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Chicago police spent a large part of the day Tuesday at Marquette Park with the Water Department draining a lagoon on the east end of the park, and on Wednesday. Sources said investigators were searching for the body of Laneesha Miller, who disappeared three weeks ago.
Metra spokesman Tom Miller said the motorcyclist was trespassing on the BNSF right-of-way at about 6:45 p.m. when struck by the train, which was not scheduled to stop at Harlem Avenue and was running express to Naperville.
One hundred at-risk middle school boys from the North Lawndale and Evanston areas are tackling Northwestern for a two-week camp, reports CBS 2's Megan Mawicke. Football is the hook, but the primary goal is academics and teaching life skills.
15-year-old girl from the northwest side Avondale neighborhood owes thanks to a teenaged male friend who saved her from a would-be abductor.
It's an enormous project led by Habitat for Humanity Chicago. CBS 2's Jim Williams talked with a family who will live in one of the houses.
Relatives Nari Safavi will visit his relatives more often now that the us has reached a nuclear agreement with Iran, his birthplace,
Des Plaines Police say 54-year-old Daniel Wehr of Morton Grove was driving a large SUV that belongs to United Airlines last night.
All lanes have reopened on the Edens Spur following a crash involving a semi and a minivan that left seven people hospitalized Tuesday afternoon near north suburban Northbrook.
Elgin police have released surveillance video of a person of interest in a fatal shooting in the northwest suburb in April.
Stocks traded higher Tuesday as earnings season kicked into high gear and investors eyed encouraging developments overseas.
Guzman's escape means the man most responsible Chicago's violent drug trade is fully back in business once again.
The rush for repairs is on after huge hailstones as big as a person's hand pelt parts of the Chicago area, causing serious damage.
Caitlyn Jenner is getting the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs tomorrow night.
If one required further proof that counting sheep as a sleep aid doesn't work around here, take a look at this map.
