Shots fired at 2 Cook County Sheriff's deputies outside Mount Sinai Hospital
Shots were fired at two on-duty Cook County Sheriff's deputies outside Mount Sinai Hospital on Wednesday morning.
Pritzker signs bills protecting Illinois immigrants from federal enforcement
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a slate of legislation Tuesday morning to protect immigrants from "unjust" federal immigration enforcement actions.
Donate to Metra's Toys for Tots drive at downtown Chicago stations
Metra is hosting a Toys for Tots holiday drive at downtown stations on Tuesday.
Mayor Johnson responds to alternative budget plan presented by Chicago alders
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appears to reject most solutions offered in a budget proposal supported by many city council members.
Warming centers open as Chicago area experiences extreme cold
As temperatures drop below zero Thursday, Chicago and Cook County have opened warming centers amid dangerously cold conditions.
Chicago alders present alternative budget plan to Mayor Brandon Johnson
The deadline is coming quickly to hash out Chicago's city budget, and now, more than half of the members of the City Council are laying the pressure on thick to finalize a deal.
The Wieners Circle gives out free hot dogs after Ben Johnson goes shirtless
Chicago Bears fans had an extra reason to celebrate the team's big win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday: free hot dogs from The Wieners Circle.
"Slender Man" stabber waives extradition after escape from Wisconsin group home
Slender Man stabbing defendant Morgan Geyser was captured in Chicago's south suburbs after cutting off a monitoring bracelet, leaving a group home and going missing.
$5,000 reward offered for information on killing of 14-year-old in Loop shooting
A new reward is being offered for information to help find the shooter who killed a 14-year-old boy Friday night in the Loop, in the first of two shootings downtown, which left one teen dead and eight others wounded.
Chicago City Council to meet after committee rejects Mayor Johnson's tax plan
The Chicago City Council was set to meet Tuesday morning, and Mayor Brandon Johnson was set to hold a town hall on the Southwest Side Tuesday night — after a key City Council committee voted down his tax plan for the 2026 city budget.
Texas National Guard members to leave Illinois, official confirms
The Texas National Guard is leaving Illinois after being activated and sent, but never deployed.
21 arrested, 4 officers hurt in clashes outside Broadview ICE facility
Nearly two dozen people were arrested and four officers were injured as protesters clashed with police outside the Broadview ICE facility Friday morning.
CPS spent "exorbitant" amounts of money on travel, OIG report says
A report from the inspector general for Chicago Public Schools called the district's spending on travel "questionable" and "exorbitant."
Winter storm socks Chicago area
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for Northwest Indiana and the northern suburbs while much of the Chicago area has been downgraded to a Winter Weather Advisory.
ICE detains teacher at Chicago daycare, preschool in North Center
ICE agents detaining a female teacher inside a North Center daycare Wednesday morning, in front of children.