Kara Killmer on ‘Chicago Fire’.Photo:Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC via GettyKara Killmerwill be leavingChicago Firein season 12, PEOPLE can confirm.The actress, 35, who plays the role of paramedic Sylvie Brett, joined the high stakes NBC drama series in 2014 during season 3 and has appeared in more than 190 episodes.Though the details and the timing of her exit has yet to be released, viewers last saw her love interest Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) dropping to a knee and proposing....

Young Kavila.Photo: Des Plaines Police Department During a press conference Thursday, investigators announced they had arrested Luis Rodriguez-Mena in connection with the 1999 slaying of flight attendant Young Kavila. Kavila, 30, was killed on Nov. 30, 1999, inside of her apartment in Des Plaines, Illinois. Officials said Mena had been identified early on as a suspect in the killing, but allege he went on the run. Luis Rodriguez-Mena.Des Plaines Police Department...

A 9-year-old Chicago girl was riding her scooter outside of her home last weekend when she was fatally shot, and police arrested a man who had reportedly complained about noise in the neighborhood, according to multiple news outlets. Michael Goodman, 43, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Serabi Medina, Chicago police said, perNBC News, theAssociated Press, and theChicago Sun-Times. According to the news outlets, Goodman lives on the same street as the girl in the city’s Portage Park neighborhood where the shooting occurred just before 10 p....

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Photo: GoFundMe Citing court documents,CBS Newsreports 75-year-old Joseph Kromelis _ who is known in the Chicago area as the “Walking Man” for his tendency to walk the city, regardless of the weather — was sleeping on a sidewalk, when 27-year-old Joseph Guardia allegedly doused him in lighter fluid and set him on fire a little before 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday. According to the documents, surveillance video allegedly showed Guardia carrying a cup and approaching the victim....

Happy first birthday,Chicago! KanyeandKim Kardashian West‘s youngest child turned 1 on Tuesday, and her mama was the first in her famous family to take to social media to send well wishes to the birthday girl. Kim Kardashian/Instagram Kim Kardashian West/Instagram At only a year old, Chicago has already exhibited quite the lively personality. Earlier this month, Kardashian Westshared some behind-the-scenes videosof husband West leading a gospel choir through a variety of songs — including some of his own — during rehearsals for their new “Sunday Service....

Happy birthday,Chicago! KanyeandKim Kardashian West‘s second-youngest child turned 2 on Wednesday, with multiple members of the Kardashian-Jenner clan reaching out to send the toddler sweet birthday messages. Proud grandmaKris Jenneralso sent Chicago best wishes, writing, “Happy Birthday precious Chi Chi!!! You have brought so much joy and love into our family and I love you to the moon and back!!!” alongsidea slideshow of photosshowing her granddaughter over the past two years....

Chi isn’t shy! Inthe heart-adorned selfie, Chicago wears a white bib and is pursing her lips and narrowing her eyes, throwing a bit of an adorably menacing look at the lens. “💕 Chi 💕 Noel 💕,” was all reality star, 37, wrote alongside the post,in which she’s wearingwhat looks like a casual blue hoodie. (Notably, Noel is Kardashian West’s middle name.) “Happy Birthday to one of my favorite souls on this planet!...

Travell Miller.Photo: Travell Miller FacebookA Chicago man killed in an ambush shooting this week died shielding his young daughter from gunfire, Chicago police confirm.Travell Miller, 33, was stuck in traffic Wednesday morning on the city’s west side when the alleged gunman pulled up alongside his vehicle, authorities explained in a statement.“The offender then exited his vehicle and shot into victim’s car, striking him multiple times,” reads the statement. “The offender then fled” in what appears to be a silver Pontiac Grand Prix....

Photo: Google Maps At about 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, the victim, 22-year-old Maxwell Little, was handing out pamphlets in support of Joseph Williams, who is running for Alderman in the 15th Ward. His Facebook post captures him speaking into the camera about Williams as the shots ring out. Little briefly looks in the direction of the noise and then the video cuts out. Officer Jennifer Bryk of the Chicago police tells PEOPLE that Little was walking on the sidewalk when the shooting occurred....

Kevin Dugar and Karl Smith.Photo: Stateville Correctional Center; Menard Correctional Center A Chicago man who spent two decades behind bars after being convicted of murder has been released from jail — nine years after his identical twin confessed to the crime. On Tuesday night, Kevin Dugar, 43, was released from Cook County Jail in Chicago after a judge granted his release on a signature bond — pending trial, according to his attorney, Ron Safer, theChicago TribuneandABC7report....

Sarah Bohan Rescues a Kitten while running the 2023 Chicago Marathon.Photo:PAWS Chicago PAWS Chicago A marathon runner’s race turned into a rescue mission. While running theChicago Marathonon Sunday, Boston resident Sarah Bohan found herself focusing on fluff instead of speed when she saw an abandoned kitten along the sidelines of the race. The 26-year-old was nearing mile 21 when she spotted a “white fluffy thing” on the sidewalk, the Boston Children’s Hospital social worker tells PEOPLE....

Chicago’s mayor has embarked on a media tour in recent days to make what she hopes is a city-altering declaration: Describing racism as a public health crisis. “I think one of the big narratives coming out of the pandemic is that the cost and consequences of inequities and injustice simply can no longer be ignored,” Lori LightfoottoldMSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart on Sunday. “We’ve known that racism is a public health crisis, but I think naming it and saying it gives us an opportunity to address it once and for all,” Lightfoot, 58, said....