Dixon, the father of Shaniqua Kinnard's youngest child, was ordered to remain in custody in connection to her slaying, which came after a series of allegations of domestic violence.

Alderman Michelle Harris has moved to rezone several parcels near 79th Street and South Jeffery Boulevard from commercial and mixed-use to single-family residential.

A woman is in custody on Saturday morning and a homicide investigation is underway after officers say she allegedly drowned a baby in the lake on Friday night. According to police, officers first responded to the scene around 9:45 p.

Shaniqua Kinnard, 30, was found unresponsive around 8:10 a.m. Friday in the 13000 block of South Martin Luther King Drive, according to Chicago police.

Four people, including two police officers, sustained minor injuries in an early morning SUV crash on Chicago's South Side.

A Metra train line was disrupted Thursday after a train hit a 16-year-old pedestrian on the city's South Side, Metra officials said.

City leaders and South Side business owners are looking for answers after disruptive crowds filled East Carson Street for the third weekend in a row.

With 20% of storefronts vacant, a coalition of business owners focuses on attracting new businesses and customers while working to improve East Carson Street's reputation as a vibrant destination.

Western Pennsylvania farmers picked up their pitchforks and muskets over a tax on whiskey. These days, Pittsburghers are more likely to wig out after a bad call at a Pirates game, but history seems to be repeating itself one barrel at a time.