2 security breaches in 10 days at O'Hare International Airport
In late May, a security officer allowed dozens of drivers to enter without swiping their ID to make sure they had a valid credential. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
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In late May, a security officer allowed dozens of drivers to enter without swiping their ID to make sure they had a valid credential. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
On May 27, sources said a Chicago Department of Aviation security officer was assigned to a perimeter checkpoint at O’Hare with direct airfield access — and allowed dozens of drivers to enter without swiping their ID to make sure they had a valid credential. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Peggy Brosnan fought breast cancer and won the battle — and she said she has never forgotten the kindness of those who helped her along the way.
Peggy Brosnan fought breast cancer and won the battle — and she said she has never forgotten the kindness of those who helped her along the way. As Suzanne Le Mignot reports, Brosnan is giving back now in a big way.
In honor of Father's Day, here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Ed Curran's eye this week.
This year, there are new concerns at the festival as agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue to round up undocumented immigrants. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Dog lovers rejoice at the site of two beautiful pups. Here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Mary Kay Kleist's eye this week.
Melissa Kingsbury said she received more than 25 calls and 30 text messages in the first hour after her page was hacked, asking if she was really selling items like low-priced cars in great condition. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
From a stunning sunrise to a water show on the Chicago Riverwalk, here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Kylee Miller's eye this week.
Hoover, 74, still faces the remainder of a 200-year sentence in Illinois. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The Institute of Soil & Soul in Long Grove grows fruits and vegetables like others, but its restorative farming practices are informed by Jewish teachings and principles.
Imagine paying $40,000 a year for a business license, yet having a company that can barely make any money. That is the reality facing some cannabis business operators as Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
On Wednesday, May 14, some Chicago Public Schools student musicians were surprised with brand-new instruments at the nonprofit Ingenuity’s Tapestry event. Suzanne Le Mignot was emcee.
Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the two men in connection with a mass shooting in Chicago Lawn in December. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday that they arrested two Venezuelan nationals with ties to the Tres de Aragua gang in connection with a Southwest Side mass shooting in December. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
In observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, one dojo in West Town shares what keeps people practicing.
From the 2025 Teacher of Excellence Award winner, Jasmyne Portee-Haywood, to a colorful double rainbow following last week’s storms, here’s what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Mary Kay Kleist’s eye this week.
One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. The good news is that about 90% of skin cancers are preventable.
From a special Mother's Day shoutout to a video bird feeder catching a cardinal grabbing a snack, here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Ed Curran's eye this week.
As we celebrate moms this mother's day weekend, we want to take a moment to celebrate medical moms. many mothers take on the life-long responsibility of providing care for children with complex medical conditions. Lauren Backe talks about her daughter, Everly, and her journey in caring for her.
This year, the organization is holding its Tapestry event honoring the Chicago Public Education Fund and Guitars Over Guns, two programs that help young people in the city.
From a realistic, picture-perfect painting to a captivating view of the chimney installation on top of the Sistine Chapel, here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Ed Curran's eye this week.
From views of Washington's historical sites to a special birthday shoutout to someone turning 96 years young, here's what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Mary Kay Kleist's eye this week.
His family and friends will throw a large party for him this Sunday to celebrate his birthday.
Thomas McPeek placed stacks and stacks of bets last year — complicated wagers on football called parlays, where several events all have to happen for the gambler to win. But the casinos with which he placed the best refused to pay them out.
Jasbleidys Hernandez details how life has been for her and her children after her husband was arrested by federal agents last October.
Chicago cut Milwaukee's lead to 90-84 late in the third quarter, but couldn't get any closer.
Chicago police said the boy was in fair condition after being grazed by gunfire in the Austin neighborhood on Tuesday evening.
Gurnee police said the woman hit two people with a car before attacking a third victim in what they call "random acts of violence."
Following a historic win at the Grammys, Bad Bunny will take the stage for the Super Bowl LX halftime show.
Hillary Clinton will appear for a deposition on Feb. 26, while former President Bill Clinton will appear on Feb. 27, according to the House Oversight Committee.
The House on Tuesday voted 217 to 214 to fund major parts of the government and end the partial shutdown.
All federal immigration agents in Minneapolis will begin wearing body cameras, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Monday, a policy that could be rolled out nationwide.
With U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi giving up his seat in the House to run for the Senate, voters in Illinois' 8th Congressional District face a crowded ballot in the Democratic primary on March 17.
With U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly giving up her seat in the House to run for the Senate, voters in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District face a crowded ballot in the Democratic primary on March 17.
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.
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.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year, with big wins for Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said. It's not yet clear how extensive the changes to the building might be.
Music's biggest night returned Sunday with the 68th annual Grammy Awards. Here is how to watch and stream and what to know.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking warmer temperatures by late week with a February thaw.
Omar Bautista Carvajal was arrested by federal agents on Oct. 4, as he was heading to his weekly Saturday English class in Carol Stream. Now, his family faces uncertainty about when they will see him.
Grace Bentkowski, 22, was struck and killed in late July by a South Shore Line train at the Hegewisch station on July 25, 2024.
A woman was found shot to death in the UI Health parking garage in the Illinois Medical District. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, three men were shot, two fatally, near a White Castle less than a mile away.
The victim was taken to Loyola Hospital in fair condition, police said.
Courtney Drysdale was shot and killed while opening up the bar she owned near the Illinois-Indiana state line.
Jasbleidys Hernandez details how life has been for her and her children after her husband was arrested by federal agents last October.
Safety changes are coming to the South Shore Line after a crash that took the life of a local journalist on Chicago's Southeast Side.
Chicago police said the boy was in fair condition after being grazed by gunfire in the Austin neighborhood on Tuesday evening.
Gurnee police said the woman hit two people with a car before attacking a third victim in what they call "random acts of violence."
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.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the busiest trauma center in Illinois, is sounding an alarm, as doctors brace for an influx of patients because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
Chicago cut Milwaukee's lead to 90-84 late in the third quarter, but couldn't get any closer.
The Chicago Bulls are sending center Nikola Vučević to the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Anfernee Simons, and the teams will also swap second-round draft picks as part of the deal.
Davis was the first player in the program's history to win the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.
The Detroit Pistons have agreed to acquire Kevin Huerter from the Chicago Bulls in a four-player, three-team deal, according to two people with knowledge of the trade.
The Northwestern Wildcats won't play in their new $862 million football stadium until their third home game of the 2026 season, when they'll host their Big Ten home opener at the new Ryan Field on Oct. 2.
A woman was shot to death in an apparent domestic incident in a UI Health parking garage, UIC Police said Tuesday.
A suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday for the deadly shooting of a bar owner, Courtney Drysdale, in Momence, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office
The man whom Jill Biden divorced for the eventual 46th President of the United States is now in jail on murder charges.
Investigators are combing through the house of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, in search of clues to the 84-year-old's disappearance.
Prosecutors said Sharon Charitine Sackman, 52, gave the counterfeit weight loss drugs to three people in Chicago in 2023.
