Brookfield Zoo offering free admission days in January
The Brookfield zoo is offering free admission from January 5 through February 28
Delays linger on Metra MD-N line after vehicle stuck on tracks
Delays on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line are lingering and impacting service to and from Chicago's northern suburbs on Friday.
Hit-and-run crash causes SUV to crash into building in Auburn Gresham
Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that caused an SUV to crash into a building in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
2 teens injured in separate Chicago shootings overnight
Two teens were injured in separate shootings overnight in Chicago.
From "Da Pope" to Uncle Jesse's Riot Fest debut, these 2025 stories are so Chicago
From Chicago's Pope to hot dog giveaways, here's a look back at some of the moments in 2025 that could only happen in Chicago.
Crews battle Christmas Day building fire in West Englewood
Firefighters responded to a building fire in West Englewood early on Christmas Day.
1 dead, 3 injured after mass shooting in Englewood
A mass shooting in the parking lot of a liquor store in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood left a man dead and three others injured.
Woman sentenced for hate crime after setting neighbor's porch on fire
A Chicago woman was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison on a hate crime charge after throwing a Molotov cocktail into neighbor's porch in March of 2024.
Dog tests positive for rabies in Chicago, marking first case in Illinois in over 30 years
A dog in Chicago tested positive for rabies, marking the first case in Illinois in over 30 years.
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.
2 water main breaks reported in Dolton, Illinois
Crews are working to repair two water main breaks in Dolton, Illinois, on Saturday.
Teen, 6 kids charged in attack of mother, son outside South Side school
A teen and six children were charged after a mother was attacked by a group of kids while protecting her children outside a South Side elementary school in November.
Man, two women injured after shots fired into car on Chicago's West Side
A man and two women were shot while inside a car in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood early Saturday morning.
Child luring reported on West Side prompts Chicago police warning
Chicago police are warning residents of a child luring incident that was reported in the Austin neighborhood on Friday afternoon.
Water leak shuts down Cook County building in downtown Chicago
Flooding in a Cook County building downtown led to a large emergency response on Friday morning.