Police discovered the unidentified male inside the container just after 1:30 p.m. in the 4700 block of West Arthington Street, police said.

Dennis Hull, the two-way NHL forward who starred alongside superstar brother Bobby Hull with the Chicago Blackhawks and helped Canada win the 1972 Summit Series, died Saturday.

Actress Kelly Curtis died Saturday at her home, her family confirmed. Curtis was the oldest daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet ...

Chicago police said the victim, only described as a male, whom they're calling John Doe, was found unresponsive inside the container.

The death of former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson was ruled a suicide by the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner, WMAQ-TV in Chicago reported Saturday.

Authorities identified the 13-year-old boy who died earlier on Thursday, a week after he was shot in broad daylight in ...

Chicago police are conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found battered on the city's North Side.

Three tollway workers were hit by a car on I-294 in suburban Des Plaines early Saturday morning, police said. One of the workers later died at a hospital. The workers were repairing potholes at the ...

Chicago police were investigating after a 68-year-old man died in a homicide in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.

A death investigation is underway in West Ridge. Chicago police said a man was found dead with blunt force trauma to the body outside in the 2800 block of West Devon Avenue just before 2 p.m. on ...

Brock Leach reached the pinnacle of Corporate America. Then, right before he turned 50, he switched for a career in the ministry.

Sheridan Gorman was allegedly shot by Jose Medina, who fired a gun at a group of students on a Chicago beach in March.