Nine people were killed and 40 others were injured in citywide violence over the holiday weekend, making it the least violent Fourth of July weekend in at least six years. The weekend runs from 5 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Monday, meaning late Wednesday’s mass shooting — which left four dead and 14 others injured — was not counted in the total.

On the heels of a wave of recent violence, including a mass shooting in the River North neighborhood last week, a temporary emergency assistance center was opened to offer support services for

Chicago's Fourth of July weekend reportedly marred by violence with over 50 shootings, six fatalities, and multiple mass incidents across South Side, West Side and Lake View area.

District officials can’t say when they’ll be able to pay teachers retroactive raises for last school year and more layoffs could be looming as CPS works to close a $734 million deficit.

The Chicago Bears appear to be moving ahead with their new stadium design process. The team, in an email to season ticket holders this week, offered up a series of proposed seating arrangements - and prices - for season tickets in their new facility.

The Chicago resident sounds like a lottery winner, and in some ways she is. The single mother of two is one of a number of first-time buyers in the city who have been able to purchase new homes for under $300,000 in areas where they would normally cost over $500,000.

Puerto Rican museum staff said the federal agents were looking at entry and exit points for events that may draw undocumented individuals. A Humboldt Park block party has now been postponed over fears of immigration raids.