Chicago’s Influential Families Clash Over Obama Center’s Impact on Local Firms

14 powerful Chicago families, spanning politics and sports, debate the Obama Center’s effect on local contractors’ future amid financial struggles.

Lenzy J. Ward, 23, Arrested for Attempted Homicide in Menomonee Falls

Lenzy J. Ward, 23, charged after witnesses saw him strike a man on St. Thomas Drive. Victim suffered severe injuries, including...

Kansas City Shooting Leaves David E. Beck III Dead, Five Injured

David E. Beck III, killed in 18th & Vine District shooting. Five others injured. Police heard gunshots, no motive yet. Investigation...

Lenzy J. Ward, 23, Arrested for Attempted Homicide After Hitting Father with Car

Lenzy J. Ward, 23, arrested in Milwaukee after hitting his father with a car on June 13, leaving him critically injured....

Chicago Opens Crisis Center Following Mass Shooting in Princeton Park

Two gunmen injured 13 in drive-by shooting in Chicago’s Princeton Park. City opens emergency assistance center; Mayor Johnson calls for peace.

Kansas City Shooting: Police Seek Public’s Help After Six Hit, One Dead

Kansas City police investigate after multiple shooters open fire near 19th and The Paseo, leaving one man dead and five injured....

Chicago Drive-By Shooting: 13 Injured, Including 17-Year-Old Boy

A drive-by shooting in Princeton Park injured 13, including a 17-year-old. Victims self-transported to hospitals; police seek suspects.

Kansas City Shooting Leaves David E. Beck III Dead, 5 Injured

David E. Beck III, 29, identified as the deceased in Kansas City shooting. Six victims struck by gunfire on 19th St.;...

Adventureland’s Wave Twister Strands 15 Children and Parent for 3 Hours

Adventureland’s Wave Twister ride trapped 15 kids, ages 5-12, and a parent, 40, for 3 hours. The ride, newly opened, remains...

Man Found Dead in SE Portland Home Ruled Homicide

Police discovered the body inside a Powellhurst-Gilbert residence on Southeast Pardee. Investigators are working to identify a suspect and determine what...