Community "scared" after mass shooting kills 3, wounds 5 in Chicago Lawn
Eight people—four men and four women—were shot around 2 p.m. Monday afternoon in the house at 3511 W. 59th St. in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
15-year-old found shot dead inside Englewood home
According to unconfirmed police dispatch reports, the boy's mother found him dead inside the home.
Customers flood in person to shop in Glencoe, Cyber Monday notwithstanding
While many scoured the internet to look for the best deals Monday, some prefer to shop in person and locally.
2 shootings reported within hour of each other on northbound I-57
Illinois State Police said there have been 79 shootings on Chicago area expressways so far this year, down from last year, when there were 129 expressway shootings in all of 2023.
Young pilot takes kids into flight for a special holiday experience
Pilot Zaire Horton took the youngsters for a flight on which he taught them all about aviation and flying.
Over 2 years after fire, groundbreaking is held for new Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
The congregation that was displaced when its home burned down has begun the process of resurrecting a new church from the ashes of the old.
2 dead, 3 hurt in 3 separate shootings in Little Village in less than 24 hours
Investigation into each of the shootings remains under investigation.
Thanksgiving holiday travel already picking up at Midway Airport; airfares jump
The Transportation Security Administration projects the busiest days at airports will be the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and the Sunday after the holiday.
Start of Christkindlmarket, Chicago tree lighting to kick off holiday season Friday
Two nights ahead of time, some vendors were already preparing for the teeming crowds to come.
Chicago students raise, cook early Thanksgiving dinner for hundreds
At the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, at 3857 W. 111th St. in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood, students' passion for cooking is indescribable.
Southwest Side Chicago businesses join up to give out Thanksgiving turkeys to those in need
More than 400 turkeys were given away on Sunday in the West Elsdon neighborhood—and for many, the event was about more than just a free meal.
Family files lawsuit after man died of asthma attack at Stateville prison
Michael Broadway's family claims staff at Stateville Correctional Center "watched Michael slowly perish while gasping for breath."
1 dead, dozens displaced after apartment complex fire in Woodstock
Damage to the building has been estimated at $1.5 million.
Chicago police officer stabbed while arresting suspect in South Shore
Police used a Taser on the suspect while taking him into custody.
Former POW Jessica Lynch speaks at Aurora Veterans Day Parade
Lynch was the first American prisoner of war to be rescued since World War II, and the first American woman POW to be successfully rescued.