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"We're not going to wait around forever for a fair contract," UAW President Shawn Fain said. "The companies know how to make this right."
Tracy is just 4 months old and has playful puppy energy.
Police arrested 30-year-old Keyruni Buford on Wednesday, in the 2400 block of East 79th Street.
Temperatures will flirt with 80 degrees inland.
Police said a robber in a hooded sweatshirt and ski mask pointed a gun at the postal workers and stole their mail.
She'Nyah O'Flynn was returning home after celebrating a cousin's graduation, and was holding her baby cousin when the shots rang out.
"Because, I think, a lot of us, we are the problem-solvers. When you don't know how to fix your own problems, you tend to feel very lost."
Service on the Purple Line from the Loop through Evanston and into Wilmette has been suspended altogether.
A thief stole ride-along lawnmowers and John Deere Gators, which belonged to a contractor.
Nathaniel Huey Jr. also had a lengthy criminal past, and was denied a FOID card by state police.
This week's Friday Blitz is also homecoming weekend for one school.
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) is calling out the city's Department of Transportation to work more efficiently.
This was the second multimillion-dollar scratch-off ticket sold at the very same liquor store. In March 2020, another customer won $6 million.
Prosecutors said the victim, Sierra Jamison, had known the accused man for 10 years and started a romantic relationship with him.
With approval from a committee, the full City Council is expected to hold a vote on his appointment next Wednesday.
Shelton Love and his niece are still at Stroger Hospital. He's waiting to see if he needs a skin graft for his back. His niece was hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
The Trump administration was expected to brief members of Congress on Monday on the military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of now former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, but House Democrats from Illinois argued Congress should have been consulted beforehand.
There is a new push to turn Loretto Academy, in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, into homes.
A Texas man was arrested after leading police on a chase in a military-style truck.
A Chicago shooting injured three people in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood Monday morning, police said.
The Senate approved a House-passed resolution aimed at reining in President Trump on Iran, marking the first time such a measure has made it through both chambers.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
Tuesday marked the first Chicago Public Schools budget hearing of the summer, as the district faces a $ $733 million shortfall.
The Supreme Court rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
The Chicago Department of Public Health issued a warning Tuesday about a possible measles exposure at O'Hare International Airport.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
It's not clear what's behind the potential payroll problem at Roseland Community Hospital, but the SEIU vice president says, "I can confirm that on June 11, the union was informed that the payroll due our members on June 30th was in jeopardy."
The governor says he'll call a special session if team lobbyists can hammer out a compromise between the House and Senate versions in Springfield.
The family of Malik Jones says he was a brother, son, and played soccer at Morton College in Cicero. Eliel Argudo Tenorio, 18, from Oak Park, appeared in court after he was charged with Jones’ murder.
Members of the Fulton Market Association held a rally at Western and Lake, a location they say would be perfect for a new stop.
Researchers trained AI weather models by digesting 40 years of high-quality weather observations. The model scans what the weather patterns look like now, finds a similar picture it's seen before, and makes its prediction based on what happened last time.
Some people living in Chicago's Lakeview community have launched a very public push to keep two men off the street, after they have repeatedly attacked victims on the street.
Roseland is a 134-bed safety-net hospital that has operated on the Far South Side for more than a century, but SEIU healthcare union leaders say about 200 healthcare workers could possibly not get paid.
Scientists at the University of Chicago are working on AI trained to model weather which could help create better, more accurate forecasts.
Forty years ago this week, the battered body of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro — the Chicago mob's man in Las Vegas — was found buried in a shallow grave in an Indiana cornfield, along with that of his brother, Michael.
A man who was shot and killed while riding a bicycle in Grant Park in downtown Chicago last week was targeted by a shooter he'd never met, prosecutors said Tuesday.
A rideshare driver was shot in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer, Dansby Swanson also went deep and drove in four and the Cubs beat the Mets 9-6 on Tuesday night.
The White Sox are 22-4 in their last 26 home games.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram and forward Jordan Greenway are heading to the Blackhawks in a trade deal for defenseman Louis Crevier, as well as their No. 4 and second-round No. 45 overall picks.
Wilson was selected as the No. 4 overall pick, followed by Swain at No. 15. Other Chicago-area players were also selected in the draft Tuesday night.
Athletic director Jamie Pollard said rising costs and financial uncertainty facing athletic departments nationwide drove the decision to add alcohol sales at Iowa State venues.
A woman was shot and wounded early Tuesday morning in Chicago's West Ridge community.
A man who was shot and killed while riding a bicycle in Grant Park in downtown Chicago last week was targeted by a shooter he'd never met, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Some people living in Chicago's Lakeview community have launched a very public push to keep two men off the street, after they have repeatedly attacked victims on the street.
Forty years ago this week, the battered body of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro — the Chicago mob's man in Las Vegas — was found buried in a shallow grave in an Indiana cornfield, along with that of his brother, Michael.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city.
