Made In Chicago: Roller Derby
"Roller derby is Chicago's very own sport; it was invented in Chicago."
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"Roller derby is Chicago's very own sport; it was invented in Chicago."
Englewood residents celebrated back-to-school with a parade and a party Saturday.
Roller Derby athletes, in full uniform and skates, were in Coliseum Park on Wednesday passing out invitations to a free birthday party for the sport, which was invented in Chicago.
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the "Drive for Life" bill into law Tuesday, which allows 16 and 17-year-olds to sign up to become organ donors.
A $70 million project to divert the Chicago River, and protect homes from flooding in the Albany park neighborhood, reached a milestone.
Wyndham Lathem, 42, and 56-year-old Andrew Warren are wanted on first-degree murder warrants for the stabbing death of 26-year-old Trenton James Cornell-Duranleau.
One Chain O'Lakes business owner estimated July's flooding caused $30 million to $40 million in lost business for the local economy.
Chicago's crackdown on party busses is likely to result in a lawsuit, according to one operator.
A Melrose Park letter carrier is about to retire after 60 years on the job - one of the longest-serving postal workers in history.
Hundreds of people will descend on a property in the rolling countryside of northwest Indiana this weekend for the annual Leprechaun Hunt.
REACH Rescue, a Mundelein dog rescue non-profit, is scrambling to find a new home after the landlord opted for a higher-paying tenant.
A man died after being pulled from the water near Oak Street Beach; making him the second victim to die in rough waters in the past 24-hours.
Five young people have been rescued from southern Lake Michigan after being unable to get back to shore while swimming in rough water along Indiana.
The fire started around 4 a.m. at Horizon Metals Inc., on Pulaski Road, just north of the Kennedy Expressway.
Two 19-year-old women took an inflatable raft into the fast-moving Fox River near Lippold Park around sunset.
President Donald Trump has announced the U.S. military will ban transgender individuals from serving "in any capacity."
A 1917 building on Chicago's North side will be packed onto pallets this week and then shipped off to become part of another building.
Nearly 875,000 people ride CTA buses every day, but they usually ride on the inside.
Metra announced Wednesday its plan to develop and install suicide prevention signs at station platforms in an effort to deal with what the rail agency calls "a crisis."
Volunteers donned waders and went to work, rescuing some animals in a boat. They used a sling to carry out the pony.
Cell phone video shows the off-duty officer on top of 15-year-old Jordan Brunson in the officer's yard.
The Coast Guard Commander said there were 160 hoax calls on marine band radios by the end of June, compared to 55 for all of last season.
Gov. Bruce Rauner made a state disaster declaration for Lake, McHenry, and Kane counties, as a result of major flooding.
The food and beverage industry says the Cook County Board President's threat of massive layoffs should the Sweetened Beverage Tax be tossed out by a judge is just politics.
A Plainfield non-profit that offers horseback riding to special needs children is in court fighting for its life on Thursday morning.
