2 seriously hurt in Eisenhower Expressway crash, state police say
Police said the driver of one of the vehicles involved in the crash was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.
At least 3 shot during repass service at Salvation Army center in Chicago suburbs
Police said a vehicle pulled up during the service, and multiple gunmen opened fire in the direction of the Salvation Army center.
Investigators work to determine cause of massive pallet fire in West Town
The building that had housed the pallet business, and the adjacent yard with so many stacks of pallets, were a smoldering ruin.
Massive pallet fire destroys West Side business
The company had about 20,000 pallets on site, all of which were stacked 6 to 10 feet high, and all of which burned.
Serious crash on I-294 leaves 1 person dead, 3 others hurt
Illinois state police and local fire crews were on the scene. Three lanes were blocked.
CTA Brown Line partially shut down after woman is hit, killed by train
Police said the woman's death appeared to be a suicide.
Search indicates reports of missing swimmer in Evanston are unfounded
Around 3:15 p.m., Evanston police and fire crews responded to a call of a swimmer lost in the water at Greenwood Street Beach, in the 1100 block of Lake Shore Boulevard.
Police rush to scene as Cook County inmates get into fight on broken-down bus
The Cook County Sheriff's Office bus broke down on westbound Pershing Road at Wells Street – not far from Guaranteed Rate Field.
Utility truck hits pedestrian on busy roadway in Chicago's western suburbs
The truck involved was a utility service truck, with a trailer full of cable spools.
Metra train hits pedestrian in Palatine; line halted
Inbound and outbound trains were stopped near the scene, and extensive delays were expected.
Barn collapses amid storms in Northern Illinois; dozens of animals rescued
The barn collapsed in the 10800 block of Weidner Road in unincorporated McHenry County outside Harvard.
Strong storms bring hail, damaging wind, flooding rain to Chicago area
Tinley Park saw golf-ball-sized hail and Orland Park saw ping-pong-sized hail, according to the National Weather Service.
University of Chicago United for Palestine protesters clash with counterprotesters
On Friday morning, University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos wrote that the protest encampment is disrupting campus and "cannot continue."
Fire at shuttered hotel in Waukegan, Illinois may have been intentionally set
It took firefighters about five hours to get control of the flames and smoke in the rear of the vacant hotel at 200 N. Green Bay Rd.
Chicago CTA Blue Line service resuming on Forest Park branch after equipment derailment
Riders should expect some trains and platforms to be busier than usual as normal service is restored.