Northwestern University President Michael Schill to testify before U.S. Congress committee again
A Northwestern spokesperson said reports of antisemitism are down significantly this year.
Antisemitic stickers, graffiti discovered around Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago police say
In each incident, people have either placed stickers or scrawled graffiti with antisemitic phrases on various surfaces.
Massive freight train derailment leads to diesel spill in Wisconsin
Three engines and 19 cars from the Wisconsin Southern Railroad train overturned.
Neighbor says Chicago lifeguard charged with shooting 2 teens also shot her 2 dogs
Charles Leto is charged in the shooting this past Thursday evening that killed 15-year-old Marjay Dotson and seriously wounded 14-year-old Jeremy Herred in Douglass Park.
Some Lake Michigan, inland beaches in Northern Illinois closed due to E. coli
The Illinois Department of Public Health regularly tests the water to determine when beaches are safe to reopen.
Burglars steal ATMs from 3 businesses on Chicago's South Side
The burglaries all happened between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. Friday, June 27.
Authorities find body of man missing in Wisconsin River since April
Wisconsin Dells police said three people were on a boat when it capsized in the Wisconsin River in April.
Man stabbed to death, another wounded at Navy Pier
A 56-year-old man got into an argument with a 64-year-old man he knew at the Beer Garden.
Severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Chicago's north, northwest suburbs
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for northeastern Lake County Sunday night, but was dropped by around 9:30 p.m.
Rev. David Gregg, executive minister of Chicago's American Baptist Churches, dies at 58
Gregg had served as executive regional minister of the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago for seven years.
Crowds flock to East Lakeview for 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade
There was a little rain for the occasion, but it hardly stopped the crowds from turning out.
Chicago Park District lifeguard ordered held in shooting that killed 1 teen, wounded another
Charles Leto, 55, appeared in First Appearance Court on Sunday on one count each of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery, and aggravated discharge of a firearm.
14-year-old boy, second person shot in Chicago's Douglass Park
The 14-year-old boy was shot in the neck. The second victim, a male of an unknown age, was shot in the back.
Fire breaks out on roof of DePaul University Student Center
Sources said roofers were working on the roof of the building when something went wrong.
Severe thunderstorm warnings issued in Northern Illinois, Northwest Indiana
Warnings have been issued for Lake and McHenry counties in Illinois and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana.