Alexi Giannoulias To Run For Mayor?
Could failed U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias be getting into the mayoral race to go up against Rahm Emanuel?
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Could failed U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias be getting into the mayoral race to go up against Rahm Emanuel?
Potential mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel toured a west side factory and he spoke about what he would do to help close the city's 650 million dollar budget deficit.
Des Plaines police continue to search for the person responsible for a hit and run that killed a teenage boy.
Cable TV provider removes Great American Country, HGTV, the Food Network, Cooking Channel and DIY Network. Scripps Networks says the dispute is over the use of video on phones and websites.
Plane crashes on takeoff from Schaumburg.
FBI is asked to help decide if crime was a civil rights violation.
Rod Blagojevich is appearing in a new TV commercial, and it has nothing to do with politics.
Prosecutors say William Curl could face death penalty if convicted.
A 34-year-old Illinois man is in custody on $5 million bail in the slaying of Northern Illinois University freshman Antinette "Toni" Keller.
A Chicago woman says she plans to host a local "Rally to Restore Sanity" in Grant Park, despite being denied a permit by the City of Chicago.
It doesn't matter if people don't sleep at work, bed bugs can join them at the office.
Hundreds gathered tonight on the campus of NIU in honor of Antinette "Toni" Keller.
State Sen. Bill Brady says he has no knowledge of disparaging remarks made by commentator Glenn Beck about first lady Michelle Obama while at a "Right Nation" event last month.
Gov. Pat Quinn distanced himself from fellow Democrat Rickey Hendon, who went on a tirade against fellow State Sen. Bill Brady, Quinn's Republican rival, saying "I've never served with such an idiotic, racist, sexist, homophobic person in my life."
A week has passed since Plainfield teen Antinette "Toni" Keller, 18, was last seen, and her friends and family have faith she will be found safe, and soon.
A Chicago theatre artist is set to begin her monthlong stay at the Museum of Science and Industry this morning.
A boy who was shot by an elderly woman after he allegedly threw bricks at her is in psychiatric care, recovering from the trauma of being shot.
Chicago Police Supt. Jody P. Weis was joined on Sunday by Gang Enforcement Unit officials to announce a program that aims towards the reduction of gang violence.
A store owner who served the Cabrini-Green area for several years was fatally shot inside the establishment Saturday night.
Chicago election officials say Green Party candidate Rich Whitney is listed as Rich "Whitey" on some electronic-voting machines in Chicago.
City Colleges President Gery Chico received the endorsements of former 1st ward alderman Manny Flores and Marty Castro.
An Iraq war veteran from Schaumburg who disappeared with his infant son has been found.
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that Drew Peterson will stay behind bars as he awaits trial on murder charges.
Keith Brookshire details his friendship with Seattle Seahawks wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and the generosity he continues to provide to Chicago student athletes.
They said both of the washed checks were made out to the same name
Neighbors said the student and their own sense of security are heightened by what police say is a random attack.
Anfernee Simons scored 23 points for Chicago, which lost its fifth straight.
Police said the suspect punched the victim and took their belongings before stomping them in the head.
Chicago aldermen this week will consider $29.2 million in settlements in wrongful convictions linked to disgraced former CPD Det. Reynaldo Guevara.
Two Illinois state legislators want to make sure school districts get the funding they need.
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
Keith Brookshire said the two have kept in touch, watching Jackson set records at Western Illinois University and play four seasons with the Cleveland Browns, where he would collect barely used equipment from his fellow NFL stars and send it to his alma mater.
Another mild day with highs in the 40s on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mid-week sunshine is expected before our next chance of snow, which returns late on Thursday.
New research from Harvard shows drinking caffeinated coffee or tea every day is associated with better, long-term cognitive health.
The suspects blew up the armored van belonging to a security company after forcibly stopping them on the highway.
A Lake County judge on Monday ordered a man and woman held in jail until they face trial for murder in the death of the woman's 8-year-old son.
They said both of the washed checks were made out to the same name
Neighbors said the student and their own sense of security are heightened by what police say is a random attack.
Keith Brookshire details his friendship with Seattle Seahawks wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and the generosity he continues to provide to Chicago student athletes.
Police said the suspect punched the victim and took their belongings before stomping them in the head.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Keith Brookshire details his friendship with Seattle Seahawks wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and the generosity he continues to provide to Chicago student athletes.
Anfernee Simons scored 23 points for Chicago, which lost its fifth straight.
Some 2026 Winter Olympics athletes say their winning medals are falling apart, coming detached from their ribbons.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
A Wisconsin woman has been charged in the shooting death of a man last week in Chicago's western suburbs.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Palatine were investigating after someone grabbed a child and took the youngster's cellphone Monday morning.
A man was shot and killed Monday morning in the Austin neighborhood.
A Lake County judge on Monday ordered a man and woman held in jail until they face trial for murder in the death of the woman's 8-year-old son.
Police in Joliet, Illinois, were searching Sunday for a man who held up a cellphone store this weekend.
