Man ordered detained on DUI charges in crash that killed worker on Tri-State Tollway
A man was ordered detained Thursday in a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway on the Tri-State Tollway last weekend.
Northwestern scientists find long-elusive wind emitting from Milky Way's central black hole
Scientists have understood for years that black holes should produce wind or streams of gas as they consume matter, but a search for such a wind around the central black hole of the Milky Way galaxy had been coming up fruitless for more than 50 years.
Jeep slams into Dunkin' on Chicago's Northwest Side
A Jeep plowed into a Dunkin' on Chicago's Northwest Side Thursday morning.
Person found dead in SUV surrounded by shell casings on Eisenhower Expressway
The Eisenhower Expressway was shut down for nearly nine hours in the western suburbs after a person was found dead in a vehicle surrounded by shell casings on the roadway.
Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner meets Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican
The week after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and a delegation of 45 other Chicago notables met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, another Chicago politician got to meet the pope too.
YMCA to give free memberships to Chicago teens during summer
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago announced Wednesday that the Y is offering free memberships to Chicago teenagers all summer long.
First roundtable hearing set for 2027 Chicago budget
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was set to host the city's first roundtable meeting on the 2027 municipal budget Wednesday evening.
When Bob Dylan was just an aspiring musician hanging around the UChicago dorms
You may never have heard about it, but before Bob Dylan got to Manhattan and blazed his trail to fame, he spent about a month on and around the University of Chicago campus.
Lawsuit accuses Evanston police of excessive force in woman's arrest
A family has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Evanston, Illinois, saying police there used excessive force that put a woman in a coma during an arrest.
Work begins to reinstall latest stained-glass window at Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Work was under way Tuesday to reinstall a 133-year-old stained-glass window inside the historic Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago in the South Loop.
Reward offered for information in arson fire that killed 4 in West Englewood
Cook County Crime Stoppers on Tuesday offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in an arson that killed four family members in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood.
Burglars target multiple businesses on Archer Avenue on Southwest Side
Chicago police on Tuesday were looking for the people responsible for a series of smash-and-grab burglaries in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side.
Man sexually abused boys in discount store restroom in Portage Park, police say
Chicago police on Tuesday were searching for a man they said sexually abused two children in the Northwest Side's Portage Park neighborhood.
City of Chicago advances plan to buy Greyhound Bus terminal
The City of Chicago has been moving ahead in its effort to buy the city's Greyhound Bus Station after more than a year of uncertainty.
El Grito Festival returning after being canceled over immigration raid worries last year
The Mexican Independence Day festival El Grito is returning to Grant Park this fall, after organizers called off last year's event because of concerns about immigration raids.