Ald. Ray Lopez proposed a six-month pilot program in “the most active areas” of Back of the Yards for a ShotSpotter replacement system that uses infrared sensors, surveillance cameras and drones.

The Guardians have a storied history of discovering backstop talent from Venezuela. Look to 1996, when the organization signed a switch-hitting catcher from Ciudad Bolívar, Victor Martinez. After ...

Two Chicago officials who wanted to allow police to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to target migrants with a ...

Alderman Daniel LaSpata deferred a vote on lowering the speed limit in Chicago to 25 miles per hour Wednesday.

An effort by opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson to water down Chicago’s sanctuary city ordinance faltered in the City Council ...

The failed effort on carve-outs was spearheaded by Southwest Side colleagues Ray Lopez (15th) and Silvana Tabares (23rd), two of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s most outspoken critics. The exceptions to the ...

The six-month pilot program from Alarm.com is being offered free of charge in the Chicago Police Department's Deering (9th) ...

Night three of the Wild West Shootout at the New Mexico dirt track After a snow storm, the Wild West Shootout resumed on ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points and 14 rebounds, helping lead the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to a 109-106 win over the ...

Two Chicago alderpersons want council members to vote on an amended version of the city's welcoming city ordinance.

Along with the mayor, nearly half of the 10-member City Council will be new faces because four seats are open and without an ...

The proposal would allow police to help with deportations, but the city’s law department says it violates state law.