Mother And Child Reunion In Chicago For Brazilian Woman, Son
Paixao and her son will now return to Massachusetts where she's been staying with family friends since her release.
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Paixao and her son will now return to Massachusetts where she's been staying with family friends since her release.
The firing of the director of Chicago's Animal Care and Control is being protested.
At the center of the case, former gang crimes detective Reynaldo Guevara, who has a long history of fabricating and withholding evidence.
Souza was in court Thursday morning as her attorneys argued that mother and child should be together.
"It is left to nonprofit organizations, including church organizations, to help pick up the pieces."
Nora's Project connects the children. The children do the rest. Focusing on their similarities, not their differences.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who hugged and kissed Bucio's sons during the ceremony, said Bucio not only was one of the Fire Department's best divers, but a "stoic hero."
It's the first weekend in June and that means it's the official start of festival season in Chicago.
Although much hotter in the western suburbs, the record high temperatures never materialized on Memorial Day.
A simple question posted on Instagram has everyone moving in to give a listen.
Chicago police have issued an alert about a missing infant who might be in danger.
A South Side community group will honor a Good Samaritan and two police officers.
Family members came in from Wisconsin and said they are grateful that their loved ones were rescued. Even the family puppy.
They are placed into barrels of gasoline where they disintegrate. Lake County expects to collect 13,000 pounds of prescriptions this year.
Both the officer and the suspect were taken to a nearby hospital.
Park district officials in Wilmette point to their shoreline where higher-than-normal water levels could close Langdon Beach.
Melissa Calusinski's quest for a new trail in the death of a toddler she was watching at a daycare center in 2009 moved to the Illinois Appellate Court on Wednesday, as her attorneys sought to convince three judges her trial was unfair.
There was a show of support for Syrian leader Bashar Al Asad in Damascus today as hundreds of protestors saluted the country's armed forces, claiming Syrian air defenses intercepted most of the missiles fired by the west over the weekend. President Donald Trump said not one was intercepted.
When you think of baseball at Wrigley Field, you probably don't imagine snow for the Cubs' home opener.
Witnesses describe an angry man marching down Kimbark Street smashing everything in his path.
Three home invaders are caught on tape and Chicago police are hoping the public can provide clues that lead to an arrest.
Synthetic cannabinoids are sold in convenience stores, gas stations, drug paraphernalia shops, novelty stores and even online.
The students said they just couldn't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The robberies happened around 12:45 a.m. on a train heading north from the North/Clybourn subway station to the Fullerton 'L' stop.
The changes up and down Clark and Addison are stunning.
Police said the suspect punched the victim and took their belongings before stomping them in the head.
Police did not say what happened during the interaction between the man and officers.
Talks are intensifying between the Chicago Bears, the village of Arlington Heights, and state leaders as the team seeks to build a new stadium, and sources said state lawmakers are close to a deal to keep the Bears in Illinois.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
When lakes freeze over, some Chicagoans decide to set sail. On Geneva Lake in Wisconsin, the best way to catch the wind is to bring a boat made for winter, and some guys wait all year long for ice boating.
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.
The 45-year-old choreographer and dancer from Humboldt Park reflects on the performance and how he got to be a part of what fans called the “Benito Bowl.”
Chicago aldermen this week will consider $29.2 million in settlements in wrongful convictions linked to disgraced former CPD Det. Reynaldo Guevara.
Talks are intensifying between the Chicago Bears, the village of Arlington Heights, and state leaders as the team seeks to build a new stadium, and sources said state lawmakers are close to a deal to keep the Bears in Illinois.
Tara Molina reports on how the "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service may impact when taxpayers will receive their refund.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
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.
Some residents have described the smell as similar to chemicals or sewage, some even saying it smelled like burning metal.
Jason Solomon's son, Malakai, 15, was seriously hurt during an off-season football practice last week.
Police said the suspect punched the victim and took their belongings before stomping them in the head.
Police did not say what happened during the interaction between the man and officers.
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.
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.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
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.
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.
