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Ald. John Arena of the 45th Ward, with support of other members of the city council's progressive caucus, introduced an ordinance Wednesday to transfer control of the workers comp program from the finance committee to the city's corporation counsel.
Some people on Chicago's Northwest side are waking up to find their cars sitting on top of cinder blocks.
CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist said clouds will increase Wednesday night with a low of 27 degrees.
Chicago needs 276 million for police and fire pensions. And in 2022, another 310 million for municipal pensions.
Construction on the Jane Byrne Interchange should be complete next year, but a four-year delay in the original timeline may cause frustrations for drivers.
After months on the run, a 16-year-old serial carjacking suspect is captured.
Oscar Munoz says United's pilots are prepared to respond to problems that might arise with automated systems on modern planes.
A man has been charged with shooting his 25-year-old pregnant wife and killing his unborn child in Round Lake Tuesday afternoon.
Metra is launching a free app that will allow users to discreetly report security concerns to police from the train or station.
Lorenzo Shorter, 22, has been charged with one felony count each of attempted murder, home invasion, aggravated battery, and resisting arrest, and a misdemeanor count of unlawful use of a weapon.
Several states bordering the lakes, including Michigan and Illinois, agreed previously to discuss cost-sharing. However, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently said the project would cost $778 million -- three times more than previously thought.
McDonald's says it will reduce the use of antibiotics in its beef around the world.
Local families with hearing impairments are invited to Chicago Park District's "Breakfast With Mr. and Mrs. Deaf Santa Claus."
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is sounding the alarm on the city's looming pension crisis, and he will ask state lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana, authorize a Chicago casino, and approve changing the state constitution to help address the problem.
Ian Whelton, 26, turned himself in on Monday, and he was charged with two counts of street racing.
