAGO — Election officials in a small Illinois county southwest of Peoria printed the wrong name of the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate on several hundred ballots, forcing the officials Wednesday to keep the ballots separate from all others being cast in the Nov. 8 general election.

CHICAGO — Justin Fields let it be known he was sore physically and mentally Thursday night after an ugly 12-7 loss to the Washington Commanders.

Officer Robert Bakker was suspended for 120 days after a lengthy internal investigation was resolved through a so-called mediation agreement, in which he agreed not to contest the allegations lodged against him.

She succeeds David Axelrod. Two things you didn’t know: Heidi isn’t her real first name. And she grew up in a town so small that “my family was one-tenth” its total population.

An early member of Congress of Racial Equality, she helped found a South Side school co-op.

CHICAGO — Telephone giant AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine as part of a federal criminal investigation into the company’s illegal efforts to influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan, according to court records made public Friday.

The LGBT Build-A-Kit event Friday filled the supply kits for five Chicago organizations supporting low-income youth.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Brian Hartline shared his opinion on Chicago's wide receivers Thursday night.

Thursday's performance against Washington was one of the worst losses in recent memory for the Bears. Here are our takeaways from the game.