NASCAR crews make final preparations for 2025 Chicago Street Race
Before the street race, there's the race behind the scenes to get the track, grandstands, cars, and other preparations ready for the main event.
The Messi Experience comes to Logan Square to give fans full immersion
Lionel Messi is such a sports legend, even people who know nothing about soccer know his name. He has set attendance records at opponents' stadium, like when he came to Chicago in April with Inter Miami.
Chicago police officer sharing love of gardening to help fellow cops with self-care
When a gardener like Deronis Cooper cares for plants, he takes care of himself, too.
4 hurt after pickup truck crashes into Woodlawn apartment building
The crash happened near Marquette and Langley, leaving debris and bricks inside and outside the building.
Pride Bowl brings flag football tournament to lakefront ahead of Pride Parade
The Pride Bowl flag football tournament started in 2008. It connects members of the LGBTQ+ and ally communities together.
Students learn from police at forensic investigations camp at Indiana University Northwest
Investigators with the Gary, Indiana, Police Department are used to encountering crime scenes — but they aren't in the habit of creating a fake one for students most of the time.
West Side youth help get healthy groceries to seniors in Austin
A partnership between a youth-led produce market on Chicago's West Side and Beyond Hunger is helping to get healthy groceries to seniors in the city's Austin neighborhood Tuesday.
Chicagoans flock to city's beaches to beat the extreme heat
The lakefront was crowded, and so were public pools, as crowds headed out to keep cool by taking a dip anywhere they could.
Armed man killed in Highland Park police shooting ID'd
Police said the man "quickly charged at officers with a knife," prompting officers to fire shots.
50 years later, John Drummond looks back on the murder of Chicago Outfit honcho Sam Giancana
Giancana, known as "Momo," was 67 when he was murdered at his home in Oak Park, Illinois.
Man killed, officer injured in Chesterton, Indiana police shooting near hotel
A man was killed and an officer was injured in an exchange of gunfire near the Hilton Garden Inn in Chesterton, Indiana, Wednesday morning.
Chicago man who served over 30 years for a murder he didn't commit finds new life in theatre
The same court that convicted Brian Beals officially cleared his name. Now a free man, he is already giving back to his community in a creative way.
Chicago artist adds Pope Leo XIV to White Sox mural outside Rate Field
Cyd Smillie had the design and started adding Pope Leo XIV to the mural before he donned a White Sox cap at the Vatican earlier this week.
New Chicago tourism campaign seeks to sell city and shed perception of danger
The "Never done. Never outdone," campaign highlights the people who live in 77 different community areas and all call Chicago home.
Hadiya Pendleton's parents hold "Party 4 Peace" honoring slain honor student
Saturday afternoon, Nate Pendleton and Cleopatra Cowley found peace in the park now named after their daughter.