Roughly 1,000 men came together to celebrate the progress of the Project HOOD Center on Chicago's South Side, while officially declaring it a violence-free zone.

A teen boy was shot to death in Northwest Indiana, police said. His family says the trauma of losing him was magnified by the fact his siblings witnessed what happened after he ran back into the house for help.

The mother of a murdered 16-year-old Glenbrook South High School student is calling for charges to be filed against the boy she believes killed her daughter.

There was an apparent house explosion Sunday in the north suburbs. The McHenry County Sheriff said authorities responded to a house fire.

Four people were shot Sunday on the city's West Side, Chicago fire officials said.

Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

A Chicago second-chance program brings people with criminal pasts and law enforcement together for a Unity Day. It is a wellness experience to promote trust, and stronger community relationships.

The Chicago White Sox took two games over the Cubs in the Crosstown Classic Series at Rate Field after winning 9-8 on Sunday. The Southsiders hit a walk-off two-run homer in extra innings.

A woman is facing charges after stabbing a baby girl to death before jumping out of a window at a Southwest Side home on Friday morning, Chicago police said.

A 25-year-old Chicago woman was killed in a Northwest Indiana crash after a vehicle hit a minivan traveling lower than 15 mph, in which five passengers were "seated on boxes of mangos," state police said.