Metra UP-W Service Stopped After Train Hits Car Near Oak Park
Metra UP-W service was halted in both directions for over an hour after an inbound train struck a vehicle near Oak Park.
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Metra UP-W service was halted in both directions for over an hour after an inbound train struck a vehicle near Oak Park.
Eight buildings designed by famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Jones, 30, "suffers from medical and cognitive problems that place him at risk," police say.
Construction chaos in Oak Park is causing headaches for some residents with disabilities who say the sidewalk closures are putting them in danger.
Administrators at Walter Payton College Prep announced the decision to spend over $22,000 for yearbook reprints after the yearbooks were printing containing offensive content.
Administrators at Oak Park and River Forest High School decided Monday at a special school board meeting to spend nearly $54,000 to reprint the school yearbook after photos of students making a hand gesture associated with racism surfaced.
Photos of students making a hand gesture associated with racism have caused school officials at Oak Park River Forest High School District 200 to halt distribution of the 2018-19 yearbook.
An 18-year-old Oak Park student died Saturday afternoon after a car accident, police said.
Lawmakers and community leaders are planning a protest Monday hoping to stop the planned closure of Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park.
IDOT crews were on the scene Monday morning at the Oak Park Avenue overpass on the Eisenhower after ISP said a piece of concrete fell from the overpass and landed on a driver's windshield.
A "Ring" doorbell video captured a man running from police, carrying a large gun Wednesday in Oak Park.
Two people were arrested Wednesday morning, after leading police on a chase from the West Side to Oak Park, where one suspect was seen running between houses, carrying what appeared to be an assault rifle.
No one was hurt in the blaze and the flames didn't spread. Fire officials said the business was destroyed.
Students at Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School in Oak Park were relocated to another school Wednesday morning, after school staff noticed a smell of natural gas at their school.
Matt Creedon was hit by a black SUV Thursday evening and woke up in the hospital two days later.
What happened inside Oak Park and River Forest high school sent a chilling message through a wireless signal. Some students received an image of a swastika that was Airdropped on cellphones.
Shocking racist graffiti found in the bathroom, written on a shed and scribbled on a desk at Oak Park River Forest High School this week read, "All n-words need to die," followed by the words "white power," then... "death to blacks, Muslims...gas the Jews."
School boards across Illinois are debating the same question--should teachers be armed in the classroom? The Oak Park Elementary School District 97 board on Tuesday night voted against a measure to pair teachers with guns, and other districts will take the same vote in the near future.
A Chicago man has been charged with drunk driving, after his SUV plowed into two businesses in west suburban Oak Park early Thursday.
Val Camilletti didn't have to meet you to know which record to recommend, she just needed to talk to you about music for a little bit because that was her lifeblood.
The iconic buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright will be celebrated during a special event highlighting regional and national tourism.
Some students in Puerto Rico lost everything, including school supplies. Local students knew exactly what to send them.
Investigators don't yet know the cause of the blaze.
Police say the lock on the gate was cut and someone broke into the Oak Park Hertz office through the glass door.
The organization Identity Evropa is a white supremacist group founded in 2016.
The airline said the plane returned safely to O'Hare after the reported lightning strike on Sunday.
Gusty winds will create blowing snow and reduced visibility to possible whiteout conditions during the Monday morning rush.
The next round of storms comes as residents are still cleaning up from Tuesday's severe storms.
The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023 and the third time overall.
Examiners later determined that she suffered multiple injuries due to assault, and her death was ruled a homicide.
U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump's inner circle that Iran's late supreme leader had misgivings about his son replacing him, viewing Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as not very bright.
TSA officers faced their first full missed paycheck Friday.
With oil markets paralyzed by the U.S.-Iran war, the Trump administration says it could escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz — a massive undertaking that experts say could already be in the preparatory stages.
A key City Council committee on Friday backed a $27 million settlement with the family of a mother of six killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017.
A federal judge has quashed a pair of grand jury subpoenas sent to the Federal Reserve Board as part of a criminal probe by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
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.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
The acclaimed filmmaker, who died in February at age 96, revolutionized the art of documentaries with such films as "Titicut Follies." In an interview recorded last year, the pioneering Wiseman talked about his unusual production methods aimed at capturing life.
Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
A play inspired by the story of Emmett Till has now been extended twice past its initial run at Collaboraction Theatre in Humboldt Park.
Jennifer Runyon, a Chicago native who became famous as an actress appearing in "Ghostbusters" and "Charles in Charge," died last week.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
SkyWest Airlines flight 5783, operating as United Express, returned safely to O'Hare after the reported lightning strike, a spokesperson for SkyWest said.
A semi rolled over on I-80 near the Harlem exit, blocking the shoulder and two lanes of traffic overnight. it was also carrying some 45,000 pounds of pet food, much of that spilled in the accident.
CTA said the train operator called for help, but not before one of the women pulled out a knife and stabbed the other two women. All three were involved in a fight before the stabbing.
Authorities said an unknown suspect shot a 15-year-old in the head, and a 14-year-old was beaten in West Park on Wheeler Avenue just before 11 p.m. on Saturday night.
Illinois state police said a car that was stopped and was rear-ended by another car. Two people were killed. three others were also injured.
Gusty winds will create blowing snow and reduced visibility to possible whiteout conditions during the Monday morning rush.
The next round of storms comes as residents are still cleaning up from Tuesday's severe storms.
The airline said the plane returned safely to O'Hare after the reported lightning strike on Sunday.
The 48th annual South Side Irish Parade stepped off Sunday in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.
Examiners later determined that she suffered multiple injuries due to assault, and her death was ruled a homicide.
Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
After a year of water bill complaints in Lisle, Illinois, the village board is officially moving forward with a plan to review those issues and possibly have the village take over for the private utility that supplies water to part of the village.
Two separate child abuse cases in Lake County, Illinois, are prompting questions about the roles schools play in identifying warning signs and alerting authorities.
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023 and the third time overall.
For Wheaton College's Tess Boyer, her prowess in the pool isn't the only impressive part of her story.
Vegas' Jeremy Lauzon and Chicago's Ethan Del Mastro were ejected in the third period after receiving roughing and misconduct penalties.
Neither team scored until the 81st minute when Cuypers sent a PK into the net after a foul on DC United midfielder Jackson Hopkins.
No. 3 Michigan beat Nick Boyd and No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship.
A 15-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded this weekend in Joliet, Illinois.
A man stood charged with a hate crime Sunday following an incident at a bakery in the west Chicago suburb of Lombard last week.
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night in the North Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.
An on-duty Chicago police sergeant was shot overnight Saturday into Sunday while driving in the city's Pullman neighborhood.
The attacker rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and opened fire, but he was the only one killed, law enforcement officials said.
