Northwestern president returns to D.C. to testify on antisemitism
Northwestern University president Michael Schill is back in the nation's capital Tuesday to testify about antisemitism on campus.
Semi crash spills pipes all over I-88, damages some cars
Westbound lanes of I-88 were shut down for hours in Downers Grove after a semi crash spilled cargo all over the roadway.
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.
Historic Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge spared from morning fire
Park Ridge firefighters were able to put out a fire before it could destroy the historic Pickwick Theatre Monday morning.
Metra cuts down UP-NW trains for track reconstruction project
There will be less Metra UP-NW trains running starting Monday to accommodate a construction project that lasts through mid-September.
Pritzker: Redrawing Illinois map "on the table" as response to Texas redistricting
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he's considered redrawing the state's congressional map in response to the Texas redistricting push to give Republicans 5 more seats, saying "everything has to be on the table."
Chicago man charged with hate crime in Portage Park stabbing
A Chicago man has been arrested and charged with a hate crime in a stabbing in the city's Portage Park neighborhood in early July.
Teen reunites with surgeon who amputated foot, saved ability to walk
A New Lenox teen was reunited with the surgeon who amputated his foot as a toddler and, in the process, saved his ability to walk and play sports after more than a decade.
Chicago child missing for 7 years found by U.S. Marshals
A Chicago child who went missing while in DCFS custody has been found by U.S. Marshals after seven years.
Northwestern faculty ask school not to make deal with Trump in open letter
A group of faculty at Northwestern University have written an open letter to school leadership, asking them not to make a deal with President Trump after he froze hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.
North Chicago man allegedly dealt meth out of house with day care
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said they arrested a man for allegedly dealing meth at a North Chicago, Illinois home that also housed a home day care.
Woman charged in kidnapping of 2-year-old girl at gunpoint in court
A woman charged with kidnapping a 2-year-old girl at gunpoint in Chicago is appearing in court Friday.
Overnight crime spree hits 15 businesses in Gurnee
Gurnee police said they are investigating a coordinated crime spree that resulted in 15 business break-ins in the early morning hours of Wednesday.
Sexual abuse survivor says pope covered up reported abuse in Peru
Survivors of clergy abuse held a news conference Thursday to speak out against alleged coverups in the U.S. in Peru by Pope Leo XIV when he was a bishop.
Golf Rose Animal Services hosting Bark at the Park in Schaumburg
Animal rescue Golf Rose Animal Services is hosting a Bark at the Park event at Wintrust Fields to celebrate four-legged friends and make people aware of animals looking for their forever homes.