Chicago Wants To Stop Bad Contractors From Starting Other Building Projects
City officials are proposing an ordinance that might have prevented last year's line-of-duty death of a firefighter. WBBM's Bernie Tafoya reports.
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City officials are proposing an ordinance that might have prevented last year's line-of-duty death of a firefighter. WBBM's Bernie Tafoya reports.
Michael Kirollos, 30, has been charged with three counts of threatening a public official.
Temperatures were at a frigid 2 below zero in Chicago at dawn, with a brutal wind chill of 18 below, meaning commuters had to endure a teeth-chattering wait for buses and trains as they headed out Thursday morning.
A misunderstanding about an active shooter drill at a downtown building led to police being called for, what they thought was, the real thing.
Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago's voice choked with emotion as he looked at the widow and children of 42-year-old Daniel Capuano.
A 3-month-old girl was found Monday unresponsive in her North Lawndale home.
The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) released Tuesday its first-ever guide to help TV viewers cut costs.
A picture of a young person holding a gun, and altered along the way on social media, has caused a stir at a north suburban school district.
Thousands of pilgrims have been flocking to a Catholic church in Des Plaines since Sunday night, for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
A major charity has been falling well short of its goal of toys and other gifts for its annual gift-giving campaign for thousands of needy children.
A dozen cases of highly contagious whooping cough have been reported at two high schools and a middle school in the northwest suburbs.
A couple thousand high school students in Palatine were being tested for a genetic heart condition on Thursday, thanks to the generosity of an alum's family.
You might think of the holiday season as a time when more people need mental health help, but a local expert said that's not necessarily so.
A Naperville man has accomplished something most of us haven't; Phil Seeberg ran for president, and got more than just his own vote.
Advocate Health Care plans to implement nutritional screening in hospitals starting next year.
The body of an aspiring rapper reported missing nearly three weeks ago has been found dead at a recording studio in south suburban Riverdale, according to sources.
Rashad Williams was taken into custody Sunday night in Chicago Heights, three days after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Stateville Prison Warden Randy Pfister tells WBBM Newsradio 348 inmates have been moved out of the maximum-security F House since October.
"This is a bomb dropped on us on Monday, and we've been brainstorming. What are we going to do? So we're trying everything we can to see if we can save this," said Ron Woodruff, whose son is in kindergarten at Da Vinci.
An AFSCME Council 31 spokesman calls Gov. Bruce Rauner's announcement a distraction amid stalled contract negotiations.
Illinois is headed for a dubious distinction when it comes to the number of deaths on streets and highways across the state.
The death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in the past week has re-kindled all kinds of emotions in the people who once called Cuba "home".
This isn't just any Tuesday. It's Giving Tuesday, a day that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but focuses on giving to organizations that help those in need.
Six firefighters were taken to hospitals Monday morning, when they started feeling ill a few hours after putting out a small fire in the West Town neighborhood.
Chicago could see the first snow flurries of the season this weekend, and city officials said they expect a lot more snow than usual this winter, but they said they're ready for the extra work.
