Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed to get on the Illinois presidential primary ballot, joining former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley.

Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Jan. 2, 2024.

A former Colorado officer has been sentenced to 14 months in jail in the death of Elijah McClain.

Prosecutors on Friday presented closing arguments in the racketeering case of six purported gang members charged with carrying out the brazen, broad-daylight murder of drill rapper FBG Duck.

The Rev. Raymond Goedert was a confidant of cardinals who served as acting head of the Archdiocese of Chicago after Cardinal Joseph Bernardin died in 1996, and later acknowledged his failure to report sexual abuse accusations against priests.

The suit was filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court by opponents of a tax increase on higher-priced property sales. They have fought the proposal, claiming it will dampen sales in an already-fragile market.

With 13 homicides in 2023, Harvey recorded the most killings of any Cook County suburb, according to data from the Cook County medical examiner's office, while a dozen homicides were each reported in Chicago Heights and Dolton.

New York state lawyers are increasing their request for penalties to $370 million in former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial.