Woman hospitalized for smoke inhalation after Bronzeville fire
A woman was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in an apartment building in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.
4 dead, 9 wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago, police say
At least four people were killed and nine others were hurt in weekend shootings across Chicago as of midday Sunday. The ages of the victims ranged from 1 to 63.
Chicago Public Schools apps through GoCPS platform soon to close for 2026-2027
This is the last week Chicago Public Schools families can explore school options for the next academic year through the GoCPS application.
Chicago police search for armed robber who struck on CTA Blue Line
Chicago police on Sunday were asking for help in finding a man they said robbed someone at gunpoint on the Blue Line on Chicago's West Side.
Tow truck hits CPD squad car on Chicago's West Side, 2 officers injured
A crash in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood left two Chicago police officers injured Saturday night.
2 CPD officers injured in crash in Chicago's South Loop
Two Chicago police officers were hurt in a crash in Chicago's South Loop late Saturday.
Suburban chiropractor charged with videotaping nude underage patients
A chiropractor in Chicago's western suburbs stood charged Thursday with secretly videotaping his patients — some of them children — while they were unclothed.
Palatine police ask for help solving man's disappearance 27 years ago
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Palatine are asking the community for help in reopening a missing persons case that has been unsolved for 27 years.
Endangered African penguin chick hatches at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo
An endangered African penguin chick recently hatched at the Lincoln Park Zoo just in time for the holiday season.
Illinois House Speaker Welch touts success of transit funding bill
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) was at Chicago's Union Station Thursday morning to tout a successful legislative session that ended with a transit funding bill.
Illini marching band plays Metallica classics in competition
The Fighting Illini marching band recently took up the challenge of performing the music of Metallica.
Car ripped into three pieces in crash in Aurora
Police in Aurora, Illinois, west of Chicago were investigating a crash that split a car into three different pieces early Thursday morning.
Voting open until Friday for new name for Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
A coalition of nonprofits, government bodies, elected officials, businesses, and residents has decided it's time for a name change for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Rollover crash leaves man dead in Highland, Indiana
A man was killed in a rollover crash on Highland, Indiana this week.
Woman, 74, dies after being struck by 2 vehicles in Buffalo Grove
A woman was struck and killed by two different vehicles in the northwest Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove late Wednesday.