13 Ideas For Your Leftover Rice To Improve Any Meal

Wondering what to do with leftover rice? There are a couple obvious choices but there are also plenty of other creative leftover rice recipe ideas you might never have thought of before.

• Oct 9, 2020

Smart Storage: Make The Most Of Your Freezer Space With These Simple Tips & Tricks

Freezer storage is a little bit art and a little bit science, with some good sense and nifty tricks mixed in.

• Oct 9, 2020

Bullets Shatter Daycare Center Window In Gary; No Children Injured

Gary Police Lt. Dawn Westerfield confirmed seven children were inside the daycare center at 2541 Harrison St. when the shots were fired around 7 p.m. Thursday, but no one was injured.

• Oct 9, 2020

Man Charged With Targeting Naperville Restaurant With Explosive Device During June Looting

A 24-year-old man has been arrested on federal charges for trying to damage a Naperville restaurant with an explosive device during widespread looting in June.

• Oct 9, 2020

Jason Van Dyke Drops Appeal Of Conviction In Murder Of Laquan McDonald

Former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke has dropped his appeal of his 2018 conviction for the murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

• Oct 9, 2020

Stimulus Check Status: Negotiations Back On As President Trump Eager For Another Round Of Stimulus

With stimulus negotiations resuming, a second round of stimulus checks is once again a possibility, though timing remains unclear.

• Oct 9, 2020

Indiana Sets New Record With 1,832 New Cases Of COVID-19

The recent surge in cases comes after Gov. Eric Holcomb ordered the state to fully open at Stage 5 on Sept. 26. The state still has a mask mandate and social distancing is still required at large events.

• Oct 9, 2020

PAWS Dog Of The Week: Murphy

Murphy loves walks and soft treats to eat with his toothless smile.

• Oct 9, 2020

Coronavirus In Illinois: 2,818 New Cases, 35 Additional Deaths; 3.8% Positivity Rate

The statewide seven-day average positivity rate now stands at 3.8%, up slightly from 3.7% one month ago, but still far below the peak of 18% during the height of the pandemic in mid-May.

• Oct 9, 2020

Princeton Building Once Named For Woodrow Wilson, Renamed After Chicagoan, Alum Mellody Hobson

• Oct 9, 2020

CPD's Operation Clean Brings City Agencies, Neighbors Together in Albany Park

The Chicago Police Department's Operation Clean is underway.

• Oct 9, 2020

Illinois Congressman Mike Bost Tests Positive For COVID-19

Bost, who represents a southwestern Illinois district that stretches from St. Louis to the Kentucky state line, announced his COVID-19 diagnosis in a Twitter post Friday morning.

• Oct 9, 2020

Chicago Woman Seeking Help Locating Her Mother's Sewing Machine

When you lose a loved one, it can take years to shore up the courage to part with the things they've left behind.

• Oct 9, 2020

Arguments On Kyle Rittenhouse's Bid To Avoid Extradition On Murder Charges Set For Oct. 30

Lake County Judge Paul Novak scheduled an Oct. 30 hearing for arguments on Kyle Rittenhouse's bid to avoid extradition to Wisconsin.

• Oct 9, 2020