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45+ min ago  (58+ words) A 10-year-old girl is dead, and an 18-year-old man was left in critical condition, after a fire in a house on South Green Street early Monday morning. Lauren Victory reports. 10-year-old girl dead after fire in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood...

49+ min ago  (54+ words) Prosecutors said the victim of a deadly shooting in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood back in January was the new boyfriend of the alleged shooter's ex-girlfriend. Man appears in court in Humboldt Park shooting that killed man in January...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago  (33+ words) Last month, the California Highway Patrol arrested Spears on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Britney Spears enters substance abuse treatment facility...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (54+ words) A man was hurt in Chicago's Lakeview community after a car involve in a crash veered into a CTA bus shelter where the victim was standing on Sunday night. Man hurt after car crashes into bus stop in Chicago's Lakeview…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (42+ words) A woman was hit and killed by a sport-utility vehicle at Ashland and Ogden avenues Sunday night. Woman hit, killed while crossing against light on Chicago's Near West Side...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (142+ words) Updated on: April 13, 2026 / 5: 09 AM CDT / CBS Chicago A woman was hit and killed by a sport-utility vehicle on Chicago's Near West Side Sunday night. Police said the woman was crossing against the light when she was hit by a teenage…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago  (606+ words) With the whirlwind that often is the college basketball offseason underway, Illinois had an unexpectedly uneventful first week since the Final Four loss to UConn ended the 2025-26 season. Then, the Illini lost two players to the portal and hit a…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago  (722+ words) The Illini received their first commitment in the transfer portal on Sunday, landing a stud guard - and social media was abuzz over it. .. Illinois needed a guard. On Sunday, it got one. And this is not some depth piece Illinois…...

6+ hour, 34+ min ago  (48+ words) On April 4, she joined another recent Wildcats superstar, Izzy Scane, as the only two players in program history to score 300 career goals. NU's Madison Taylor aims to lead lacrosse team back to the top...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago  (50+ words) Chicago police said three male victims were near the sidewalk when they were approached by an unknown vehicle, and two occupants from within produced handguns and fired shots. 3 men injured in Back of the Yards drive-by shooting...