Illinois Lawmakers Join Effort To Have U.S. Supreme Court Ban Partisan Gerrymandering
The attempt to have the nation's highest court ban political gerrymandering is the largest effort to date to end the process.
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The attempt to have the nation's highest court ban political gerrymandering is the largest effort to date to end the process.
Gale Lalonde is accused of keeping her granddaughter, 9, locked in a dog crate, prompting a child abuse investigation in Racine County.
Dolton renamed the portion of Park Avenue that runs along Fire Station No. 1 in honor a department veteran who died in the line of duty.
Students from five South Side high schools are spending their Saturday collaborating on a mural project.
A male infant, approximately 6 to 9 months old, was found in a wooded area, buckled into a car seat sitting on the ground.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle appears unfazed by the opposition to the new tax on sugary and some non-sugary beverages.
Blue Man Group announced last month that its casting department was holding an open call for auditions on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at the Briar Street Theatre, in celebration of the group's 20 years at the venue.
CTU has called on the city to reinstate a "head tax" on businesses, and use surplus TIF dollars to increase school funding.
Unions celebrated Labor Day with a parade the East Side neighborhood on Saturday, a tradition the local aldermen revived three years ago.
Storey Novak said it makes her sad that some kids have nothing.
With more than 14,000 cell phones stolen in Chicago last year, police have been targeting stores that re-sell them.
The Chicago Police Department is taking steps to avoid a repeat of last year, when 13 people were shot and killed over the holiday weekend.
Gas prices are now the highest of the year, so far - $2.50 a gallon in Illinois and Indiana.
Doctors say Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson's kidney transplant was a success and he is expected to leave the hospital this weekend.
The Field Museum announced Wednesday that SUE is getting a makeover in celebration of the museum's 125th anniversary and in her place will stand a touchable cast of the biggest dinosaur ever discovered.
Leo Leyva and Charles Winter were the first two graduates of a new GED program at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
Members of the West Chicago Library board rejected Monday a request by some parents to remove a book about gay pride from its children's section.
Indiana elected officials, environmentalists and representatives of EPA workers are raising alarms about the proposed cuts to the agency.
An analyst at GasBuddy says we could see prices spiking to the highest they've been in two years possibly by Tuesday afternoon.
A 17-year-old boy who was shot in the head before he was pulled from a house fire last week in north suburban Grayslake has died.
The Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois is warning consumers that scammers can use emergencies, like Hurricane Harvey, as an opportunity to take people's money.
Bart Lollino hung up his scissors last week. WBBM's Mike Krauser reports.
Some Logan Square residents who lost sleep this summer because of a dozen college students from Ireland renting a home are glad to see them gone.
Local Chamber of Commerce members met Thursday at a restaurant in Little Village to campaign with the American Beverage Association to repeal the sweetened beverage tax.
Logan Palmer, a 23-year-old from the Decatur, Illinois region, is one of the 10 missing in action, WCIA reports.
Des Plaines police officers responded to the Vortex Vape shop on Saturday around 9 a.m. for an armed person barricaded inside the store.
Chicago area drivers, some nearly on empty, are heading to Indiana, where there's been a big drop in gas prices in the past week.
The Chicago Loop Synagogue holds a special place in the Jewish community. For almost 100 years, it's where the faithful went to worship downtown, but now the temple is navigating its way through a difficult time.
It's on to the Grand Rapids Griffins, a team Wolves' head coach Spiros Anastas used to work for.
Democratic National Committee officials visited Chicago on Monday as the city made its official bid to host the party's 2028 convention – a rare move after having just hosted the event in 2024.
Democratic National Committee officials visited Chicago on Monday as the city made its official bid to host the party's 2028 convention – a rare move after having just hosted the event in 2024.
A nonprofit group is suing to block the Trump administration's blue resurfacing of the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion budget request for defense spending is "outrageous."
The Trump administration announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign targeting foreign-born American citizens accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
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.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient surgeries and other procedures.
Thirty years ago, Advocate Children's Hospital created a specialized team to transport the smallest patients to get life-saving care. On the anniversary of the Neonatal Pediatric Transport Team, they unveiled some a new ambulance.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
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.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
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.
Organizers say the ribbon-cutting represents resilience, restoration, and renewed commitment to the children and families of Dolton.
Jim's Original, a hot dog stand known for its Maxwell Street-style Polish sausage, will be moving from its current location near the University of Illinois Chicago campus to the East Pilsen neighborhood after their lease expires at the end of June.
A Cook County judge on Monday postponed a ruling on a controversial petition calling for a special prosecutor to be assigned to investigations related to Operation Midway Blitz.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Officers at the 22nd District station in Morgan Park say they heard the mother duck behind their building, quacking in distress by a sewer drain.
Prosecutors say the hourslong attack was recorded on an audio device found in the accused's pocket when he was arrested.
An 18-year-old girl and another 17-year-old boy were also shot and are expected to survive.
Chicago area drivers, some nearly on empty, are heading to Indiana, where there's been a big drop in gas prices in the past week.
Thieves broke into at least five Chicago businesses early Monday, in some cases stealing or attempting to steal ATMs inside.
Des Plaines police officers responded to the Vortex Vape shop on Saturday around 9 a.m. for an armed person barricaded inside the store.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
Rideshare drivers say it's getting difficult to continue working as gas prices surpass $6 in the city.
It's on to the Grand Rapids Griffins, a team Wolves' head coach Spiros Anastas used to work for.
It's been quite a week for Bryson Graham—being hired as the new executive VP of basketball operations on Monday, to landing the No. 4 overall pick in the draft.
Jacob deGrom tied his season high with 10 strikeouts while earning the 1,900th of his career, Evan Carter hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Sunday.
White Sox starting pitcher Davis Martin allowed one run on three hits in six innings.
The Fire (5-4-2) avoided a shutout when Hugo Cuypers scored in the 87th minute to extend his goal-scoring streak to nine matches.
One person was killed and two others were seriously wounded in a shooting late Friday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police across Chicago and the northern suburbs were investigating a string of overnight smash-and-grab burglaries targeting businesses.
A teenager has been charged with shooting and killing his father inside their home in southwest suburban Oak Lawn following an argument on Monday.
The Mexican navy helped rescue shipwrecked sailors and retrieve bales of illicit drugs that had been dumped into the ocean.
A man was killed on Tuesday night in a shooting less than a block from an elementary school in the West Englewood neighborhood.
