3 children dead after boat capsizes on Geneva Lake during severe storm
Three children died on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin after a boat capsized during a severe storm Friday, Lake Geneva police said.
Kayakers rescued from DuPage River in Bolingbrook
Five kayakers were rescued from the DuPage River in Bolingbrook Friday morning, officials said.
Storms force cancelation of Friday fireworks displays — see where
Multiple Fourth of July fireworks displays planned for Friday night in the Chicago area have been canceled or rescheduled because of strong thunderstorms moving through the area.
Severe thunderstorm watch for entire Chicago area into overnight hours
Another round of severe thunderstorms is rolling through the Chicago area overnight, snarling the start of Fourth of July celebrations and bringing lightning, torrential downpours and high winds.
Chicago violent crime slightly up from record lows in 2025
New data from the Chicago Police Department shows violent crime in the city is slightly up from the record lows of 2025.
2 charged in connection to human remains found in Lake Mattoon
Illinois State Police said two people have been arrested in connection to the remains of a Plainfield man that were found in Lake Mattoon in June.
Naked man charged after 3 women assaulted in downtown DeKalb
A naked man was arrested and charged after three women were assaulted in downtown DeKalb Thursday.
Lake in the Hills man gets 96 years for Elgin road rage murder
A Lake in the Hills man has been sentenced to 96 years in prison for a deadly road rage shooting in Elgin in 2020.
Chicago US atty. announces 179 charged in federal anti-violence initiative
Chicago's top federal prosecutor announced 179 people have been charged in 140 newly filed criminal cases as the result of an intensive two-month operation coordinated across 11 federal agencies.
Names of first bald eaglets born in Chicago in over a century revealed
The first bald eaglets born in a Chicago park in more than a century have now been named.
Power grid under "critical strain" on West Side, west and SW suburbs: ComEd
ComEd has issued an urgent warning to people on the West Side of Chicago and in some west and southwest suburbs that the power grid is under "critical strain."
5 in Chicago, Georgia arrested for alleged gun trafficking ring
Five people in Chicago and Athens, Georgia, have been arrested for allegedly running gun trafficking ring, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Pritzker vows to protect trans athletes after Supreme Court decision
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker vowed the state will continue to protect transgender Illinoisans and athletes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday.
Chicago minimum wage increases July 1, but tipped worker jump delayed
Chicago's minimum wage will rise again on July 1, but for tipped workers the big jump that the city's hospitality industry had been bracing for has been delayed.
Mundelein police officer dies in motorcycle crash while off duty
A Mundelein police officer died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash early Sunday morning.