1 Dead, 1 Hurt When Car Hits CTA Bus
Two men were injured, one fatally, when the car they were in crossed into the path of a CTA bus and struck the bus head-on in the South Side Englewood neighborhood Sunday morning.
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Two men were injured, one fatally, when the car they were in crossed into the path of a CTA bus and struck the bus head-on in the South Side Englewood neighborhood Sunday morning.
Hours after firefighters extinguished a blaze at a Far South Side house Saturday morning, officials found the lifeless body of a young boy next to a dog.
A CTA bus wreck injured five people, including the driver, Saturday evening in the Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side.
A man was shot dead by an off-duty Chicago police officer outside the officer's South Chicago neighborhood home when he tried to run the officer over with a van he had used to ram into the officer's garage.
Investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire that damaged the Calumet Heights home of Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown Friday night on the South Side.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police Supt. Garry McCarthy on Friday announced partnerships with federal law enforcement to reduce violent crime in police districts on the South and West sides.
Thieves have been hitting stores on the South Side and swiping flat-screen televisions, but police may now have a key clue.
A father and son were wounded, one critically, in a shooting Sunday morning in the South Side Marquette Park neighborhood.
Bears linebacker J.T. Thomas has driven to Indianapolis with a teenaged friend to see Sunday's Super Bowl.
A 24-year-old woman was killed and her passenger critically injured Sunday morning when she lost control of the car she was driving on Lake Shore Drive on the South Side, police said.
Three people were injured in a crash Wednesday night on the South Side, including two listed in serious condition.
Four firefighters, two other adults and two children were hurt when a Chicago Fire Department fire engine and a 1996 Nissan Maxima collided on in the West Pullman neighborhood.
A woman who had broken into a South Side apartment she had previously been evicted from scratched and bit a female officer early Saturday as the officer and her partner were trying to arrest her.
At least 13 people, including a 10-year-old girl, were wounded in separate shootings throughout the city Friday evening and Saturday morning.
Bond was denied Thursday for a man who turned himself into police after allegedly shooting his girlfriend to death.
One person was treated at the scene of a Tuesday night fire on the South Side.
A masked gunman robbed an East Chicago bank branch Monday afternoon on the Far South Side.
Police First Deputy Supt. Al Wysinger is talking about plans to cut crime in the struggling Englewood and Harrison districts. But Wysinger says simply hiring more police officers is not the answer.
Police Supt. Garry McCarthy is calling on people who live in high-crime areas to help keep their streets safe.
Two men were shot early Sunday at a party in the South Side Park Manor neighborhood.
Two firefighters were injured while battling a two-alarm fire and four people were displaced in the South Side South Chicago neighborhood early Sunday.
A man was seriously wounded early Sunday during a drive-by shooting in the South Side McKinley Park neighborhood.
A man who had been shot multiple times was found dead on the sidewalk in the Burnside neighborhood on the South Side early Sunday.
Four people were displaced during a fire early Saturday in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side.
A man died Saturday afternoon after he was found lying in a yard with multiple gunshot wounds in the South Side South Shore neighborhood.
You could call John McCarthy Chicago's piano man, and his organization Chicago Plays is his way to bring free access to pianos in the city's public spaces.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit has four boats, but there were multiple weekends this summer when none of them were scheduled to be out.
The school's superintendent said they're still recovering from the August storm that hit Northwest Indiana and left residents without power for days.
Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy Williams' franchise record set in 1970.
The suspect remains hospitalized after being shot in the cheek by a concealed carry holder during an attempted arm robbery Tuesday morning.
Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks reversed course on a House resolution to require congressional approval for continued military action against Iran, citing open-ended war concerns ahead of competitive midterm races.
A City Council committee on Wednesday backed Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposal to increase protections for Chicago renters, after he dropped a key provision opposed by landlords, but the mayor's critics plan to press on with a competing proposal.
Illinois' senior senator, the Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, opened Tuesday's oversight hearing by accusing the director of turning the bureau's powers against President Trump's political opponents.
Three Chicago City Council members announced they have negotiated a revised parking meter deal with New York-based Stonepeak Partners to the benefit of the city.
The Legislative Ethics Commission has appointed David Risley acting legislative inspector general effective the day following the Sept. 30 resignation of his predecessor.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
Every piano is donated, and some travel from family living rooms to the most public places, like County Fair Foods in Beverly. People can play while they shop or while they visit Navy Pier.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking the latest in First Alert Weather.
All day long on Nov. 2, putting "VOTE 26" in the app will get you 50% off up to $10 on a rideshare, Divvy bikeshare or scooter ride.
On the weekend when Magdalena Jablonska, 48, was killed by a boater driving a pontoon at a high rate of speed, CBS Chicago found that no McHenry County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit patrols were scheduled on the water.
Christopher Brown, 20, of Michigan City, Indiana, was charged after attempting to rob a concealed carry holder at a gas station on Tuesday. The licensed holder shot Brown in the cheek.
You could call John McCarthy Chicago's piano man, and his organization Chicago Plays is his way to bring free access to pianos in the city's public spaces.
Whether you have a balance on a credit card or are thinking about buying a car or a home, the increased interest rate by the Federal Reserve may impact your financial goals.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit has four boats, but there were multiple weekends this summer when none of them were scheduled to be out.
Mayor Johnson dropped a key provision of his proposal to increase protections for Chicago renters, which cleared its first council committee Wednesday.
The school's superintendent said they're still recovering from the August storm that hit Northwest Indiana and left residents without power for days.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy Williams' franchise record set in 1970.
Petey Halpin hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, Parker Messick struck out eight and the Cleveland Guardians moved into first place in the AL Central with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in the team's record-breaking 59-37 win over the Carolina Panthers.
The Cubs (84-68) maintained a half-game lead over Philadelphia (83-68) for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox, who lost at least 100 games in each of the past three seasons, have held at least a share of first since July 4.
Three girls have been charged with threatening a school in the west Chicago suburb of Addison, with two of them making a video depicting a shooting at the school, authorities announced Wednesday.
A Zion man has been charged in the shooting death of another man in July in north suburban Ingleside.
Chicago police on Wednesday were looking for a man who attacked and beat another man and ordered his dog to bite the victim in the Edgewater neighborhood.
Shots were fired during a fight early Wednesday morning on busy Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Budlong Woods neighborhood.
A judge allowed a school bus aide charged in connection with a shooting on a bus in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood to be released with conditions.
