Federal appeals panel upholds Illinois assault weapons ban
The Protect Illinois Communities Act bans the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Chicago streetcorner renamed for Civil Rights leader Rev. Dr. Leon Finney
The corner of 63rd Street and Harper Avenue was renamed Friday as Rev. Dr. Leon D. Finney Jr. Way.
City of Chicago offers Halloween pumpkin-smashing this weekend
The pumpkins can be composted and benefit soil health instead of ending up in landfills.
Terri Hemmert celebrating 50 years at WXRT
Her voice, charm, humor, and great taste and knowledge of music have filled Chicago's airwaves for decades.
Postal Inspection Service offers $150,000 rewards for information in robberies
The robberies both happened on the city's West Side.
Residents of Chicago neighborhood plead with city to do more about crime
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) held a rally with community activists Wednesday.
Police issue alert about sewer cover thefts in Chicago
The incidents date back as far as August and as recently as Halloween – Tuesday of this week – and happened within a few miles of each other.
Trick-or-treaters hit the pavement in Chicago despite snow this Halloween
Throughout the day this Halloween 2023, the Chicago area was repeatedly socked with squalls of snow.
Pregnant woman struck with paintball, seriously injured in Chicago
Paintball attacks have been a problem at this time of year in Chicago for several years.
Chicago Hauntings: More tales of ghosts and the paranormal around the city
Here are all of our entries in the Chicago Hauntings series in 2021 and 2022. Tony Szabelski of Chicago Hauntings Ghost Tours is our host unless otherwise specified.
Chicago Hauntings: The story of the Kwa-Ma-Rolas totem pole on the lakefront
Since 1929, a totem pole has stood sentry along the lakefront on the east side of DuSable Lake Shore Drive at Addison Street – though it has not been the same one all along.
Chicago Hauntings: Civil War ghosts at the site of Camp Douglas
The total number of estimated Confederate prisoner deaths at Camp Douglas during the Civil War ranges from 4,243 to 7,000.
Invasive spotted lanternflies found in northern Indiana
The spotted lanternfly is an invasive plant hopper native to China. It was first spotted in southeast Pennsylvania in September 2014 and spread throughout the East Coast.
Chicago area woman returns home after being held hostage by Hamas
Natalie Raanan was released last week along with her mother. It was just in time for Raanan's 18th birthday.
Remembering Harry Porterfield: A look back at the work of someone we all should know
As we honor Porterfield's memory this week, we went to the archive to find some of the stories he told of accomplished and memorable people.