Artist Branly Cadet selected for new Jean Baptiste Point du Sable statue in Chicago
The Chicago Park District has picked the artist to bring a new statue of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable to life.
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The Chicago Park District has picked the artist to bring a new statue of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable to life.
Leaders in the southwest Chicago suburb of Romeoville want to hear from young people and seniors.
Monday marked the first day of class for more than 300,000 Chicago Public Schools students, but uncertainty remains about CPS' funding for the 2026-2027 school year.
A report of a possible kidnapping in Rosemont, Illinois, turned out to involve a missing child from Chicago who made false claims, police in the northwest Chicago suburb said Monday morning.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
A CPD spokesperson said Joseph Vecchio, 31, turned himself in on Friday and was charged with aggravated domestic battery.
The suspect was last seen fleeing the scene riding a black Segway-brand electric scooter heading west on Vallette Street from York Street on Thursday.
Thousands in Gary, Indiana, remain without power nearly two weeks after severe storms left damage and flooding.
Grayson, 32, was found guilty last October of second-degree murder for the shooting of Sonya Massey and was serving a 20-year sentence.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun announced Sunday that he has deployed the Indiana National Guard to clear the way for NIPSCO crews, with power outages dragging on in Northwest Indiana.
Parts of DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago were closed Sunday morning because of the Supertri Chicago — the race formerly known as the Chicago Triathlon.
A woman died after being pulled from Lake Michigan offshore from the Bronzeville area of Chicago Sunday morning.
At least four people were killed, and 17 more were injured, in weekend shootings across Chicago as of Sunday, according to police.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about a string of armed robberies in the city's Bronzeville community.
