Sam & Gertie's, Chicago's and world's first vegan Jewish deli, to close
The owner, Andy Kalish, says he just doesn't have the energy to keep it going.
Driver in deadly DUI crash in Glenview accused of going nearly 100 mph over speed limit
In the courtroom, one set of parents watched their son face a list of charges as the other clutched a photo of the son they lost.
Suburban beach view is blocked by fence, frustrating residents
"An abomination, really."
Mama duck and her ducklings captivate Mt. Greenwood neighbors
The neighbors helped protect the mama duck and her ducklings before documenting their journey to a new home.
Buffalo Grove High School using AI to help students become future teachers
Students in Tim Kosiek's education pathway class learned how to use ChatGPT to help create lesson plans and more.
One person hospitalized after fight at Eataly restaurant in River North
A man pulled out a gun during the fight, and the gun went off, but no one was shot, police said.
Cicadas pee from trees. And they can urinate a lot, a new study finds.
Scientists who study such things have found that cicadas urinate in a jet stream because they consume an incredible volume of fluid during their brief time above ground.
2 people of interest released without charges in fatal Northwest Side shooting
"I tried to keep him alive for his kids," said a woman who provided first aid after the shooting.
The Northern Lights were visible in Illinois, Indiana; will we see them again tonight?
A rare severe geomagnetic storm watch from space has meant some Chicago area residents got a chance to see the Northern Lights Friday night, and they may be back a night later.
Will County honors fallen first responders at emotional service
Lenore Carroll has been coming to the memorial service for years after she lost her father, a Joliet police officer, when she was only a little girl.
SUV crashes into entrance of South Loop restaurant, police say
The crash happened at the Chicago Oyster House at 1933 S. Indiana Ave. just before 3 a.m.
Once an empty lot, Chicago high school celebrates its new field of dreams
"The whole community can come and use it whenever they feel."
Elderly Missouri man charged in 1966 stabbing death of Calumet City woman
James Barbier, 79, is charged with first-degree murder in the 1966 stabbing death of 18-year-old Karen Snider at her home in Calumet City.
CPS students hold sit-in to support pro-Palestinian demonstrations
Organizers said about 100 students took part in the sit-in, but only a small group of students, about a dozen, continued the protest outside.
Suburban Chicago seniors celebrate college acceptance ahead of Graduation Day
"I have been accepted to 43 different schools and applied to 51."