13 Illinois students competing in 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee
The best spellers in the country are in Washington, D.C. for the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee, including 13 contestants from Illinois.
United Airlines rule change impacts check-in cutoff times
Passengers traveling without checked baggage on United Airlines should know the cutoff time for checking in will change as of June 3.
Former CPD officer pleads guilty to killing husband in 2021
A former Chicago police officer has pleaded guilty to shooting and killing her husband in 2021.
Southbound I-55 reopens near Cass Ave. in Darien hours after fatal crash
A semi-tractor truck without a trailer crashed and rolled over into a ditch along the Stevenson Expressway.
Johnson cuts ribbon on "Soul City West" corridor in Austin neighborhood
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Transportation celebrated the completion of a multi-million dollar transformation in the city's Austin neighborhood Friday.
Scammers target veterans, military personnel around Memorial Day: BBB
The Better Business Bureau is warning veterans and military personnel that they may be the target of scammers around Memorial Day.
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of Chicago summer
It might not feel like summer outside but Memorial Day weekend means beaches are open and preparations for events and parades were underway Friday.
CPD ups security around Israeli Consulate, synagogues after DC shooting
Chicago police are upping security around the city's Jewish community in the wake of the deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. Wednesday night.
FBI hauls boxes of evidence out of DC shooting suspect's Chicago apartment
The FBI hauled boxes of evidence from the Albany Park home of the man charged with killing two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington D.C. Wednesday night.
2 with ties to Venezuelan gang arrested in Chicago Lawn mass shooting: ICE
ICE agents arrested two Venezuelan nationals with ties to the Tres de Aragua gang in connection with a Chicago mass shooting in December, officials said.
Sueños Music Festival 2025: Street closures, lineup and more
Sueños Music Festival returns to Grant Park this Memorial Day weekend with headlining performances from Shakira and Don Omar.
Firefighter injured in blaze at Addison smoke shop
One firefighter suffered minor injuries battling a blaze at a suburban smoke shop Wednesday morning.
Lurie patient awaiting new heart graduates from high school
Taevion Norris is a patient at Lurie Children's Hospital, waiting for a heart transplant, but the hospital and his school made sure he wouldn't miss his high school graduation.
Free educational program teaches kids to learn from failure
"Let Me Fail," a free education program, helps kids practice failure, learn from it and embrace it, while teaching parents to allow it as well.
Chicago transit workers rally downtown as fiscal cliff looms
Public transit workers in Chicago rallied downtown Wednesday morning as a fiscal cliff that could bring deep cuts to public transportation looms ever closer.