The Violet Hour closes permanently in Wicker Park
The Violet Hour, a James Beard Award-winning cocktail bar in Chicago's Wicker Park, is closing permanently after 18 years.
CPS deficit is over $200 million more than previously reported
The interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools said the district's budget deficit is $734 million, more than $200 million more than previously reported.
4 dead, including pregnant mother and her son, in West Side fire
Four people, including three members of a family, died in a fire in Chicago's Austin neighborhood early Thursday morning. The fourth victim was found Friday.
Teen killed, Laquan McDonald's cousin injured in Douglass Park shooting
A fire department source said the shooter was a lifeguard who was fixing a bike before he sprang up and began shooting.
Video shows security physically removing fan from Chicago Fire game at Soldier Field
The fan, Dominic Osmund, told CBS Chicago that he was removed after he joined a group flying Palestinian flags.
Obama Library will display memorabilia from same-sex marriage SCOTUS case
On the 10th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, the Obama Foundation is unveiling some of what they will display at the presidential center in Chicago.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announces he's running for a third term
At a formal campaign kickoff event Thursday morning in Chicago, Pritzker said, "through every challenge and every triumph, I have grown to love Illinois even more."
Teen charged with killing duck, chicken at home in Portage Park
Chicago police have charged a 15-year-old boy with felony animal cruelty for killing a duck and a chicken at a home in the city.
White Sox ban fan who brought Ketel Marte to tears with taunt about mom
The Chicago White Sox have indefinitely banned a fan from their home games after he brought Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte to tears by reportedly heckling him about his late mother.
New Lou Malnati's CEO plans national expansion
Popular Chicago deep dish pizza chain Lou Malnati's is preparing for a major national expansion.
Aldi to take over closed Whole Foods store in River North
Aldi is poised to move into a vacant storefront that used to house a Whole Foods in River North.
New stretch of Lincoln Ave. closed for construction near Western Brown Line stop
Another stretch of Lincoln Avenue is now closed as part of ongoing construction work near the Western CTA Brown Line stop in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood.
West Side youth help get healthy groceries to seniors in Austin
A partnership between a youth-led produce market on Chicago's West Side and Beyond Hunger is helping to get healthy groceries to seniors in the city's Austin neighborhood Tuesday.
"Starved Rock Killer" Chester Weger dies at 86
Chester Weger, most infamously known as the "Starved Rock Killer," has died at age 86.
Three suburban Mariano's are closing. See where.
Three Mariano's grocery stores in the Chicago suburbs are closing as part of a larger move by its parent company, Kroger.