Gov. Pritzker signs law making giant puffball into Illinois state mushroom
Students from the Prairie School of DuPage in Wheaton led the initiative to add a mushroom to the roster of Illinois state symbols.
Fire damages roof of elementary school in Northwest Indiana
Students are still set to return to Hebron Elementary School for the new school year this coming Wednesday.
Search on for thief who enters through window, snoops around homes in Norwood Park
The thief has gotten in through windows and traipsed around the victims' homes while they were sleeping.
On this day 36 years ago: Lights go on for Cubs at Wrigley Field for first time
The game on Monday, Aug. 8, 1988, did not actually wind up being the first official night game—as it got rained out. But it was still a historic day.
Remembering the disgusting Dave Matthews Band bus incident 20 years later
The driver of a Dave Matthews Band bus ejected the septic tank on the Kinzie Street bridge, sending 800 pounds of human waste onto an architectural tour boat on the Chicago River below.
2 Chicago Police officers, third person injured in crash in Humboldt Park
A photo at the scene showed a squad car with its lights on with its front end wrecked.
Child hospitalized after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Foster Avenue Beach
The child who was rescued was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital in fair condition.
Swimmer dead after being pulled from water near Chicago's Adler Planetarium
At the time of the recovery, the swimmer was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, while another swimmer with him was alert.
Mary Ann Smith, longtime 48th Ward Chicago alderwoman, dies at 77
Smith died last week of complications from Parkinson's disease.
Woman dies after being hit by semi-trailer truck on Chicago's Near West Side
At 8:15 p.m., the truck was headed north on Ashland Avenue at Roosevelt Road when the woman crossed in front of it, police said.
Ella Jenkins, "First Lady of Children's Music," celebrating 100th birthday
Generations of kids grew up on the music of the lifelong Chicago musician—whether hearing her records at home or school, seeing her on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," or even attending a live performance.
Police search for burglar targeting businesses on Chicago's Northwest Side
Police released surveillance video showing the suspected burglar walking through a closed restaurant.
Shooting leaves 2 men wounded in Evanston, Illinois
The motive for the shooting was not known Monday night, but police do not believe it was a random act.
Pileup snags Tri-State Tollway in southwest Chicago suburbs
More than a dozen vehicles were involved.
Man shot, wounded in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in good condition.