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Eric Labahn had an Illinois driver's license he should have lost when he refused to take a blood alcohol test after killing 23-year-old Austin Lockwood in a crash in Wisconsin.
The village administrator of Glendale Heights stood accused Tuesday of driving drunk in a hit-and-run crash last month.
A Chicago father was facing drunken driving charges Sunday in a rollover crash on I-80/94 in Gary that seriously injured his 1-year-old son.
Errol Brice is charged with leaving the scene of a deadly crash at a bus stop this past weekend, and he admitted to police that he had had been drinking.
A Romeoville woman has been charged with driving under the influence, after a hit-and-run that critically injured a Divvy bike rider in the River North neighborhood in June.
After losing her son to a crash with a drunken driver, an Illinois woman is fighting a loophole in Wisconsin law that allowed the driver to keep his license for more than a year.
An off-duty Chicago police officer was injured in a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
A 26-year-old man has been charged with aggravated DUI, after causing a crash that injured three people, including two police officers early Sunday in the South Austin neighborhood.
"I don't want her to be in there for life. She's young. I forgive her, but she needs to sit and let it marinate. She needs to think. You don't drink and drive."
A 21-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated DUI and several misdemeanors, after she allegedly killed a mother of eight in a hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in North Lawndale.
A 33-year-old woman was charged with drunk driving in Joliet on Sunday, after police said she chased and rammed another vehicle, wrongly believing three children had been kidnapped.
Chicago Police Officer Terrance Finley is accused of slamming his car into a restaurant at 87th and Wood, killing 35-year-old mother of two Marquita Reed.
An off-duty Chicago police officer was charged early Tuesday in the crash that killed Marquita Reed, a nurse and mother of two.
An off-duty Chicago police officer will charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after his car crashed into a restaurant and killed one person in Gresham.
A driver and passenger face serious charges after a seemingly routine traffic stop in Buffalo Grove on June 1.
When Illinois State Rep. Steve Reick (R-Woodtock) was pulled over in Springfield earlier this month, he admitted right off the bat he had one too many drinks that night.
Reick is the second state lawmaker this year to be charged with a DUI.
Actor Vince Vaughn has been convicted of reckless driving after his arrest for failing a drunken driving test last year.
Lisle police arrested a Chicago man, who crashed his car into a tree, for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and found guns in his vehicle.
Illinois State Rep. Steven Reick (R-Woodstock) was arrested for drunk driving Wednesday night in Springfield.
A drunk driver fled the scene of a fiery crash on the Stevenson Expressway on Sunday, after slamming into the back of an on-duty Uber vehicle, killing 23-year-old Jamie Poulos, who was trapped inside the burning car, police said.
A state representative from Chicago was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in Springfield last month, according to police.
Two Chicago police officers were hospitalized after their SUV was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light early Friday morning in Roscoe Village.
An Illinois State Police cruiser was struck by a drunk driver on Interstate 94 in north suburban Lake Forest early Friday, according to authorities.
Bond was set Tuesday at $750,000 for a Naperville man charged in the death of Downers Grove North High School student Beth Dunlap.
A winter weather advisory will take effect overnight for the Chicago area overnight. Here's what you can expect.
A man was found shot to death in the Garfield Park neighborhood on Friday night.
The annual arrival of the Christmas Tree Ship is arriving in Chicago on Saturday.
Treating rare neurological diseases in children is a difficult, sometimes gut-wrenching process with no guarantees, but a Chicago doctor is determined to extend and save lives.
Former Robbins Police Chief Carl Scott, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to beating a man in an interview room, apologized on Friday and took accountability for what happened.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide the legality of President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
President Trump has led the charge to create more GOP-friendly congressional districts in the 2026 midterm elections.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is set to retire in 2026, but before he leaves Congress he is making one last attempt to pass the DREAM Act.
Former Chicago Tribune publisher and editor-in-chief R. Bruce Dold passed away this week.
Authorities say the FBI has arrested a man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
Two pregnant Black women recently faced alarming neglect at hospitals in Indiana and Texas, highlighting racial disparities in maternal care.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill aimed at protecting vaccine access in Illinois.
Roseland Community Hospital on Monday celebrated the opening of a new sickle cell treatment clinic.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
Small Business Saturday was disrupted by the winter storm for many business owners in Chicago, but in the Rogers Park neighborhood, a group of business owners came together to draw customers.
Three different times over the past year, popular and longstanding Chicago stage theater spaces have made headlines for their demise. But it's not all bad news by any stretch.
A federal judge has called out an immigration enforcement agent for using artificial intelligence to write the narrative of a use-of-force report as just a small part of a scathing opinion that rebutted federal officials' narratives about appropriate force used against protesters and others during an ongoing immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Frank Gehry was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Netflix on Friday said it will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.
Starting Wednesday, riders on the Chicago Transit Authority system will hear a recognizable Chicago voice during their commutes.
Three different times over the past year, popular and longstanding Chicago stage theater spaces have made headlines for their demise. But it's not all bad news by any stretch.
Joe Colborn, better known as Joe "JoBo" Bohannon on Chicago radio, died this week.
A man was found shot to death in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
Meet Paisley, the PAWS pet of the week! The 8-year-old is easy going and is looking for a quiet home.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
A look into the pain and the hope of treating rare neurological diseases in children; it's a difficult, sometimes gut-wrenching process with no guarantees, but a Chicago doctor is determined to extend and save lives.
A winter weather advisory will take effect overnight for the Chicago area overnight. Here's what you can expect.
The annual arrival of the Christmas Tree Ship is arriving in Chicago on Saturday.
A man was found shot to death in the Garfield Park neighborhood on Friday night.
Chicago firefighters were called to a two-alarm building fire near a school on the city's Northwest Side Friday afternoon.
It was supposed to be a memorable day at the Bears game for a Chicago family, but they said not only did they not get into Soldier Field, they believe they were scammed out of about $15,000.
A Chicago woman battling ALS said she's been struggling just to get a disabled parking space in front of her Bridgeport home.
Days after new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, Sheriff Tom Dart said this crisis isn't new, and that he's been warning lawmakers of problems for years.
Charles Beach was sworn in on Monday as Cook County's first new chief judge in 24 years, and takes over amid a political firestorm over what appears to be systemic issues with how accused criminals are being monitored before trial.
Some Chicagoans found out the hard way on Monday that the overnight winter parking ban is in effect.
The electronic monitoring system in Cook County has come under increased scrutiny, after a woman was set on fire in a horrific arson attack on the Blue Line, with critics demanding answers as to why the suspect wasn't already behind bars.
Pascal Siakam scored a season-high 36 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 28 and the Indiana Pacers beat the struggling Chicago Bulls 120-105 on Friday night.
Sitting in 1st-place in the NFC standings isn't the only feel-good story for the Bears, as cornerback Nahshon Wright was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Month.
The Bulls dropped to 9-12 with their fifth loss in a row.
Braeden Bowman forced overtime for the Golden Knights when he put in his own rebound with 2:28 left in the third period.
Caleb Williams plans on picking up right where he left off the last time he faced the Packers.
The special edition locket was inspired by the James Bond film "Octopussy," which revolves around a plot to steal a rare Faberge egg.
Authorities say the FBI has arrested a man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
A woman from Chicago's northwest suburbs appeared in court Thursday for a shooting that killed another woman in the South Loop in September.
The man charged with pushing a CTA passenger onto the tracks at a Blue Line station in Chicago's western suburbs on Monday was ordered held in jail, after repeatedly interrupting the judge and prosecutors during his first court appearance on Wednesday.
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group.
