Chicago Weather Alert: Wet roadways, snow plows deployed
More than 200 plow trucks have been deployed to clear roadways for commuters.
Two killed, two injured when SUV hits back of school bus in Kane County
The bus driver and the students were uninjured.
Firefighters battle blaze in shipping container at Southwest Side truck yard
It was not clear what was burning inside the container.
Woman was taking out garbage when she was shot on South Side, police say
She got in her car and ended up in the parking lot of Petey's Gyros at 47th and Wells streets.
Car, school bus crash snags South Loop traffic
It was not immediately learned how many passengers were on the school bus, or how old they were.
Car fire snags busy Route 53 in Elk Grove Village
A couple of northbound lanes were blocked on Route 53, and delays were seen in both directions.
Red, Purple line trains snagged after man jumps in front of train, dies
Police said a man of an unknown age jumped in front of a train at the Bryn Mawr stop in Edgewater.
Multiple vehicles involved in catastrophic crash in Western Springs; one confirmed dead
The crash occurred on Ogden Avenue near Gilbert Avenue, close to Nazareth Academy.
Ramp from outbound Dan Ryan Expressway to outbound Stevenson Expressway closed due to fire damage
A detour will take drivers from the outbound Dan Ryan to the exit for the inbound Stevenson to King Drive, where they can reenter the outbound Stevenson.
Two men shot, wounded in Lake Meadows Shopping Center parking lot in Bronzeville
A large police presence and a rectangle of crime scene tape were seen in front of the Cosmo Beauty shop at the shopping center.
Two workers rescued from malfunctioning storage silo elevator in South Deering
The workers became stuck in an external elevator about 150 feet up a 200-foot high dry cement storage silo on the 2100 block of East 130th Street.
Violent crash in Auburn Gresham leaves three people injured
The crash occurred late Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of 86th and Carpenter streets – in the middle of a quiet residential neighborhood.
8 hurt in S. Austin building collapse; "My bed shook almost like an earthquake"
Deputy Fire Commissioner Marc Ferman said one of the people who was injured was across the street at the time.
Two Chicago Police officers, two others injured in wreck involving squad car on East 75th Street
A Chicago Police squad car was seen wrecked against a building.
Train hits pickup truck on boundary of Carol Stream, Bloomingdale
The car that was struck sustained heavy damage, and at least one person was injured.