Trump remains optimistic as Hamas reviews U.S. proposal for Gaza ceasefire
As Bradley Blackburn reports, the Trump administration is trying to finalize a ceasefire, between Israel and Hamas.
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As Bradley Blackburn reports, the Trump administration is trying to finalize a ceasefire, between Israel and Hamas.
U.S. negotiators have not publicized the terms of the proposal, which Israel has reportedly approved. A Hamas official and an Egyptian official say it calls for a 60-day pause in fighting, provides guarantees of serious negotiations for a long-term truce, and assures that Israel will not resume military operations after the release of hostages as it did in March.
A rowdy protest broke out in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, with Israelis calling for an end to the country's war against Hamas, and a return of the remaining hostages.
Four people died in the chaos. The deaths come a day after a crowd was fired upon while overrunning a new aid site in Rafah backed by Israel and the U.S.
President Trump delivered a timeline to determine whether Russia is serious about a peace deal with Ukraine, and also expressed optimism about a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Erica Brown reports.
Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who worked for the Israeli Embassy, were identified as the victims of a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
The FBI hauled boxes of evidence from the Albany Park home of the man charged with killing two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington D.C. Wednesday night.
Prosecutors said 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez admitted to shooting Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim outside the Capital Jewish Museum. Charlie De Mar reports.
Chicago police are upping security around the city's Jewish community in the wake of the deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. Wednesday night.
Chicago police and city leaders announced increased patrols in the wake of the shooting at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Israeli Consulate also weighed in on Thursday. Tara Molina reports.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez does not have a criminal background.
Chicago police are upping security around the city's Jewish community in the wake of the deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum.
A large law enforcement presence blocked off roads in Albany Park as officers searched a property believed to be connected to Capital Jewish Museum shooting suspect Elias Rodriguez.
A large law enforcement presence blocked off roads in Albany Park as officers searched a property believed to be connected to the Capital Jewish Museum shooting suspect.
Israel has allowed basic aid into Gaza as it launched a new devastating ground offensive over the weekend just as US President Donald Trump departed the region without sealing a ceasefire and hostage deal.
At least 54 people are dead after multiple airstrikes hit Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis overnight. The strikes come as an Israeli blockade of aid into the region has entered its third month.
Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old Israeli American who has been held hostage since October 2023, will be released, Hamas announced Sunday.
Edan Alexander is an Israeli American soldier who grew up in New Jersey.
The Dutch foreign minister says the Netherlands is "drawing a line in the sand" over Israel's actions in Gaza.
Approval by Israel's cabinet of the plan would be a dramatic shift in this already brutal and grinding war, and comes as the Israeli military called up tens of thousands of reservist soldiers just this weekend.
The IDF says it's mobilizing thousands of reservists amid stalled hostage talks.
The missile missed landing by a road near a terminal parking lot.
Health officials at the Gaza hospital evacuated patients from the building after one person claimed they got a call from someone identifying himself with Israeli security shortly before the attack.
Israel says the target was a Hamas militant posing as a journalist.
Hamas says it will only release the remaining 59 hostages, 24 of whom are believed to be alive, in exchange for the release of more Palestinian prisoners.
A 14-year-old girl was critically injured after a shooting on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.
Heavy rain and storms are prompting flooding concerns in the Chicago area on Saturday.
Three men were shot during a fight in River North early Saturday morning.
Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied from six down to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8.
Meet a couple who say what began as a message from above is helping some wonderful people down on the farm.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Americans are optimistic about scientific advances in AI, but concerned that AI may take jobs.
The vice president headlines a Council Bluffs rally Friday, his second Iowa stop this year. He's been one of the GOP's most visible midterm surrogates, with trips to Kansas, Wisconsin and Ohio.
Following more attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said he'll make a "big decision" on whether to "annihilate" Iran's leadership.
A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson's revised renter protection ordinance got the backing of a key City Council committee, a group of aldermen advanced a dueling proposal, setting up a potential showdown next week.
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.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
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.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
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.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
A 14-year-old girl was critically injured after a shooting on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.
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Three men were shot during a fight in River North early Saturday morning.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist is tracking flooding in Chicago.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Heavy rain and storms are prompting flooding concerns in the Chicago area on Saturday.
Three men were shot during a fight in River North early Saturday morning.
A 14-year-old girl was critically injured after a shooting on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.
A Chicago police officer who survived a shooting at Swedish Hospital earlier this year made his first public appearance on Friday evening at a fundraiser to support his recovery.
Meet a couple who say what began as a message from above is helping some wonderful people down on the farm.
The village of Grayslake is touting a new massive data center, but neighbors say they weren't given an opportunity to make their voices heard before the project was approved.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied from six down to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8.
Jose Trevino lined a two-run single to right field with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
With heavy rain in the forecast on Saturday night, the White Sox have moved up their game against the Detroit Tigers.
Munetaka Murakami hit his team-leading 32nd home run as the Chicago White Sox tied with Cleveland for first place in the AL Central with a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Chicago Bears starting right tackle Darnell Wright returned to practice in a limited fashion on Thursday, a day after missing practice with a knee injury, but it's the defense that's getting some renewed focus after a rough opener against the Panthers.
Three men were shot during a fight in River North early Saturday morning.
A man was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing shots at an Indiana State Police trooper and fleeing the scene on Friday afternoon in rural LaPorte County.
A second person has been charged with killing a man by pushing him out of a moving CTA Red Line train last week on the South Side.
Darreon Plummer's flight to Washington state after Da'J Flowers was killed was itself evidence he committed the crime, the judge said, rejecting a defense request for electronic monitoring.
Inside the home, owned by Eugene Horsch and connected to his father, R.C. Horsch, authorities have found a trove of digital images, a so-called laboratory of chemicals and a small marijuana grow operation.
