Protesters Plan To Shut Down Dan Ryan Expressway
It's illegal on both state and federal levels to shut down an expressway, but Saturday there is a planned protest to do just that on the Dan Ryan at noon.
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It's illegal on both state and federal levels to shut down an expressway, but Saturday there is a planned protest to do just that on the Dan Ryan at noon.
The five-point plan includes new task forces and deployment strategies as well as strengthened legal action to address looting.
Police body camera video could have shown exactly what happened during a police-involved shooting this past Sunday in Englewood.
Just hours after a man bought a Jeep, he lost it in a brazen carjacking in the early morning hours Thursday.
Lincoln Park High School on Thursday became the latest to vote against police officers remaining in the building.
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown on Thursday evening warned anyone who might try to loot or cause unrest this weekend will not get away with it.
Police on Thursday released new video as they are trying to track down looters from this week's mayhem on the Magnificent Mile.
Illinois state Rep. LaShawn K. Ford (D-Chicago) issued a call this week to make the position of Chicago Police superintendent an elected office.
Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara issued a letter to U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch Jr. Wednesday, calling for federal prosecutions for people arrested in looting during civil unrest.
Chicago police are rolling out new methods to try to make arrests following looting and unrest early Monday morning.
Police said they found guns and burglary tools after pulling over a box truck for an improper lane change in River North Monday night.
Police on Tuesday announced they have established a looting task force to gather information in the wake of widespread looting downtown, on the Magnificent Mile, and elsewhere in the early morning hours Monday.
Some of the people arrested for looting downtown early Monday morning were still in custody Monday night, and a vocal group was trying to get them out.
The Chicago Police Department on Monday announced a path forward to fulfill a federal consent decree that took effect last year.
The Local School Council at Lane Tech College Prep on Monday voted to remove school resource officers from its building.
Dozens of stores, banks and other businesses were broken into across downtown Chicago overnight.
A Chicago man is charged with driving under the influence, and violating Scott's Law, after crashing into two Chicago Police squad cars that had stopped to respond to an unrelated collision on the Dan Ryan Expressway early Saturday morning.
Two police officers and two civilians were hurt in a crash in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood early Saturday morning.
"It's just a matter of time before somebody innocent gets hurt or one of them gets hurt."
Police have made an arrest in the shooting death of 10-year-old Lena Nunez, who was visiting her grandmother in Logan Square in late June when shew as shot in the head while watching television.
A Chicago police officer was shot in the Lawndale neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
Up to three people were shot in broad daylight Tuesday afternoon on Oak Street near the Magnificent Mile.
Three officers were shot on Thursday outside the Grand Central District police station, when a handcuffed suspect managed to get his hands in front of him, and pull out a gun he had concealed during his arrest.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Monday called for the firing of Officer Saharat Sampim, claiming he made false statements about 19-year-old Roshad McIntosh having a gun before another officer shot and killed McIntosh in 2014.
Another mass protest hit downtown Chicago streets Saturday night, and organizers reassured those gathering would be peaceful.
In three days, major changes are happening for people who rely on food stamps, and food pantries expect to see a surge in those needing food while food stamp recipients take the needed steps to meet the new program requirements.
The ex-husband of a woman who was found dead in west suburban Oswego has been charged with her murder.
It cost taxpayers $21 million for hundreds of National Guards troops to be deployed to Chicago and Illinois, where they were kept on base by legal challenges and never mobilized.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday called for improved regulations on devices such as high-speed e-bikes and scooters, which he said can be dangerous.
A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly impersonating an FBI agent and trying to free Luigi Mangione, according to federal court filings and a law enforcement source.
It cost taxpayers $21 million for hundreds of National Guards troops to be deployed to Chicago and Illinois, where they were kept on base by legal challenges and never mobilized.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday called for improved regulations on devices such as high-speed e-bikes and scooters, which he said can be dangerous.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said this week that Chicago's bid for the Democratic National Convention in 2028 is still in the early stages.
The Indiana State Senate this week approved a bill to fund a potential stadium for the Chicago Bears in the state.
The Senate failed to advance legislation to fund major portions of the government as talks over reforming ICE continue.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
Among the 25 films selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved for future generations are "The Big Chill," Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel," the Civil War drama "Glory," and John Carpenter's "The Thing."
In a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, revealed that the right frontal lobe of his brain was injured in a car accident 25 years ago.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
Former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson received the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder for the fatal Sonya Massey shooting in 2024.
In three days, major changes are happening for people who rely on food stamps, and food pantries expect to see a surge in those needing food while food stamp recipients take the needed steps to meet the new program requirements.
A snow squall is expected to hit Chicago Friday during the morning commute, dropping 1 to 3 inches and creating dangerous whiteout conditions when roads are at their busiest. Then Northwest Indiana could see up to a foot of lake effect snow.
The Senate failed to advance legislation to fund major portions of the government ahead of a Saturday shutdown deadline, with Democrats demanding reforms to how immigration agencies are carrying out President Trump's agenda.
Mostly cloudy with frigid temperatures Thursday night. Lows in the single digits, with wind chills that feel like -5 to -15 degrees.
Friday morning snow squalls in the Chicago weather forecast could make the commute extremely dangerous and result in 1 to 3 inches of accumulation before Northwest Indiana gets clobbered by lake effect snow this weekend.
A judge scolded lawyers for the Trump administration in a hearing about Marimar Martinez's demand to release bodycam video of her being shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago last fall.
The ex-husband of a woman who was found dead in west suburban Oswego has been charged with her murder.
Sean Grayson was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in 2024.
In three days, major changes are happening for people who rely on food stamps, and food pantries expect to see a surge in those needing food while food stamp recipients take the needed steps to meet the new program requirements.
The crash on June 7, 2024, killed 76-year-old Bernice Pawilan. The driver had a history of traffic offenses, and, in fact, wasn't supposed to be on the road at all.
A town hall meeting on Monday night addressed the concerns of residents paying higher water bills after being forced to use a private utility company.
As temperatures fell below zero in Chicago on Friday, tenants of a public housing complex in the East Garfield Park neighborhood said they were freezing inside their own homes due to insufficient heat.
Chicago is marking 30 years since it started its first citywide recycling program, which began with a problematic kickoff, and continues to lag behind other major cities in terms of performance.
More than a year before identical twin brothers stopped teaching at the Thornton Fractional School District, administrators were aware of allegations that one of them had been sexually assaulting a student.
The Indiana State Senate this week approved a bill to fund a potential stadium for the Chicago Bears in the state.
Chicago led 101-87 on a layup by Jalen Smith with 7:14 to go. But the Pacers responded with an 18-4 run and Jay Huff's 3-pointer with 2 minutes left tied it at 105-all.
The coming season begins in June for the Bandits with their first home series in Rosemont.
Kirill Kaprizov scored the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.
The Blue Demons are experiencing a turnaround, especially at home, in Chris Holtmann's second season at the helm.
A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly impersonating an FBI agent and trying to free Luigi Mangione, according to federal court filings and a law enforcement source.
The former Loretto Hospital executive accused of defrauding the federal government out of $290 million has been arrested in Serbia.
A burglar broke into a restaurant in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood early Thursday and ripped out an ATM.
Nedas Revuckas has been ordered detained as he awaits trial for the murder of a pregnant woman in Downers Grove who prosecutors say was stabbed 70 times.
Sean Grayson, the Illinois deputy convicted of second-degree murder in the Sonya Massey shooting, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday.
