Lake Village, Ind., man hid in closet as tornado ripped home apart
The Lake Village tornado Tuesday night sent one resident scrambling to his closet for safety as his home was ripped apart.
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The Lake Village tornado Tuesday night sent one resident scrambling to his closet for safety as his home was ripped apart.
A play inspired by the story of Emmett Till has now been extended twice past its initial run at Collaboraction Theatre in Humboldt Park.
A woman has been charged in a road rage shooting that left someone injured this past weekend on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has called off – for now – a bid to impose new polling place protections in Chicago in an attempt to prohibit federal immigration agents from entering so-called "democracy zones" while voters are at the polls.
If you want to see the Joliet Slammers play some Big House Ball, tickets are now on sale for their game inside the Old Joliet Prison.
A group of parents in Chicago's northwest suburbs is appealing directly to the Vatican to try to keep their Catholic school open.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
A woman died after being hit by a vehicle that went on to take off in the South Chicago neighborhood on Chicago's South Side Tuesday night.
Eight people were taken to hospitals after being exposed to chemicals at the Byron Clean Energy Center nuclear plant southwest of Rockford, Illinois, on Tuesday.
The city of Chicago and immediate surrounding area were not affected by destructive and deadly tornadoes Tuesday night, but heavy and noisy storms did leave several areas flooded.
Two people died after tornado touchdowns in Kankakee, Illinois, and Northwest Indiana on Tuesday night. So far, the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 in Jasper County and an EF-3 in Aroma Park.
The district said the closures are due to "widespread storm impacts, including power outages and damage."
Chicago police said the suspect and the victim were fighting before the stabbing occurred.
Police said the suspect allegedly punched the victim in the face, causing him to fall and lose consciousness.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
