Residents of Chicago's West, Southwest sides hit by flooding twice
The city said the only way they can successfully tackle the mess is with state and federal funding.
State Department pauses visitor visas for Gazans in need of medical care in U.S.
The State Department announced over the weekend it will be pausing visitor visas from Gaza over claims some recipients may have ties to terrorist groups.
Documentary filmmaker hopes to help solve Tinley Park Lane Bryant murders
Seventeen and a half years later, the murder of five women at a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park, Illinois, remains one of the most infamous cold cases in the Chicago area.
Illinois rep. not ready to back tax break for Bears' Arlington Hts. stadium
Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) penned an opinion piece that ran in the Chicago Tribune Tuesday morning explaining why he says the Bears should be paying more into the system, not less.
Northwestern researchers: Fake scientific publications a growing problem
Published scientific research fuels the breakthroughs that shape our world — but what happens when that research is totally fake?
Weiss Memorial Hospital closes emergency department, surgeries
Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood has closed its emergency department and surgery as it is on the cusp of being kicked off of Medicare and Medicaid.
Smash-and-grab at GameStop leads to shots fired by CPD officer
A Chicago police officer fired shots at burglars fleeing a smash-and-grab at an Irving Park GameStop store Thursday morning.
Life in prison for man who killed Chicago boy during attack on pregnant mom
Crosetti Brand was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins, who was killed while trying to protect his pregnant mother outside their Edgewater home.
2 federal immigration judges abruptly fired by Trump administration speak out
Both immigration judges say they were notified by email that they'd been fired, effective immediately, and were given no explanation for why.
Arkansas double murder suspect grew up in Chicago, graduated from Fenwick HS
The teacher arrested and charged with fatally stabbing a couple hiking with two of their children in an Arkansas state park has roots in the Chicago area.
Rep. Danny Davis announces he won't run for re-election, endorses La Shawn Ford for his seat
It's the end of an era in the Chicago area and in Washington, D.C., as Democratic Congressman Danny Davis announced Thursday he's not running for another term in 2026, after serving nearly 30 years in Congress.
Missing kayaker's body found in Fox River in St. Charles
Officials said two kayakers were fishing when one man fell out of his kayak and into the water.
ComEd customers may be paying for electrical waste; utility disputes claim
A company that measures and tracks electrical grids across America says that the ComEd grid in Illinois has the highest electrical waste in the country, and customers are paying for it.
Delays in anti-drunken driving auto tech frustrate McHenry mom
The mother of a McHenry, Illinois man who was killed by a drunken driver in 2018 is pushing for a technology in new cars that she said would have saved her son's life.
ComEd customers seeing bills double amid rising electric cost
ComEd said the spike, combined with an unseasonably warm June, raised the average bill by more than $67.