NASCAR 2025 Chicago Street Race street closures start Thursday
Street closures for the 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Race start Thursday in and around Grant Park.
Kumiko, Noah Sandoval win 2025 James Beard Awards
Chicago can count two winners among those who walked away with 2025 James Beard Awards Monday night.
Car crashes into building on UIC campus
A car crashed into a building near the University of Illinois at Chicago campus Monday morning.
Pope Leo XIV delivers video message at Rate Field celebration
The pope urged Catholic faithful to be a "light of hope," to serve others, and to make the world a better place.
Aqua Illinois lifts unsafe drinking water alert in south suburbs
Aqua Illinois says its water is safe to drink in the south suburbs again.
Man rescued from Lake Michigan in Rogers Park
A man had to be rescued from the waters of Lake Michigan Thursday night on the city's North Side, Chicago police said.
3 shot at Joliet apartment complex, police say
Three men were injured in a shooting at a large gathering in Joliet, police said Friday.
Extensive Chicago street closures this weekend for festivals, parades, protests
Extensive Chicago street closures and parking restrictions will be in place this weekend for the Puerto Rican Festival and Parade, Taste of Randolph, Midsommarfest, the Old Town Art Fair, Wells Street Art Festival and the "No Kings" protest in Daley Plaza. And that's just some of the events.
Trapped family rescued from Joliet fire: Video
Joliet police released body cam video that shows a dramatic rescue at a burning apartment building in the southwest suburbs Tuesday.
1 believed dead in Crestwood house explosion, fire, officials say
One person is believed to have died in a Crestwood house explosion and fire Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Illinois investigates if Texas illegally given license plate data in abortion case
Illinois officials accused Texas law enforcement of illegally accessing automated license plate reader data in Mount Prospect while searching for a woman who had an abortion.
1st CTA board meeting held since IL budget passed without transit funding
The CTA Board met for the first time since Illinois state lawmakers missed a critical deadline to bridge a massive fiscal cliff facing the agency.
Pritzker defends Illinois sanctuary laws, accuses Trump of "abuses of power"
"Illinois follows the law, but we expect the federal govt to follow the law as well," Pritzker said.
Dr. Macquline King named interim CPS CEO
The Chicago Board of Education selected City Hall employee Dr. Macquline King to be the interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools.
Hoffman Estates OB-GYN gets 10 years in prison for fraud
Suburban OB-GYNB Mona Ghosh was sentenced to 10 years in prison for insurance and Medicaid fraud, officials announced.