Visitation for CFD firefighter Steven Decker, who died during training exercise
Visitation was to be held Thursday for Chicago firefighter Steven Decker, who died during a training exercise last week.
Fire breaks out in house in Old Town
A fire broke out Thursday morning in a historic home in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Bill Pullinsi, Chicago theater director credited as "father of dinner theater," dies at 86
Bill Pullinsi, a Chicago-area stage director and producer widely called the "father of dinner theater," has died.
Chicago police search for 7 people in armed robbery on CTA Red Line
Chicago police on Wednesday were searching for seven people in connection with an armed robbery at the Thorndale CTA Red Line stop earlier this month.
Chicago city leaders announce program to connect people more easily with affordable housing
Chicago city leaders on Wednesday announced a new effort to connect people with affordable housing.
Man shot in both legs in Irving Park community
A man was shot in the legs early Wednesday morning in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood.
Firefighters quickly extinguish 3 fires over 24 hours in Cicero
Three unrelated house fires broke out in the west Chicago suburb of Cicero within a period of 24 hours Monday and Tuesday.
Man shot multiple times, killed in Skokie
A man was shot and killed in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie early Tuesday.
Man accused of posing as art student, taking lewd photos, sexually abusing woman in Chicago
A man is being held in custody on charges that he tricked two young women into believing he was an art student working on a photography project in Chicago's Northalsted district, and went on to sexually abuse one of them.
Hearing set for man charged with killing ex's new husband in Edgewater
A suspect was due in court Tuesday on charges that he shot and killed his ex-husband's new husband in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
Family sues Live Nation over teen's sex assault at Tinley Park concert
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against Live Nation and the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in the southwest Chicago suburb of Tinley Park, claiming a lack of security at a concert led to the sexual assault of a minor.
Gene & Georgetti sues Midway Airport concession operator over restaurant partnership
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
Test finds patient in Winnebago County did not have hantavirus, officials say
A person suspected of having hantavirus in Winnebago County, Illinois, turned out to be a false alarm, officials said Monday.
DuPage County reports first mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus for 2026
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.
Wind knocks over small plane, causes fuel spill at Midway International Airport
A gust of wind this stormy Monday knocked over a small plane at Chicago's Midway International Airport and caused a fuel spill.