Navy Pier celebrates 10th anniversary of Centennial Wheel with deals abounding
Navy Pier on Wednesday celebrated the 10th anniversary of the pier's Centennial Wheel with all kinds of deals.
Crash-and-grab burglars hit store in Auburn Gresham
Thieves crashed a sport-utility vehicle into a convenience store in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Wednesday.
Rep. Kam Buckner takes Cook County Treasurer's office to task over study on Bears stadium bill
State Rep. Kam Buckner, a lead negotiator on the Illinois megaprojects bill, says the Cook County Treasurer's office study warning about the Bears stadium tax deal ignores the real alternative: no stadium and no tax revenue at all.
Thieves take ATM, cash registers from corner store in Hermosa
Chicago police were investigating Wednesday morning after thieves broke into a corner store in the city's Hermosa neighborhood.
Obama Presidential Center announces programming for opening weekend, summer
The Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park is opening June 19, and the Obama Foundation on Wednesday morning announced more about grand opening weekend celebrations and summer programming.
Man detained on charges of running over woman with car in Oakwood Hills
A man has been ordered detained until trial on charges that he ran over a woman with a car in Chicago's northwest suburbs last week.
Police release sketch of man wanted in sexual assault at LaBagh Woods
Forest Preserves of Cook County police released a sketch Tuesday of a man wanted in the sexual assault of a woman in a forest preserve on Chicago's Northwest Side.
Study raises questions about effects on property taxes from megaprojects bill for Bears stadium
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
Police searching for suspect after 3 teens shot in Hyde Park
Chicago police released photos of a suspect wanted in a shooting that left three teens injured in Hyde Park on Monday night.
Barrington Bonsai brings together botany, patience and art
In a quiet backyard in the northwest Chicago suburb of Barrington, patience, art, and nature are coming together in the form of a bonsai greenhouse.
All lanes blocked on westbound I-80 near Joliet after fatal wrong-way crash
One person was dead, and all lanes of westbound Interstate 80 were blocked near Joliet around midday on Monday, after a wrong-way crash involving a car and a semi-trailer truck.
Man dies after contact with live wire while trimming trees in Lake County, Illinois
A man from Chicago's far north suburbs died this weekend after an encounter with a live while he was trimming trees.
CTA searches for artists, entertainers for temporary installations
The Chicago Transit Authority is in search of transit-loving artists and entertainers.
Crash-and-grab burglars strike liquor store in South Chicago community
Burglars struck a liquor store in the South Chicago community on Chicago's South Side in a crash-and-grab early Monday morning.
Man charged with shooting, killing 74-year-old family member in Auburn Gresham
A man was expected in court Monday on charges that he shot and killed a family member last week in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood.