Report: $2.5M Spent, But Rail Crossing Congestion Panel Has Done Nothing
Twelve years ago, a panel was formed to fix a major congestion problem in the near western suburbs. So what happened?
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Twelve years ago, a panel was formed to fix a major congestion problem in the near western suburbs. So what happened?
The Great Midwest Pole Dance Convention and Competition is set to get underway at the Tinley Park Convention Center this weekend.
A Bartlett woman is organizing neighbors to join her in trying to save their tree-lined neighborhood from the emerald ash borer.
Wednesday was the first day back in class for students in the Elgin Area School District and the first day of a controversial new busing system.
A dozen volunteers are scouring the northwest suburbs for an elusive dog who got away from her owner.
Persistence has paid off for a Joliet mother who fought her grief to try to make changes.
The Chicago Public Schools are not the only school system looking at a longer school day.
A $150 million dollar publicly and privately funded construction project on the far Southeast Side will lower roads and raise bridges to improve commerce.
Dozens of wounded veterans from the Midwest spent the day kayaking on the Chicago River Friday.
A Hobart, Ind., woman has now found herself in police custody 14 different times for driving without ever getting a license.
An 87-year-old organized crime figure will be sentenced this morning for his conviction in the bombing of a video poker company.
Youth camp for the elite in Country Club Hills costs the community more than it's worth.
Authorities on Thursday returned Lake Michigan off Gary, Ind., as they search for the body of a 20 year-old-New Lenox man who was overwhelmed in the waves while swimming a day earlier.
It's something most people take for granted, but the Kane County town of Sugar Grove on Wednesday has its first Golden Arches.
There's one positive side to the turmoil in the financial markets. Experts say gas prices should continue dropping for the next 90 days or so.
Elgin police responded to three incidents involving aggressive dogs over the weekend.
The owner of a tricked out conversion van was carjacked on the West Side early Saturday, but the three suspects didn't get far because he was able to remotely turn off its ignition.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Joliet, alleging it is violating fair housing laws by moving to condemn a 1960s era federally-subsidized affordable housing development.
The Chicago Crime Commission on Wednesday said that legislation to allow for a massive expansion of gambling in Illinois is "deeply flawed" and would be bad for the state.
Some flood-prone residents of Mount Prospect are demanding the village do something about the problem.
If you're thinking of buying or selling gold, WBBM Newsradio 780's Mike Krauser has some advice from an expert.
Chicago police officers were involved in a shootout with at least one suspect who shot and killed two people in the Chatham neighborhood Friday afternoon.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's TIF Task Force got an earful from the public Thursday night.
Hundreds of scantily-clad people took part in a 5K run outside Soldier Field last night to raise money for "Bright Pink," which empowers young women to educate themselves about ovarian and breast cancer.
The DuPage County Fair is up and running, and for the first time this year, you'll find a display of reptiles.
