The start of Kwanzaa highlights seven principles
"Too often we think of the holidays as vacation, food and gifts. That's the opposite of what Kwanzaa is actually about."
Water main break in west suburban Bellwood leaves thousands under boil water order on Christmas
One mom had to cancel her family's Christmas dinner.
Chicago Bears fans brave bone chilling temperatures for Christmas Eve game
Dangerous temperatures did nothing to stop the pregame tailgate.
New year brings in new laws for smoke detectors, with must-have 10-year 'hard wired' alarms
"We see, unfortunately, a lot of the residential fire injuries and deaths occur in those homes that have the older models. And the smoke alarm batteries have been removed because they're using them for a remote control or a video game console."
Memory of Chicago nurse lives on with holiday gifts to hospital patients
"For us to be able to give back, there's a tremendous sense that we're doing what she would want us to do in her absence. Her spirit lives on through these stockings."
Police search for three in string of business burglaries in Bridgeport and Back of the Yards
Several franchise stores were hit Sunday morning -- all in less than an hour.
South suburban leaders say they need more money to combat water system problems
The main issue for the five mayors is money and not having enough of it to fix these water main breaks.
Victim of Humboldt Park shooting flees to nearby Aldi
A 19-year-old man was driving near Sawyer Avenue and Huron Street, when someone started shooting, causing a graze wound to his left arm.
Bail reduction denied for man accused of shooting, paralyzing CPD Officer Danny Golden
"We sent an army, to make sure our voices were heard, based on this unspeakable tragedy."
Chicago volunteer gets CPS students gifts from wish lists
I'm disabled and I can't do very many things anymore, but I can still do this."
Chicago man shot to death was postal worker, aspiring actor
"I just say god bless his soul because I'm really going to miss him."
DoorDash scammer leaves Smoque BBQ fuming after fake orders
"Obviously lost revenue and lost sales, but we can live with that for a while. I just don't want people paying for orders that are not ever getting sent to anybody."
5 arrested protesting the move of the La Pieta statue from St. Adalbert's Church
"I felt like my heart was breaking. A part of my soul was breaking because they don't need to do that."
80-year-old Neil Greenfield and 41-year-old daughter Kimberly Karsen IDed in Des Plaines Crash
Neil's sister said he was very active, running in several marathons, adding that he is from Skokie but was dog sitting in Des Plaines. Karsen's neighbors said she was a nice, kind woman.
Chicago, Cook County move to medium COVID-19 alert levels
Health officials are urging residents take precautions to reduce spread during what they're calling a tripledemic.