Skokie residents give village an earful in wake of water main break, flooding
The Village of Skokie issued a declaration of emergency Tuesday night.
From dinner at White Castle to City Hall weddings, Chicago celebrates Valentine's Day
Fancy upscale fine-dining restaurants might be busy this Friday night for Valentine's Day, but there's another less-thought-of restaurant that also is nearly booked to capacity.
Man took video, called police after seeing dog on open trailer on Indiana expressway
The dog is now in proper care, after state troopers said the animal was endangered and in distress. A suspect was in custody Thursday night.
Winter storm causes spinouts on Chicago area expressways, necessitates big cleanup elsewhere
Repeatedly in Lake Forest Wednesday, very light waves of snow would pick up significantly throughout day. Thus, as fast as crews went in to plow, the roads got blanketed again in a matter of minutes.
Sangamon County Board approves settlement with Sonya Massey's family over police shooting
Massey, 36, was shot and killed by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy in her home near Springfield on July 6, 2024.
Major retailer returning to Chicago's Loop despite increase of vacancies
The Gap factory outlet recently announced plans to open on State Street, potentially providing a spark to the Loop.
Extra-alarm fire sweeps through apartment building in northwest suburbs
Tatiana Moore said she took her eye off the stove for a moment, and then flames filled her kitchen and quickly spread.
Woman who left Venezuela for Chicago years ago worries about end of temporary immigration program
The Trump administration is terminating an immigration program that currently protects hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. from deportation.
Driver arrested after car crashes into house in Garfield Ridge
Cell phone video posted online shows two young men grabbing personal belongings from a crashed SUV before getting into a red car and driving off.
Chicago area nonprofits in dismay over Trump administration's federal funding freeze
Millions in local funding could be in jeopardy, and many Chicago area nonprofits were anxiously waiting late Wednesday for some clarity on the future of their federal grants.
Illinois AG Kwame Raoul calls Trump's federal funding freeze unconstitutional
"Let's be clear, January 20th was an inauguration, not a coronation. Congress is given the power to appropriate the funding. The executive branch cannot unilaterally disregard those appropriations," Raoul said.
Waukegan woman says she doesn't find it fair that her dad was taken by ICE
Yenitza Marquina acknowledges that her father has been in legal trouble in the past. But she said he has taken steps to address it.
Secret Service, not ICE agents, were turned away from South Side school
Sources said the Secret Service was investigating an online threat that a Hamline student made against President Trump following the U.S. ban on TikTok.
Man shot by police after standoff in Mount Greenwood
Late in the afternoon, the man called police and said he had guns and weapons in the house and had "something bad to his family."
Indiana snowplow company's gamble pays off sending plows to New Orleans
With snow in the forecast, office manager Ashley Pettit-Godbey said Sherco Group of Sheridan, Indiana rolled the dice and sent plows down south ahead of the storm.