The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Going back to the beginning of Henry’s Sports and Bait, the powerhouse of Chicago outdoors and fishing, then going through decades of the history of Chicago and Henry’s.

The officer and a partner had stopped to check on the car’s occupants in the 5200 block of North Nagle Avenue early Friday when someone in the car opened fire, police said.

Despite being treated as “less than a human being,” the members of the segregated unit “fought gallantly,” says James T. Averhart, president of the National Montford Point Marine Association. “This is not just Black history. It is not just Marine Corps history. It is American history.”

CHICAGO — Jonathan Toews had an apt description of the Chicago Blackhawks rebuild during a recent interview with The Athletic.

CHICAGO — A small dot on the horizon grew larger as a group of 10 paddleboarders prepared to join it. Some of them whistled, hooted and yelled words of encouragement, waving their paddles in the air.

Climate change is causing unexpected weather events and fluctuating lake water levels. That results in lakefront erosion, beach loss, flood risks and damage to homes and businesses.

Outdoor production of the Shakespeare comedy aims to connect the Bard with modern audiences.

Cook County sheriff’s police told Illinois legislators Thursday that “manpower” issues are the main reason why the revoked cards are still in the hands of potentially dangerous people.

Servando Hamros’s 6-year-old daughter reportedly ran away from the shooting while FaceTiming her family shouting, “Daddy’s shot”

Chrystal Martin, 28, was arrested Wednesday in Lyons after she was identified as a participant in the Jan. 4 murder of Timothy Vallianatos, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO — Less than a month after a gunman climbed a fire escape and positioned himself on a rooftop to fire rifle rounds into a mass of Independence Day paradegoers below in Highland Park, Chicago officials said they are confident they can keep one of the city’s largest festivals safe…