2 hurt in Evergreen Park Walmart shooting, suspect in custody
Evergreen Park police said a 23-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman were hurt in a shooting in a Walmart store on Wednesday afternoon.
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Evergreen Park police said a 23-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman were hurt in a shooting in a Walmart store on Wednesday afternoon.
Drew MacQueen, vice president of the Great Lakes Regional National Air Traffic Controllers Association, said what's hitting the more than 16,000 members nationwide is they're considered essential workers but aren't getting treated as such.
There's no fence following a judge's order around the Broadview ICE facility, but state trooper cars have been in the street blocking the entrance.
Residents in Mount Prospect have been wondering about a sticky black soot-like substance coating their outdoor surfaces. Turns out, it's actually secretions from a bug.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a lawsuit against State Farm, seeking to force the insurance company to turn over homeowner insurance data to the state.
The chance of rain is one of the most misunderstood elements of a weather forecast.
A judge ordered that the riot fence in Broadview must come down by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.
A federal judge ordered that the fence surrounding the ICE facility in Broadview be taken down by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday.
Niles police said just before 4 p.m., the department was notified of a stolen vehicle from the Portillo's restaurant at 8832 W. Dempster St. That's where they said the suspect, only described as a male, got into a running private Lifeline ambulance and took off with the medic still inside.
Residents in Mount Prospect said a strange, mysterious black soot-like residue all over outside surfaces.
The Texas National Guard sent seven members of its squad who had been deployed to Illinois back to the Lone Star state over their physical fitness.
Fire officials said the woman died after the car crashed and caught fire Monday night in McHenry County.
Illinois lawmakers return to the state capital in Springfield Tuesday for the fall veto session, with no shortage of things to address.
Michael Madigan, 83, held the position of House speaker for 36 years.
The idea is to tax the services, rideshare, food delivery, that use single vehicles and funnel that into services like CTA, Metra, and Pace.
Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins is demanding accountability after he said ICE agents detained U.S. citizens using excessive force at Concordia Cemetery last week.
The popular music venue in a post on Instagram said they will remain open through their New Year's Eve party.
The organization is demanding the City of Chicago address community concerns around the public health and environmental impacts of the Damen Silos' demolition.
So far this year, 11 Illinois players have won $1 million or more playing Powerball, lottery officials said.
In a statement, Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson said she decided on the restriction after protests outside the facility on Saturday night "degenerated into chaos."
An elderly driver walked away with only minor injuries after her vehicle was struck by a Metra Union Pacific-Northwest train Monday morning.
The nearly 200 people in yellow shirts gathered at Saint Eulalia Catholic Church in Maywood before bringing their offerings to others a few blocks away at the Broadview ICE facility.
His accomplishment is made possible with the help of his trusty guide, Dejan Ivankovic, who was by his side the whole way.
Neighborhood Food Pantries said it has seen a 35-40% drop in visits from families in two suburbs with significant immigrant and refugee populations.
Paramedics arrived and found a man, whose age was not released, who had fallen approximately 10–12 feet from the roof of a detached garage, fire officials said.
Chicago police released for of a person who is wanted in a battery on a CTA Red Line train on Chicago's Near North Side.
Crash-and-grab burglars stole an ATM from a liquor store in Lincoln Park.
A man was shot and killed in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
Two people are in custody after a 1-year-old girl was shot and critically injured inside an apartment on Chicago's South Side, a police source said.
The mayor of Athens said the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak.
Sheri Mecklenburg resigned from the Department of Justice this week, penning a scathing letter in which she said U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "personally directed" the Broadview 6 prosecution that she says ended her career.
The Chicago City Council deferred a full vote on the sale of the city's parking meters from one private company to another to their next full council meeting as they face an end-of-month deadline.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is demanding the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration reject President Trump's call to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex."
With an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Two people are in custody after a 1-year-old girl was shot and critically injured inside an apartment on Chicago's South Side, a police source said.
The Shatterproof walk to end addiction is underway in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Pullman chef Dominique Leach, owner of Lexington Betty Smokehouse, is taking her talents to the Whisky Springs Fest.
How could a little boy live through unthinkable suffering all alone with nothing?
Crash-and-grab burglars stole an ATM from a liquor store in Lincoln Park.
Two people are in custody after a 1-year-old girl was shot and critically injured inside an apartment on Chicago's South Side, a police source said.
Crash-and-grab burglars stole an ATM from a liquor store in Lincoln Park.
A man was shot and killed in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
Chicago police released for of a person who is wanted in a battery on a CTA Red Line train on Chicago's Near North Side.
The mayor of Athens said the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak.
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later, that hasn't happened.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
Munetaka Murakami homered twice to increase his season total to 35, and the playoff-bound Chicago White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 as they tried to gain ground in the AL Central.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 Friday night to sweep a doubleheader.
Major League Baseball announced Saturday's game has been moved to the home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
The MLB Postseason begins on Tuesday, and anticipation is high across Chicago, with both the Cubs and White Sox making the playoffs in the same year for only the fourth time ever.
The Boston Red Sox rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in a doubleheader opener on Friday.
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
Three men were wounded in a shooting on Thursday night outside a liquor store in the South Chicago neighborhood.
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
Boise police have identified a man known as the "Unknown Wanderer" who was found dead in a church in 1982, and revealed a possible link to the Chicago Tylenol murders.
A Mundelein, Illinois, high school teacher and volleyball coach appeared in court Wednesday morning on charges of making an unauthorized video recording of a minor.
