Chicago police have issued a community alert after two sexual assaults in the Gold Coast and Near North Side neighborhoods involving a fake rideshare driver.

Chicago police issued an alert to rideshare passengers about two sexual assaults by a man they said posed as a rideshare driver. Both incidents happened on the Gold Coast and the Near North Side.The ...

Though homicides are down 32% and shootings are down 20%, this weekend's violence has shown the need for further community-based initiatives.