Johnson touts deficit reduction in 2027 Chicago budget forecast

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released his 2027 budget forecast on Thursday and said the city's financial hole is not as deep as once feared.

• Sep 3

Peoria's Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified Sept. 24

James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.

• Sep 3

Judge: Forest Service skipped required bat review before approving Shawnee logging

Judge Nancy Rosenstengel found the Forest Service approved a southern Illinois logging project in October 2024 without waiting for a Fish and Wildlife Service opinion that later confirmed endangered Indiana bats lived in the project area.

• Sep 3

Lucas Museum prepares to open in LA 10 years after plan for Chicago was called off

A decade after George Lucas gave up on trying to build a museum along the Chicago lakefront, the project is finally complete in Los Angeles.

• Sep 3

More than 100 displaced by fire in apartment building on Chicago's Near West Side

A total of 100 people were displaced Wednesday night after an apartment fire on Chicago's Near West Side.

• Sep 3

Pedestrian hit, killed on Dan Ryan Expressway

A pedestrian was struck and killed on the Dan Ryan Expressway late Wednesday night.

• Sep 3

Lindsay Clancy jury leaves without verdict, defense wants juror dismissed

A sixth day of jury deliberations in Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts murder trial ended Thursday without a verdict.

• Sep 3

Driver hospitalized after crash involving car, truck on I-90 in northwest suburbs

A driver was hospitalized early Thursday morning in a crash on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Chicago's northwest suburbs.

• Sep 3

Bystander shot, killed outside home in Lockport Township identified

A woman is dead, and a man was injured after a shooting in Lockport Township, Illinois, on Wednesday night.

• Sep 3

Chicago-area nurses hold one-day strike against Prime Healthcare

Nurses at a Chicago-area hospital run by Prime Healthcare are striking Thursday.

• Sep 3

4 seriously injured after crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive

A crash involving a wrong-way driver left four people seriously injured on DuSable Lake Shore Drive early Thursday morning.

• Sep 3

"Catch That Train" videos create joy, community around viral CTA chases

You may be familiar with the viral "Catch That Train" videos by SidequestTre on TikTok and Instagram, but the man behind them says it's not just about views: it's about creating joy and community.

• Sep 2

Avondale coffee shop owner asking city for help after car crashes into business

Street bump-outs were installed in front of the park across the street in 2021, but co-owner Jazmin Medrano says accidents have continued.

• Sep 2

Hot weather in Chicago leads to stalled bridges, people seeking relief

With just a couple of days into September, summer refuses to step aside.

• Sep 2

New YMCA facility in Gary, Indiana, opens to public Thursday

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton says that after last month's devastating storms, the addition is more than a new building.

• Sep 2

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