Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan to be sentenced in June
Madigan was convicted Feb. 12 of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud charges on Wednesday, but acquitted of seven others.
Man steals police squad car, mail truck in suburban Chicago, authorities say
The suspect was taken into police custody, but no charges had been reported in the case late Wednesday.
Man accused of illegally dumping tires in Gary, Indiana
Investigators found the vehicle using the city's automated license plate readers.
Richard Roeper, Michael Sneed among those leaving Chicago Sun-Times amid buyouts
A total of 30 employees agreed to resign after accepting a buyout from ownership.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says there is no reason for a teachers' strike to happen
The mayor met Wednesday with CPS Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, and Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), head of the City Council Budget Committee.
Fire leaves apartment uninhabitable in Harvard, Illinois
The fire damage was contained to the kitchen, but heavy smoke permeated the apartment and ruined everything inside, the fire department said.
Man stabbed to death in Albany Park neighborhood
Police learned the man had gotten into a fight with another man who stabbed him and ran off.
Stabbing leaves man critically wounded in downtown Chicago
A man got into a quarrel with another man on Van Buren Street near Dearborn Street, and the second man stabbed the first in the chest and arm, police said.
Over 100 people protest at Tesla dealership in Lisle
The protesters said they are fighting against Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and its cuts to government services.
Homewood-Flossmoor High School settles with student who said she was assaulted at school
The then-17-year-old victim said she was sexually assaulted in a first-period theatre class at the school on Oct. 31 of that year when she was paired with a young man to rehearse some lines.
Fire rages in house in Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood
Numerous fire crews responded to the scene. At one point, five fire trucks had hose lines on the fire.
Security guard charged in shooting that killed woman, 21, at Stone Park nightclub
Kevin Henley Jr., 35, of Chicago's South Side, was arrested Monday in the killing of Zulma Calderon-Pacheco.
Illinois Comptroller seeks to shut down crematory accused of improperly handling bodies
Mendoza's office has suspended Heights Crematory and has also filed a complaint to revoke the license permanently.
Marian "Cindy" Pritzker, family matriarch and aunt of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, dies at 101
Mrs. Pritzker and her husband co-founded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which her obituary says is widely considered the architecture equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
Police search for robber who held up man on Green Line on West Side
The robber took the victim's belongings and ran off the train when it arrived at the Cicero Avenue station, police said.