Several People Hurt After Fire In Uptown
Several people were hurt and forced out into the cold after a high-rise fire in Uptown.
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Several people were hurt and forced out into the cold after a high-rise fire in Uptown.
Five firefighters and a resident of a South Side home were taken to hospitals today - because of noxious chemicals on the scene of a fire.
A massive fire gutted a commercial-residential building in downtown Whiting, Ind., displacing residents from seven apartments and keeping firefighters outside in cold temperatures Sunday evening.
One adult and one child were treated for smoke inhalation after a small fire broke out in a residence in the West Englewood neighborhood Saturday afternoon.
Brian James Moudry, 36, of the 300 block of South Reed Street in Joliet, pleaded guilty to using fire to interfere with the housing rights on the basis of race, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's office.
Three people were hurt, two critically, when a fire broke out in a home in the West Englewood neighborhood.
About 10 minutes after firefighters arrived, crews pulled James Brelowski out of the home. He was unresponsive, and was pronounced dead at a local hospital a short time later.
5 people, including two children, were displaced due to an extra-alarm fire on the South Side Sunday afternoon.
Two women were hospitalized Sunday afternoon from a small fire in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A 46-year-old man was found dead in a Southwest Side home after a fire Saturday night.
A man suspected of setting his family on fire last weekend, had threatened to do it three months ago.
A 4-year-old girl burned badly in a fire over the weekend has died, Cook County health officials said Monday.
The 29-year-old man who police said was the suspect in setting a fire that killed his girlfriend and critically injured their two children died at Stroger Hospital Sunday afternoon.
A south suburban man was charged Saturday with first-degree murder and aggravated arson after his wife was strangled before her body was found in their burned-out home Dec. 18, police said.
About twenty people, including children, were displaced when a blaze erupted at an apartment building in the Lawndale neighborhood Saturday night, authorities said.
Service on the CTA's Pink Line has been suspended between the 54th/Cermak and Polk stations because of the fire, which is near CTA property between California and Western avenues.
Four of the victims suffered severe burns and two people died.
An overnight fire that caused about $75,000 in damage to a northwest suburban home may have been caused by outdoor holiday lights, fire officials said Thursday morning.
Tuesday, Chicago police aimed to let the survivors of an Englewood fire know that Christmas is still here.
Fire gutted a 3-flat apartment building early this morning in the Bridgeport neighborhood.
A young mom and her sister went to parties, leaving their unsupervised children to die in a house fire, prosecutors said.
An elderly man suffered first and second-degree burns Monday morning during a smoking-realted mishap that involved the man's oxygen breathing tank, according to Fire Media Affairs.
Two Chicago women have been charged in connection with the fire-related deaths of two small children over the weekend in West Englewood.
Two elderly people were injured in a fire in a high-rise building in the South Side Kenwood.
Firefighters used a saw to cut the bars off a basement window to try and reach the children, but were unable to rescue them.
Early voting for the 2026 primary was set to begin Thursday morning for anyone who lives within the Chicago city limits.
Metra Southwest Service has resumed after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge early Wednesday morning.
A 70-year-old man was among two people found dead inside a home in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood on Wednesday night.
The 83-pound Prime Air drones will be taking off from the Markham and Matteson fulfillment centers.
After Iowa, Portage, and Gary joined the talks for the Bears' new stadium, leaders in Arlington Heights say this is now, more than ever, about keeping the team in Illinois.
Early voting for the 2026 primary was set to begin Thursday morning for anyone who lives within the Chicago city limits.
Retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's seat is so attractive that three of Illinois' most well-known elected officials are giving up their current spots in the House of Representatives to run for it.
The City Council Finance Committee voted down a recommendation from city attorneys to pay a $8.25 million settlement in a high-speed police chase that led to the death of an innocent woman in a car crash in the Little Village neighborhood.
While three Democrats will be running for Congress in Illinois' 4th District in 2026, primary voters will see only one of those candidates on the ballot in March, as the other two will be running as independents.
Don Tracy, a former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, is among six Republicans running for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's seat as he prepares to retire at the end of his term.
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.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
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.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
A potential bidding war is taking shape for the newspaper.
Friday is the deadline for Congress to strike a deal to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded, and while Democrats are calling for stricter oversight and a ban on practices like agents wearing masks, a growing number of lawmakers are calling for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be abolished. U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley joins Dana Kozlov to discuss the issues.
Thursday will mark the first day that polling machines are up and running at a new voting supersite in the Loop. Lauren Victory reports.
Metra Southwest Service has resumed after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge early Wednesday morning.
Chicago police said officers responded to a call for two people shot just after 8 p.m. and found a 70-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman unresponsive in the 4500 South Albany Avenue.
Among new evidence released in the shooting of a Chicago woman by a Border Patrol agent are joking texts and praise from Gregory Bovino.
Metra Southwest Service has resumed after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge early Wednesday morning.
A 70-year-old man was among two people found dead inside a home in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood on Wednesday night.
The 83-pound Prime Air drones will be taking off from the Markham and Matteson fulfillment centers.
Early voting for the 2026 primary was set to begin Thursday morning for anyone who lives within the Chicago city limits.
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
After Iowa, Portage, and Gary joined the talks for the Bears' new stadium, leaders in Arlington Heights say this is now, more than ever, about keeping the team in Illinois.
Cade Horton, who won't have the innings restrictions like he did last year, when he still finished second in National League Rookie of the Year voting.
Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
The tournament has a rich history in Chicago, but this year's event has added significance for the athletes.
The trip to Arizona came quickly for the boys in blue following their October return to the postseason.
A man was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison Wednesday for the murders of two men in an attempted robbery Chicago's Chinatown six years ago.
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing and beating a CTA passenger on board a Red Line train last fall.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district, and the car that was stolen might have been used in a deadly shooting a short time later in Bronzeville.
Police said the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old resident of the community where the school is located, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
FBI Director Kash Patel posted videos of a person outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, on the morning of her disappearance.
