Multivehicle crash snags I-57 on Chicago's South Side
A multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-trailer truck shut down Interstate 57 on Chicago's South Side early Tuesday.
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A multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-trailer truck shut down Interstate 57 on Chicago's South Side early Tuesday.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
Chicago's Greektown district will welcome the Greek Independence Parade this year on Sunday, April 19.
Plans for a new boutique Tryst Hotel have been announced for the site of the building where D.S. Tequila was located.
Not one, but two hotels are now planned or proposed for Chicago's Northalsted LGBTQ+ nightlife district.
The Chicago Plan Commission this week will consider proposals for new large-scale residential buildings — one an apartment tower in the Northalsted District, the other a supportive housing development for women in Uptown.
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.
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A man was killed late Sunday in a drive-by shooting on busy Garfield Boulevard on Chicago's South Side.
A man was killed late Sunday in a drive-by shooting on busy Garfield Boulevard on Chicago’s South Side.
A death investigation was under way Monday morning after a body was pulled from the South Branch of the Chicago River.
A death investigation was under way Monday morning after a body was pulled from the South Branch of the Chicago River.
The victim was shot in the chest at Halsted and Lake streets and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said a 38-year-old man was outside near Halsted and Lake streets around 2:50 a.m., and got into a quarrel with two men. One of the men shot him.
The office of Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) said the Chicago Department of Transportation has confirmed that new and improved crosswalks will be reinstalled.
The attack in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the South Side was caught on video.
The attack happened at 9:15 p.m. in the 9500 block of South Halsted Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood.
The man who was hit by the car was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in critical condition.
Police said at 12:30 p.m., a Chevrolet struck a 21-year-old man in the 1300 block of South Halsted Street. The Chevrolet also struck an unoccupied parked car, and then fled the scene, police said.
Meanwhile, a new lane configuration is going into place on the north end of the Kennedy Expressway reconstruction project area. Sara Machi reports.
A Pace bus was involved in a crash that followed a police pursuit from Blue Island to the West Pullman neighborhood.
Questions persisted Thursday about the high-speed police chase that ended in a violent crash in West Pullman. Shardaa Gray reports.
A pursuit from Blue Island ended in a crash involving multiple cars and a Pace bus in West Pullman. As Shardaa Gray reports, nearly 11 people were hurt.
Nine people are hospitalized, five with critical injuries, after a car ran a traffic light and was struck by other vehicles and a Pace bus on Chicago's Far South Side Wednesday night.
Ramps from both directors of the Dan Ryan feed and merge onto the outbound Stevenson, making for traffic jams in multiple directions.
People who want to support the cause can purchase a t-shirt in person at the bar starting at 6 p.m. on Friday.
The FBI and Gary police are renewing calls for information on her disappearance on the teen's 15th birthday.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
Illinois State Police said the person was taken to the hospital with injuries. The extent of the injuries was not released.
The City of Chicago has officially entered into a contract with the consulting giant Ernst & Young, with the goal of saving money and becoming more efficient.
The City of Chicago has officially entered into a contract with the consulting giant Ernst & Young, with the goal of saving money and becoming more efficient.
King Charles addressed Congress in a roughly 30-minute speech, speaking about the "truly unique" relationship between the U.K. and the U.S.
Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Donald and Melania Trump calling for ABC to fire him after a joke he made days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
A federal appeals court panel has upheld former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's conviction on bribery and other corruption charges.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday nominated former Exelon executive and former federal prosecutor David Glockner as the city's next inspector general, replacing Deborah Witzburg, who stepped down last week when her four-year term expired.
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.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
Investment research firm Morningstar could move into the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago once Google is done renovating the former Illinois state government building.
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.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
Following meetings with the president and first lady on Tuesday, the royal couple traveled to Capitol Hill, where King Charles III became the second British monarch to address a joint meeting of Congress after his mother in 1991.
The cost of flying has jumped 20% since the start of the U.S.-Iran war as oil prices have soared. Southwest Airlines has also recently started charging for checked bags. Its CEO says he believes in the free market.
Some Connecticut wildlife officials put a camera on a bear's collar and captured its point of view as it raided a campsite for a snack: Cool Ranch Doritos, to be exact.
Reilly's Daughter bar will honor the fallen officer John Bartholomew by raising funds by selling t-shirts with a tribute on the back of the shirt.
A group of students are being honored and hailed as heroes after they sprang into action when their school bus driver passed out from an asthma attack at the wheel.
Car chases, unauthorized PIT maneuvers, tear gas and shootings dominated the second day of hearings about Operation Midway Blitz.
The man accused of killing a Chicago police officer and critically wounding another during a shooting at Swedish Hospital was back in court Tuesday to face previous charges.
People who want to support the cause can purchase a t-shirt in person at the bar starting at 6 p.m. on Friday.
The FBI and Gary police are renewing calls for information on her disappearance on the teen's 15th birthday.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.
A mother in southwest suburban Morris, Illinois, is fighting for stiffer penalties for adults charged with grooming children. Some local lawmakers agree, saying Illinois' current law is too weak and puts kids in danger.
Almost 24 hours after a derailment made a mess of the Red, Purple, and Yellow lines in Chicago, the CTA continued to investigate the cause of the incident, and experts were raising concerns about what they called a troubling pattern.
There are 22 city of Chicago crews out on our roads filling potholes across the city day in and day out.
Michaels spent years as an advocate for sexual assault survivors, putting pressure on Congress and speaking out on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein survivors, like herself.
Ty France drove in four runs with a double and a triple to lead the surging San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs 9-7 on Monday night.
Munetaka Murakami hit a three-run homer in a big seventh-inning rally, and the Chicago White Sox held off the slumping Los Angeles Angels for a win Monday night.
When Angel Reese returns to Chicago on Wednesday for the Dream's first preseason game, it won't just be about basketball. It will be about revisiting a chapter of her early career shaped by adversity, achievement, frustration, growth, and everything in between.
Sergeant Frank Veselak, at 100 years young, is a lifelong Chicagoan who served with the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1944 to 1946.
Justin Wrobleski tossed six scoreless innings, becoming the first Dodgers pitcher since 2009 to win his first four starts.
An audit confirmed the former Des Moines superintendent awarded district business to a firm he worked for, prompting new disclosure rules.
Audias Flores Silva, also known as "El Jardinero," or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to "El Mencho," who was killed in February.
Chicago police on Monday were asking for help from the public in finding two suspects in a robbery on the CTA Red Line on Chicago's South Side earlier this month.
A man was in police custody Monday after a woman was found dead in a house in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and a man was found injured nearby.
Chicago police early Monday were investigating two break-ins at businesses just a few doors apart in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
