Woman Killed, Man Seriously Hurt In NW Side Fire
A woman was killed and her relative seriously injured in a fire in a Northwest Side apartment fire early Sunday.
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A woman was killed and her relative seriously injured in a fire in a Northwest Side apartment fire early Sunday.
The Chicago Police Bomb and Arson Section will be investigating a couple of suspicious overnight South Side fires.
Firefighters rescued six people who were trapped in the upper floor of a three-story apartment building fire.
A Round Lake teenager saved Mothers Day for her neighbors, when she saved the lives of a woman and her toddler from their burning home Saturday night.
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A mattress fire at a home on the South Side Sunday afternoon was quickly extinguished by firefighters, who also rescued a quadriplegic man from the home and took him to a local hospital to make sure he was not injured.
A small fire and a substance leaking from an old transformer prompted fire crews to respond to the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago campus on the Near West Side Wednesday night.
A fire broke out early Wednesday in a home in the West Woodlawn neighborhood.
An extra-alarm fire shut down a busy road in Riverwoods early Tuesday.
A fire broke out Tuesday on the city's Far South Side, causing a home to collapse and sending a billow of thick smoke into the air.
A police officer put out a fire and helped rescue a family with a 3-day-old infant from a smoke-filled apartment in Valparaiso, Ind., late Thursday night, even before fire trucks arrived.
The woman was taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital in serious-to-critical condition for smoke inhalation.
A man suffered severe burns overnight in a fire at a million-dollar home in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.
McHenry County officials said at least 16 horses died in a fire at the Black Tie Stable near Johnsburg on Wednesday, and two horses were still missing as of Thursday afternoon.
Nearly three dozen people were without a home in the Rogers Park neighborhood Wednesday morning, after a fire extensively damaged their condo building.
Busy Grand Avenue was shut down for a time on the city's West Side Tuesday morning, after an explosion in a ComEd vault blew off a manhole cover.
Temperatures will be mild and the skies will be cloudless for the rest of the day Monday, but gusty winds have raised concerns about fires raging out of control.
A Chicago firefighter suffered cuts to his hands early Thursday while battling an extra-alarm blaze in the South Chicago neighborhood.
There were some scary moments over the weekend, as flames covered the roof of a condo building in the East Lakeview neighborhood.
A person was found dead in an abandoned building that caught fire Friday afternoon in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Firefighters evacuated an apartment building in unincorporated Arlington Heights Friday afternoon where a fire was found in one of the units.
Chicago firefighters needed several hours to put out a stubborn 2-11 alarm fire that raced through a series of storefronts in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
A 60-year-old woman died after being severely burned early Thursday in a fire caused by smoking while using oxygen in her Wicker Park neighborhood home.
Firefighters rescued a 53-year-old man from a blaze in Rogers Park Tuesday morning.
A pile of tires caught fire in a junkyard in south suburban Robbins overnight, prompting 15 fire departments to report to the scene.
Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome is one of the top baseball players in Illinois, and his dream is to play in the big leagues like his Hall of Fame dad, Jim Thome, who's been there with him throughout his high school career.
The Bears will kick off the season against the defending NFC south champion Carolina Panthers.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
A Chicago firefighter died on Thursday afternoon during a training exercise in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.
The Chicago City Council chamber has been full of passionate debate Thursday, but it hasn't been filled with alders; teenagers have taken them over, and they're putting in the work to make real change in Chicago.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Chicago taxpayers could pay $3.5 million to the family of a man who was killed by a driver being chased by police in the Little Village neighborhood in 2020, under a settlement recommended by the city's attorneys.
Attorneys for the city of Chicago are recommending that the City Council approve a $13 million settlement with a man who spent 26 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1994.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks, who was appointed to the role last year, told staff on Thursday that he is stepping down.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome is one of the top baseball players in Illinois, and his dream is to play in the big leagues like his Hall of Fame dad, Jim Thome, who's been there with him throughout his high school career.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
A Chicago firefighter died on Thursday afternoon during a training exercise in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
The Chicago City Council chamber has been full of passionate debate Thursday, but it hasn't been filled with alders; teenagers have taken them over, and they're putting in the work to make real change in Chicago.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified him as 61-year-old Steven Decker. Fire Department officials said he was a 30-year veteran of the department.
Phone lines in south suburban Sauk Village were disconnected for several days due to money issues, but are now being fixed.
A man's family is demanding answers after he was shot by a security guard inside a hospital emergency room waiting area on Tuesday night in Gary, Indiana.
After the public learned about Chicago girls left high and dry when a Humboldt Park shop didn't deliver their prom dresses, strangers across the city are stepping up to help.
Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome is one of the top baseball players in Illinois, and his dream is to play in the big leagues like his Hall of Fame dad, Jim Thome, who's been there with him throughout his high school career.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome is one of the top baseball players in Illinois, and his dream is to play in the big leagues like his Hall of Fame dad, Jim Thome, who's been there with him throughout his high school career.
The Bears will kick off the season against the defending NFC south champion Carolina Panthers.
The Detroit Lions will host the defending NFC North champion Chicago Bears in Detroit's annual Thanksgiving Day game.
Cuypers has scored at least one goal in each of the nine games he has played this season.
The Cubs managed just four hits — all singles — after being held to a single hit in the series opener, a 5-2 victory for the Braves.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
One man was killed and another was critically injured Thursday morning in a shooting in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
Alex Murdaugh was convicted of his killing his wife and his son at the family's home in 2021.
