Temperatures May Not Feel Springlike, But It's Warm Enough To Bring Out Bees, Butterflies
It's not your imagination. There are a lot of bugs out and about, even though Mother Nature cannot decide if spring is here to stay.
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It's not your imagination. There are a lot of bugs out and about, even though Mother Nature cannot decide if spring is here to stay.
You don't hear much about the 'L' station that sits abandoned, underground downtown, that was supposed to provide a terminal for express trains to and from O'Hare. But a prominent politician says she believes the idea still has promise.
Proponents of expanded Amtrak service in Illinois are meeting today in Chicago and despite the state's budget woes, they're talking expansion.
Security cameras are standard equipment aboard CTA trains and buses. Now, Metra is taking a first step to equip its fleet.
About 100 people participated in a brief vigil in Millennium Park for those killed and injured in last week's attacks in Brussels.
The man, believed to be in his 40s, was wearing a wetsuit, and told rescuers he had been kayaking a mile offshore when his kayak flipped over, dumping him into the 46 degree water.
A small band of activists who worked to defeat the re-election bid of Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez celebrated Wednesday on the steps to the Criminal Courts complex, at 2600 S. California Ave.
If you don't normally vote in the primary but feel an urge to do so Tuesday, you're not alone. WBBM's Bob Roberts says records could be set.
Thousands of Donald Trump filled the UIC Pavilion Friday, in anticipation of a speech by the controversial Republican presidential candidate.
The Chicago Teachers Union says it wants to "shut the city down" April 1 as it presses its demands for a balanced state budget and higher taxes on wealthy Illinoisans, reports WBBM's Bob Roberts.
The CTA's board Wednesday approved the largest single purchase of rapid transit cars in Chicago history, giving the contract to a Chinese rail manufacturer that has promised to build a final assembly plant on the city's Far South Side.
It hasn't been long since the CTA operated the oldest fleet of rapid transit cars in the country. The CTA's board Wednesday is expected to take steps that will make it the newest.
Doctors have stabilized a 17-year-old girl who fell 25 feet in Kane County's Raceway Woods Forest Preserve, near Carpentersvillle.
The city of Chicago Community Development Commission has given its stamp of approval to a city takeover of the old Main Post Office.
Neighbors living near Wrigley Field are upset with the Cubs and the team's apparent decision to cut down the trees lining their street.
Teens from 44 Chicago-area high schools competed Saturday at Soldier Field, but not in an athletic event. Instead, it was a test of teamwork and financial literacy.
They were working on a home remodel about 4:15 p.m. in the 7800 block of West Rascher when the gas from one of their cutting tools ignited, officials said.
Prosecutors at the sentencing hearing for convicted murderer Reginald Potts put more witnesses on the stand Thursday, depicting Potts as a violent con man who abused and took advantage of women and business partners on a routine basis.
CPS officials say they will save $30 million from the furloughs. The first one is March 25.
The younger brother of murder victim Nailah Franklin took the witness stand Wednesday in the third day of the sentencing hearing for convicted killer Reginald Potts.
Chicago's Schools CEO said Tuesday night's decision by the Illinois State Charter School Commission to overturn the board's decision to close three poorly-performing charter schools will relegate students at the schools to second-class status.
Hundreds of baseball fans packed Harry Caray's River North steakhouse to offer a 102nd birthday toast to the late Hall of Fame broadcaster.
The search continues for a third day in the apparent drowning of an East Aurora High School student, reports WBBM's Bob Roberts.
A bill that would shut down red light and speed cameras statewide has been buried in an Illinois House committee for the past six weeks, and its author would like to see a vote on it before the March 15 primary.
When state Rep. Ken Dunkin (D-Chicago) met Thursday night for a 90-minute debate with 5th District Democratic primary challenger Juliana Stratton, virtually every topic circled back eventually to Dunkin's estrangement from Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
