Chicago summer safety plan involves community engagement, strategic police deployments
The summer safety plans are a little different from what the city has put together for summer safety in previous years.
Experts, transit leaders elsewhere say a safety app could really help on CTA
It is already happening in other major cities. So why isn't Chicago exploring the same solution?
Crowds to head to Chicago's Grant Park as Sueños Music Festival kicks off summertime
Sueños, Spanish for dreams, first debuted in Grant Park back in 2022. It has already become one of the largest Latin music festivals in the United States.
Chicago's first chief homelessness officer says she's up to the challenge
This all comes as homelessness has been on the rise in Chicago, and across Illinois, for years now.
Man shot while trying to prevent robbery outside Wicker Park café
Police said the man was shot in the torso – describing his injury as critical. He was rushed to Stroger Hospital of Cook County.
Chicago-based Kadeya develops beverage machine geared toward eliminating single-use bottles
Kadeya has developed a vending machine that dispenses a drink—and then takes a bottle back, cleans it, and can dispense a new one.
How is Illinois protecting consumers from solar energy scammers? Questions remain
With more and more such companies popping up, and salespeople showing up on doorsteps, who is making sure they're legitimate?
Elk Grove Village man says he got scammed by solar panel contractor
It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
2 teens charged after woman shot one of them while they tried to steal her car in South Chicago, police say
Police said a woman caught a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy trying to steal her, when the woman shot the girl in the shoulder.
Armed robbers target 2 liquor stores in 20 minutes in Chicago
Business owners believe the same crew might be involved in several other incidents.
13-year-old girl shot in South Chicago after attempted car theft, family of shooter says
The girl was hit on the right side of her body. She was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, and her condition was stabilized, police said.
Strong storms bring hail, damaging wind, flooding rain to Chicago area
Tinley Park saw golf-ball-sized hail and Orland Park saw ping-pong-sized hail, according to the National Weather Service.
Robbers hold up West Town bar and its customers at gunpoint, shoot at owner
The Irish Nobleman Pub has had four people quit since Saturday, saying they don't feel safe working there anymore.
Robbers force people to unlock phones, banking apps at gunpoint in Bucktown
There were four different robberies of this variety with five victims within a period of less than half an hour in Bucktown Thursday morning. One of them was caught on video.
Chicago and Cook County make preparations for cicada invasion
"This would be a cicada hotel. This would be what they look for."