JCA football team helps coach's parents clean up after storms
The players came over to help with the cleanup after their practice on Tuesday morning and made some new fans.
More than 2,000 children from all over Chicago turn out for Downtown Day
The event brings together kids and encourages them to explore and experience what it is like outside their own neighborhoods.
Race to Mackinac sets sail from Chicago this weekend
The competition started in 1898 with just five boats; this year, there are 250 sailboats and more than 2,200 sailors.
Family of Port Chicago 50 hopes this will be the year of exonerations
July 17 will mark 80 years since the Port Chicago disaster.
Illinois state lawmakers discuss proposed mass transit merger
Illinois lawmakers want input from the public on a proposal to create the Metropolitan Mobility Authority to replace the Regional Transportation Authority, and combine the CTA, Metra, and Pace into one agency.
NASCAR Street Race takes over Chicago
Anyone can hear NASCAR's Chicago Street Race from downtown, even if they cannot see the track.
Chicago counts down to green flag of second NASCAR street race in Grant Park
Organizers on Friday hosted a series of events all over the city ahead of the two big races on Saturday and Sunday.
Chicago kids get revved up for NASCAR Street Race
All the kids at the event are walking away with tickets to the race this weekend.
Second person detained in murder of retired Chicago Police officer as his funeral is held
Chicago police arrested Marquan Jones, 17, on Thursday in the 2400 block of East 75th Street.
North Aurora woman collects cicadas, awaits their return in 2041
A North Aurora woman is already counting down to 2041 because she can't wait for the drone of the 17-year cicadas to fill her front yard once again.
Neighbors evacuated for hours after freight train derails in Matteson, Illinois
All potentially hazardous materials were contained.
Men charged with beating pizza restaurant owner, but their attorneys say bouncers started it
Ultimately, all four defendants were released from custody—but are due in court again next week.
City accidentally removed ghost bike installed for man hit, killed while cycling in Chicago
The city claims workers did not recognize a memorial.
Teen ordered held in custody in shooting that killed 7-year-old boy on Near West Side
Raysean Comer is charged as an adult in the Tuesday afternoon shooting that killed Jai'mani Amir Rivera.
Chicago's DuSable Black History Museum celebrates Juneteenth
More than 80 businesses have set up shop on the museum campus, and live performances occur throughout the day and evening.