White Sox fan goes viral spilling her purse to get walk-off home run ball

A White Sox fan went viral after spilling her purse as celebrated picking up catcher Jake Rogers' walk-off home run ball on Friday at Rate Field.

• Aug 25

St. Walter-St. Benedict School starts new year on consolidated campus

Two Catholic schools that merged in 2021 moved all of their classes to a single campus on Tuesday as they started the new school year.

• Aug 25

Iron Age in Wicker Park shuttered after failed health inspection

Iron Age, the popular Korean steakhouse in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, has been closed by the city after failing a health inspection last week.

• Aug 25

Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights postpartum psychosis, maternal mental health

The Lindsay Clancy trial has put a spotlight on psychiatric medications and maternal mental health, especially postpartum psychosis.

• Aug 25

Community groups accuse Oak Lawn police of assaulting 14-year-old Palestinian American

Community groups were set to rally Tuesday, accusing police in Oak Lawn, Illinois, of assaulting a 14-year-old Palestinian American and arresting the teen's mother.

• Aug 25

Kennedy-King College offering midwife program addressing health disparities impacting Black communities

A new midwife program at Kennedy-King College aims to address and reduce the Black maternal mortality rate.

• Aug 25

O'Hare Flyer proposal marks latest plan for express transit between downtown Chicago, O'Hare

A new plan was announced Tuesday for express transportation between O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago.

• Aug 25

NW Indiana residents demand accountability as NIPSCO outage deadline looms

Two weeks after devastating storms hit Northwest Indiana, more than 1,300 homes and businesses were still without power on Tuesday afternoon.

• Aug 25

At least 1 in 4 ex-NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, study finds

The rate is much higher than is seen in the general population. CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.

• Aug 25

Customer shot, killed after Thorntons gas station robbery in Brighton Park

A customer was shot and killed during a gas station robbery in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood early Tuesday morning.

• Aug 25

Influencer Keith Lee holds massive storm relief giveaway for residents in Gary

Thousands of Gary residents lined up for everything from food to household essentials.

• Aug 24

Elderly couple targeted in ruse burglary on SW Side

An investigation revealed that when the husband and wife in their 80s stepped out to listen to the estimate from a man who knocked on the door, another man slipped into the house.

• Aug 24

Tuesday deadline looms for full power restoration in Gary, Indiana

Many communities like Gary have been in the dark for almost two weeks since the devastating derecho tore through.

• Aug 24

Father Pfleger reinstated at St. Sabina after being cleared of sexual abuse allegation

Last month, Pfleger was removed from ministry and sent to live away from the parish after he was accused of sexual abuse of a minor more than 30 years ago.

• Aug 24

Insect Asylum staff asks thief to return stolen hibiscus plant meant for animals

They say without the flowers, a turtle named Tortie and an iguana named Roxy miss out on snacks and play time.

• Aug 24

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