Chicago area braces as coldest temperatures since 2019 polar vortex near
An Extreme Cold Warning starts overnight as an Arctic front will bring the coldest weather the Chicago area has seen since 2019.
State investigating landlords of South Shore apartment after raid
The state is investigating the landlords of a South Shore apartment building, months after it was raided by federal immigration agents.
Naperville City Council votes against proposed data center plan
Residents at Tuesday's city council meeting said they aren't mad at the idea of the center, but are concerned about potential utility increases and health risks.
Jury picked for trial of man charged with of soliciting murder of Cmdr. Bovino
A jury was selected Tuesday for a man accused of a murder-for-hire plot targeting Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, in the first trial tied to the federal Operation Midway Blitz.
Bears fans remain hopeful after heartbreaking loss to Rams
Despite a forced OT by the Bears in the fourth against the Rams, Chicago's playoff run comes to an end.
Man charged with murder of wife found in Chicago condo building ordered held
The ex-husband of Caitlin Tracey, a Chicago woman found dead at the bottom of a Chicago condo building stairwell, has been ordered to be detained until his trial for murder.
1 dead, 2 injured after shooting in Morgan Park
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Man accused of filming himself as he stabbed sleeping CTA passenger to death
A man has been charged with stabbing a CTA passenger to death while the victim was sleeping on a Blue Line train over the weekend in the Loop.
Rush employee shot, critically injured in drive-by on hospital campus
A woman who works at Rush University Medical Center was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting early Monday morning in the middle of the hospital's campus on the Near West Side.
Chicago police fire shots during traffic stop on city's West Side
Police fired shots during a traffic stop on Chicago's West Side early Monday morning.
Man dead, another injured after shooting on CTA Pink Line train in downtown Chicago
A man is dead, another is injured after a shooting on the CTA Pink Line train in downtown Chicago.
Answer expected on whether Mayor Brandon Johnson will veto budget plan
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office said there should be an answer by Monday as to whether the mayor will veto a budget plan passed by the City Council over the weekend.
FTA rejects safety plan as more officers start patrolling Chicago transit
The Federal Transit Administration issued a letter Friday morning, rejecting the CTA's safety plan just hours into its implementation.
City Council sets up final vote Saturday on alternative to mayor's budget plan
An alternative budget proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson's opponents on the City Council is gaining momentum, and could get a final vote in the next two days.
CBP Cmdr. Greogry Bovino back in Chicago, DHS says "we're not leaving"
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino returned to Chicago Tuesday and wasted no time escalating immigration enforcement, as federal agents detained people across Little Village.