CPD closes several Lake Shore Drive exits as Memorial Day crowds pack beaches
This Memorial Day, events were held all around the Chicago area to honor members of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in the line of duty.
Man falls to death from overpass in Chicago's Grant Park
A man plunged from an overpass in Grant Park in downtown Chicago and died Sunday evening.
New Chicago, Ind., police chief accused of selling pawn shop a gun being held as evidence
The chief of police in New Chicago, Indiana, stood accused Sunday of selling a pawn shop a gun that was being held as evidence and then trying to have it bought back, among other allegations.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to speak with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson got a warm sendoff Sunday as he prepares for a trip to the Vatican.
Woman sexually assaulted at LaBagh Woods on Chicago's Northwest Side
A woman was sexually assaulted in the LaBagh Woods forest preserve on Chicago's Northwest Side this weekend, and police were asking for help from the public in finding the attacker.
Boy, 2, dies after shooting himself in head in Pullman
A 2-year-old boy died Sunday after accidentally shooting himself in the head in Chicago's Pullman community.
Bill Kurtis signs off as scorekeeper and judge on NPR's "Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!"
Former CBS Chicago anchorman Bill Kurtis has signed off from his role as the judge and scorekeeper on the NPR weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!"
3 children injured when tree falls in Lakewood, Illinois
Three youngsters were injured Sunday morning when a tree fell on them in Lakewood, Illinois, northwest of Chicago.
Woman, 62, killed in hit-and-run on Chicago's Northwest Side
A 62-year-old woman died after she was hit by a car in the Kilbourn Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side this weekend.
At least 22 people shot, wounded over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago
At least 37 people were wounded in shootings across Chicago this Memorial Day weekend.
5 Chicago police officers hospitalized after being hit by car on Near West Side
A car hit a group of Chicago police officers trying to disperse a crowd on Chicago's Near West Side early Sunday morning, sending five officers to the hospital.
Chicago's former tied houses once linked with Schlitz offer a window to history
Production of Schlitz beer will soon go on indefinite hiatus, but its belted globe logo will live on etched in stone at what were once tied houses across Chicago.
Museum of Broadcast Communications to acquire "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" set
The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago already has one of Stephen Colbert's old desks, and now it will receive the whole "Late Show" set.
Former volleyball coach from Elburn charged in sexual assault case
A former volleyball coach from Elburn, Illinois, has been charged in a sexual assault case dating back more than 25 years.
UChicago researchers develop Quicksilver, browser extension to identify AI music
A new internet tool developed with the help of the University of Chicago is making it possible for music listeners to identify songs that were created using artificial intelligence.