Chicagoans flock to Indiana for cheaper gas prices
Chicago area drivers, some nearly on empty, are heading to Indiana, where there's been a big drop in gas prices in the past week.
Canvas outage sends students scrambling as spring semester closes
The Canvas outage has stretched into a second day at some schools, leaving students and teachers in the Chicago and Illinois university systems scrambling amid the end of the spring semester.
Police dig at South Elgin home in search for teen missing since 2016
South Elgin police are digging at a home on Revere Road as part of their search for Kianna Galvin, a teen who has been missing since 2016.
15 injured in explosion and fire at Des Plaines condo building
An explosion and fire at a Des Plaines condo building injured 15 people, three of them critically, overnight.
Teenage boy wounded in Carol Stream shooting
A teenager was wounded in a shooting on Tuesday morning in west suburban Carol Stream.
Walgreens closing Chatham store due to violence, theft
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
Friday marks "day of civic action" on May Day for Chicago Public Schools
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
Joliet Slammers kick off season with game at Old Joliet Prison
The minor league baseball season is starting and the Joliet Slammers are kicking theirs off with the Big House Ballgame in the Old Joliet Prison Yard.
Mother grieves loss of son killed in multivehicle crash on I-55 near Joliet
Alejandra Urostegui says her son, Jose Perez, and his girlfriend just celebrated her birthday the day before Sunday's crash.
Reilly's Daughter bar selling t-shirts honoring fallen CPD officer John Bartholomew
People who want to support the cause can purchase a t-shirt in person at the bar starting at 6 p.m. on Friday.
Man charged in fatal shooting of UPS driver ordered to stay in jail
The judge said the suspect and the victim, Michael Hunter, 36, had known each other for more than a decade and were friends.
CTA Red Line Extension breaks ground after judge unfroze funding
The Chicago Transit Authority broke ground on Friday to extend the Red Line, after decades of promises to stretch the CTA's busiest rail line further south, and concerns that the federal government could cut off vital funding for the project.
Man injured in apparent road rage shooting near Union Station
A man was injured Thursday morning in an apparent road rage shooting near Union Station in Chicago.
Volunteers help to clean litter at South Side beach in honor of Earth Day
Each year on this day, volunteers in Chicago and across the globe head outside to make our world a better place.
3 hurt, including cyclist struck, in Gage Park rollover crash
A 22-year-old man riding his bicycle was hurt when he was struck by a speeding SUV in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood Thursday night.