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.
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.