Governor Seeking To Add New Paid Lanes To Stevenson Expressway
Would you be willing to pay to zoom through morning traffic on the expressway? Gov. Bruce Rauner is looking at plans to add "managed lanes" on the Stevenson Expressway.
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Would you be willing to pay to zoom through morning traffic on the expressway? Gov. Bruce Rauner is looking at plans to add "managed lanes" on the Stevenson Expressway.
The Lombard village board will be honoring one of the village's employees for an exceptional anniversary.
A new study has found seafood is still good for your brain, even though the seafood might have mercury in it.
Woodstock Willie, the Chicago area's most famous groundhog weatherman, has predicted an early spring this year.
In northwest suburban Woodstock, festivities continue through tomorrow to mark "Groundhog Day" where the classic Bill Murray movie was shot 24 years ago.
West Side ministers were joining the call for a criminal investigation of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, as volunteers loaded up hundreds of cases of bottled water for Flint.
The year did not get off to a good start for Chicago police, with murders in January at the highest level in 16 years, and shootings more than double what they were at this point last year.
A needy South Side Navy veteran's family got a big thank you for her service today and was also giving thanks after receiving new furniture for every room in their house—free.
Thirty years ago, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launching on what was supposed to be a historic mission. On Thursday, a science and technology center named in honor of the shuttle, teachers and students released balloons in the air in memory of the seven astronauts who were killed in the Challenger disaster.
A group that has been taking World War II veterans on free trips to D.C. for the past eight years has begun taking Korean War veterans as well.
Gas prices have been steadily declining in Chicago for the past few weeks, reaching the lowest levels seen in years, and one industry expert said the bottom will continue to drop.
Something old is something new again at the Field Museum; and four striped hyenas are now in a better, more informative setting.
Summer Mitchell had been living in an apartment in the 17700 block of South Commercial Avenue with her boyfriend. Her family said her boyfriend's mother found Mitchell's body Sunday afternoon. Police said she had suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest.
Around 4:15 a.m., a medical cargo plane from Detroit landed at Chicago Executive Airport, and slid off the runway, airport spokesman Rob Mark said. The Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS), a bed of crushable material designed to stop planes that overshoot the runway, brought the plane to a halt.
Illinois' Public Health director says the state is heading into the heart of the flu season in pretty good shape.
Don Shank was 40 years old in 1963 when he joined 250,000 people on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for Dr. Martin Luther King's most famous speech. He said he still gets goosebumps telling the story.
Fire crews from Sauk Village, Steger, Crete, and Dyer, Indiana, rotated shifts as they poured water on the flames in the 22500 block of Jeffrey Avenue for at least two-and-a-half hours, according to Emergency Services Sgt. Arlene Stevens.
The Lake County Coroner's office said 63-year-old Lana Taneff was found dead at her home in the 2300 block of West 44th Avenue; and her mother, 86-year-old Velia Taneff was found on a neighboring property in the 2300 block of West 44th Avenue. Both victims had ligature marks on their necks, an indication they might have been strangled.
A southwest suburban teacher and coach was honored Thursday for making a difference in his students and players on and off the field for the past 20 years.
PETA spokeswoman Ashley Byrne said the furs should be put to good use since they already exist.
Cook County Forest Preserve District fisheries biologist Steve Silic said people should make sure a lake or pond is covered in at least 4 inches of ice before going onto the frozen surface, by drilling a hole in the ice.
Ald. Joe Moore (49th) called the possible criminal nature of the fire, "very, very disturbing." He said detectives are looking for clues, including looking for any nearby video that might be helpful.
An 87-year old Palatine man has been donating blood since he was a teenager and next week donates his 160th pint or unit of blood.
Eight firefighters were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, after battling an extra-alarm blaze at an apartment building in the Rogers Park neighborhood Monday morning.
A hoverboard caught fire early Friday morning as residents of a home in northwest suburban Fox River Grove were sleeping.
