Rounds of storms leave flooding, extensive damage in Chicago area

Another round of storms is sweeping through Chicago, prompting more watches and warnings. An earlier round left a wake of damage and flooding.

• Jul 27

Woman hit, killed by vehicle on I-57, man hit by and injured by another vehicle

A woman was struck and killed on the shoulder of I-57 on Chicago's South Side Sunday night, and a man who got out to help her was struck too.

• Jul 29

Lindsay Clancy now on trial in murder of her 3 children in Massachusetts

Lindsay Clancy is charged with murder in the deaths of her three young children in Duxbury, Massachusetts in 2023. Her attorney claims she was suffering from extreme portpartum psychosis.

• Jul 27

Oscar Mayer celebrates 90th anniversary of Wienermobile with "Wiener Cake"

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is turning 90 years old, and Oscar Mayer is celebrating the occasion with a special birthday treat.

• Jul 27

Crash-and-grab burglars hit Shell station on Lincoln Park-Lakeview cusp in Chicago

Crash-and-grab burglars hit a Shell gas station on the cusp of Chicago's Lakeview and Lincoln Park communities early Monday morning.

• Jul 27

Robber jumps through window, steals cash register at McDonald's in Belmont Cragin

A robber jumped through a drive-thru window at a McDonald's in Chicago's Belmont Cragin community early Monday morning.

• Jul 27

2027 Chicago mayoral candidates may begin circulating petitions Tuesday

Candidates for Chicago mayor may start circulating petitions on Tuesday for the election in February 2027.

• Jul 27

Man ordered held on DUI charges for fatal boat crash on Fox River

A Lisle, Illinois, man accused of causing a deadly boat crash​ on the Fox River this past weekend allegedly had a blood alcohol content level nearly three times the legal limit at the time.

• Jul 27

Man hit, killed by speeding SUV in Gage Park

A man is dead after police said he was hit by a speeding sport-utility vehicle in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood Sunday night.

• Jul 27

Chicagoans cope with return of extreme heat

Sunday's weather had feels-like temperatures between 100 and 105 degrees, which had residents finding ways to keep cool.

• Jul 26

Woman fatally hit by Metra UP-NW train near Palatine station

A spokesperson for Metra said an inbound 720 train hit the victim at the crossing at Smith and Wood Streets, adjacent to the Palatine station.

• Jul 26

Lisle man charged in fatal 2-boat collision on Fox River

The suspect was taken into custody early Sunday morning and charged with reckless homicide and aggrvated DUI.

• Jul 26

Man fatally stabs wife, then himself in Joliet: Police

Joliet police officers found the 50-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman, both of whom appeared to have suffered stab wounds early Sunday morning.

• Jul 26

Wicker Park Fest brings indie music lineup, activities to Chicago's Milwaukee Avenue

Wicker Park Fest livened up the weekend in Chicago with an indie music lineup of more than 50 artists.

• Jul 26

Police warn of group beating, robbing people in Chicago's South Loop

Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert after two violent robberies in the South Loop area this weekend.

• Jul 26

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