Authorities investigating after $300K worth of cash fell out of Brinks truck in Oak Park
The Brinks driver reported to police that 50 to 100 men and women swooped in, pocketed cash, and took off.
Uptown daycare being evicted amid dispute over rent and leaking pipes
A Step Ahead Learning Center owner Tanneh Parker's eviction might be the end of her nearly 10-year fight with her landlord.
After struggling to conceive herself, Chicago woman now gives back as gestational surrogate
Amanda Nelson is carrying a child who is not genetically hers for people she didn't know.
Family says student with autism was sexually assaulted at Chicago public school
A lawsuit claims the adults at the teen's school did nothing to prevent it.
Report from Northwestern says Chicago area Peacekeepers are helping reduce violence
Statistics from Chicago Police show shootings are down, and research from Northwestern University indicates that violence interrupters are partially to credit.
Chicago area woman with disabilities keeps getting denied options for housing
Lauren Bryant works a part-time job and holds not one, but two degrees. But she is now even exploring the thought of living in a nursing home.
Veteran Chicago Police dispatcher is ready to hang up her headset after 40 years
Dispatchers like Debra White provide a calming voice, and a lifeline in a time of need, for the people in Chicago and our police officers.
Firefighter burned battling 3-alarm industrial fire in Joliet, Illinois near I-55
Crews from multiple fire departments responded to the fire at Rovanco Piping Systems, a manufacturing site.
Started amid pandemic, community bike exchange is a booming success in River Forest
The fifth annual River Forest Community Bike Exchange is scheduled for this Saturday, April 12.
Court reverses sale of Chicago woman's home over property tax mistake
Robin McElroy paid her property tax bills on time for more than a decade, only to be told her home had been "sold for delinquent taxes."
Cubs fans return to North Side for home opener against Padres at Wrigley Field
Despite the weather, nothing could damper excitement at Wrigley Field.
Mother-daughter prom honors memory of fallen Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston
Chicago Police officers were in attendance as special guests.
Illinois Right to Play Act would allow student-athletes to play on more than one team
Currently, a teen basketball player can't be on two courts at once — but an actor can be in the high school musical and community theatre with no problem.
Suburban Chicago family goes to Capitol Hill to bring human face to pediatric cancer
All before he could even read yet, Alexander Brown had brain surgery, radiation, and two rounds of chemotherapy.
Chicago Archdiocese: Men lied about being sexually abused by priests for payouts
An attorney for the archdiocese said the conspiracy was discovered while investigating recent lawsuits — in what involved some intensive detective work.