CTA trains evacuated after minor derailment at Howard terminal
The Chicago Transit Authority said there was a minor derailment of a Yellow Line/Skokie Swift train at Howard. The cause was unknown, and no injuries were reported.
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The Chicago Transit Authority said there was a minor derailment of a Yellow Line/Skokie Swift train at Howard. The cause was unknown, and no injuries were reported.
The Chicago Transit Authority said there was a minor derailment of a Yellow Line/Skokie Swift train at Howard.
It happened just after 2 a.m. in the 1700 block of West Howard Street.
Shane Colombo was shot and killed while waiting for a bus on Clark Street near Howard Street. On Thursday night, Diante Speed was convicted of his murder.
The man was in an alley behind the 2000 block of West Howard Street, near Damen Avenue, when someone shot him in the head,
The victim was shot in the chest and taken to St. Francis Hospital in serious condition.
There was a report of a shooting that was believed to have happened in the bus turnaround area of the Chicago Transit Authority terminal in Rogers Park.
The unrelated shooting happened near the Howard terminal in Rogers Park.
New video shows a man throwing raw chicken and eggs on the floor of the kitchen.
The video shows a man throwing raw chicken and eggs on the floor of the kitchen at the Popeye's at 1959 W. Howard St., near Damen Avenue.
Firefighters helped them all get off safely. No injuries were reported.
Chicago is losing a legendary pizza palace that has been a mainstay in West Rogers Park for 56 years.
A Rogers Park street corner was made more festive than usual this weekend.
A man went on a shooting spree through multiple South Side neighborhoods and then north all the way to Evanston on Saturday – leaving three people dead and several others injured – before he was shot dead by police.
A man was shot and wounded during a fight in an alley in Rogers Park in broad daylight Sunday.
Evanston has seen three murders in just the past week, after not seeing a killing since the beginning of the year.
Police said a 54-year-old man was shot and killed by a stray bullet while riding his bike.
A shooting on the platform at the Howard Street Red Line in the Rogers Park neighborhood has left one person dead.
The bullet struck and shattered the victim's driver's side window. He was struck in the face by glass fragments and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are searching for the driver of an SUV that fatally struck a 63-year-old north suburban woman Sunday and then drove away from the scene in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side.
About 7 p.m., someone found the snake — possibly a boa constrictor — in the grass just off Parkside Avenue near Howard Street, according to Skokie police Sgt. Tim Gramins.
Police in north suburban Evanston were asking for help tracking down the shooter or shooters involved in a drive-by that left two young men wounded over the weekend.
Jeremy Ghisols, 39, of the 5500 block of North Mulligan Avenue, was stuck by a vehicle Friday while riding a bike in the 6800 block of West Howard Street.
One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side.
A man was shot and killed in Chicago's Roseland community Saturday night.
A multi-vehicle crash shut down the outbound express lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway south of 35th Street early Sunday.
Teams from the National Weather Service on Sunday will be surveying damage caused by severe storms that brought tornado touchdowns to the Chicago area and other parts of northern Illinois last week.
Only a couple of nights after severe storms brought 11 tornado touchdowns to northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, another storm system was to blame for even more damage.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered on the first pitch of the game and the Chicago Cubs hit two more home runs in a 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that restricts the sale of intoxicating hemp products to the same ages as recreational marijuana.
A federal appellate court denied a last-minute attempt by the Trump administration to stop the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center on Friday.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new group of documents and videos related to UFOs, or UAPs, with 72 more documents, images and recordings.
Multiple floors of the Pentagon were locked down for several hours Thursday morning and hazmat crews were deployed for what authorities had described as a "hazardous materials incident."
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Meteorologist Carl Lam has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, June 14, 2026.
A multi-vehicle crash shut down the outbound express lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway south of 35th Street early Sunday.
Teams from the National Weather Service on Sunday will be surveying damage caused by storms that brought tornado touchdowns to the Chicago area and other parts of northern Illinois last week. Asal Rezaei reports.
A tree was completely uprooted near 156th Street and Burnham Avenue in Calumet City.
Key mediators in Pakistan say details are expected to be finalized within 24 hours, and a signing ceremony is still scheduled for Sunday. Iran's foreign minister says Sunday is unlikely but expressed optimism that they could work out a deal in a matter of days.
Teams from the National Weather Service on Sunday will be surveying damage caused by severe storms that brought tornado touchdowns.
Only a couple of nights after severe storms brought 11 tornado touchdowns to northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, another storm system was to blame for even more damage.
According to the alderman's office, Sigcho-Lopez and his three children were asleep inside the home at the time.
A man was shot and killed in Chicago's Roseland community Saturday night.
A multi-vehicle crash shut down the outbound express lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway south of 35th Street early Sunday.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered on the first pitch of the game and the Chicago Cubs hit two more home runs in a 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
The New York Knicks captured their first NBA championship since 1973 with a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night.
The 27-year-old Yamamoto struck out seven in his fourth consecutive victory. He threw 109 pitches, 74 for strikes.
NBA star James Harden was booked into jail and released on bond less than 2 hours later.
Chase Meidroth had three hits and two RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the depleted Los Angeles Dodgers 8-2 in a matchup of division leaders.
A man was shot and killed in Chicago's Roseland community Saturday night.
It's the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights have released a sketch of a man accused of attacking and choking a woman this past weekend.
A fourth man has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries targeting video gambling terminals in Chicago's west and southwest suburbs since late last year.
A man has been charged with multiple acts of mail theft and burglary in the Chicago area dating back up to three years.
