Winter storm Wednesday prompts school closings in Chicago area
The Emergency Closing Center lists closures and delays for a number of area schools, businesses, daycare centers, and other organizations.
Student put cameras in bathrooms at 2 schools in Highland Park, officials say
Videos were taken of both adults and children in bathrooms at Edgewood Middle School and Highland Park High School, local officials said.
Lunar New Year Parade steps off in Chicago's Chinatown
A Lunar New Year celebration and parade was also held Saturday in the Asia on Argyle district.
Couples marry, renew vows on The Ledge at Willis Tower Skydeck
The couples were the winners of the "Love on the Ledge" contest.
New Evanston city hall space soon to open in north suburb's downtown
The new Evanston City Hall will occupy rented space in the Evanston Station building at 909 Davis St.
Chicago commission votes to make former Wax Trax! Records building a landmark
Wax Trax! was a mecca for fans of punk, industrial, and new wave — helping launch careers and shape the direction of underground music.
NTSB says reduced braking performance, leaves on tracks to blame for 2023 CTA Yellow Line crash
The two-car train crashed into a snow plow around 10:30 a.m. Nov. 17, 2023, on the main tracks adjacent to the Howard rail yard in Rogers Park.
Chicago City Council hearing on art display some call antisemitic gets heated
The display, titled "U.S-Israel War Machine," is part of an exhibit on puppets. A group of alderpeople want it removed.
Chicago Mayor's office to list all gifts publicly online after Inspector General report
A report by the Chicago Office of Inspector General showed hundreds of gifts given to the Mayor's office came in without noting who gave the gifts.
Over 2 years after Kenwood high-rise fire, residents still can't return
In all, people who lived in more than 140 units were displaced. More than two years later, 80 units still were not fixed — including the one belonging to Ken and Rita Harris.
Marcus Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, arrested on DUI and cocaine charges in Florida
Jordan is accsued of fleeing from a traffic stop before getting his Lamborghini stuck on a set of railroad tracks early Tuesday in Maitland, Florida.
Video shows burglars busting into Northwest Side Chicago businesses
Surveillance video taken early on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 23, shows the burglars breaking into two businesses on Harlem Avenue in Edison Park.
2 historic Rogers Park houses, one designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, donated to Loyola University
One of the houses is a Frank Lloyd Wright house. The other just so happens to have a connection to CBS and Chicago broadcast history.
Boy, 15, charged with stabbing 2 other teens in fight in Bronzeville
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery in the attack.
Burglars target restaurant on Northwest Side not far from site of recent spree
Police said five men were involved in the burglary, and they fled in a silver sedan.