K-12 students now able to ride CTA system, Pace buses for 75 cents
Students in elementary school and high school who use Pace buses and the Chicago Transit Authority system to get to school are now able to ride either system for 75 cents.
Buddy Guy honored with Chicago Music Legend Award at Obama Presidential Center
Buddy Guy was honored with the Chicago Music Legend Award at the Obama Presidential Center's Chicago Culture Ball this weekend.
Worker killed on job at steel plant in Northwest Indiana
A worker at a Northwest Indiana steel plant was killed on the job last week.
University of Chicago study suggests space missions don't affect astronauts' heart health
Researchers from the University of Chicago have uncovered some information on how space travel affects — or actually doesn't affect — the heart.
Author Bal Khabra completes four-part hockey romance series "Off the Ice"
Bal Khabra is the author of the four-part series "Off the Ice," a college hockey romance collection that is wrapping up at just the right time.
Spectators show up for Chicago Air & Water Show despite second weather delay
The 2026 Chicago Air and Water Show was delayed again on Sunday due to inclement weather.
Woman shot, killed outside Original Maxwell Street hot dog stand on West Side
A woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning in front of the Original Maxwell Street hot dog and Polish sausage stand in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Woman dead after shooting on Chicago's Near West Side
A woman was killed in a shooting on Chicago's Near West Side early Sunday morning.
1 man dead, 1 hurt in West Englewood
A shooting left one man dead and another in the hospital in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Man shot, killed in North Lawndale
A 35-year-old man was shot and killed overnight Saturday into Sunday in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.
Joel Cory, renowned voiceover artist from Chicago, dies at 89
Joel Cory, a voiceover artist whose pipes became known to millions of television viewers, died late last month.
2 bottlenose dolphins soon to give birth at Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield Zoo said it is preparing for dolphins Allison and Allie to give birth this year. Allison is due in the late summer or early fall, while Allie is due in the winter.
Chicago's Agents of Hope Training & Information Center works to connect refugees with jobs
The Chicago nonprofit Agents of Hope Training & Information Center is working to make the job search a bit easier for refugees through career training programs and workforce development.
Man to appear in court in stabbing that killed woman in Avondale
A man was due in court Thursday on charges of stabbing a woman to death in Chicago's Avondale community this week.
Man charged in shootout on Chicago's Near North Side
A man was set for a detention hearing Thursday in a shootout on Chicago's Near North Side.