Chicago area food pantries accepting donations amid SNAP lapse
Food pantries across the Chicago area are reporting an increase in those in need of their services.
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Food pantries across the Chicago area are reporting an increase in those in need of their services.
An endangered African penguin chick recently hatched at the Lincoln Park Zoo just in time for the holiday season.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against federal immigration agents' use of force during Operation Midway Blitz, telling lawyers for the Trump administration she found their evidence "simply not credible."
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) was at Chicago's Union Station Thursday morning to tout a successful legislative session that ended with a transit funding bill.
The Fighting Illini marching band recently took up the challenge of performing the music of Metallica.
Police in Aurora, Illinois, west of Chicago were investigating a crash that split a car into three different pieces early Thursday morning.
A coalition of nonprofits, government bodies, elected officials, businesses, and residents has decided it's time for a name change for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
The Department of Public Safety said officers found Kneeland's vehicle abandoned after a crash, then found his body nearby.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will not seek reelection and will retire from Congress at the end of her term.
A man was killed in a rollover crash on Highland, Indiana this week.
A woman was struck and killed by two different vehicles in the northwest Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove late Wednesday.
A man was found shot to death in an alley in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood on Wednesday night.
Lawyer Patrick Jaicomo said he expects a tidal wave of lawsuits nationwide against federal agents by U.S. citizens and non-citizens in communities impacted the most by federal agents over the last several months.
The FAA is preparing to reduce air traffic at 40 airports, including both O'Hare and Midway airports, leaving the question of just how many daily flights could get canceled.
The FAA's plan to slash airline capacity due to the government shutdown will hit some of the nation's busiest airports, including in Atlanta, Dallas, New York City and Los Angeles, according to a list released by the agency.
