Girl, 12, hit by car while running away from crash in Plainfield
Police said the girl ran away after the car she was in was hit by another car on Illinois Route 59.
Two men charged in Gold Coast carjacking spree
Police said Charles Benson and Demontae Watkins carjacked a delivery driver, tried to carjack a woman but were scared off, and tried to carjack a third driver but failed because the car had a manual transmission.
Electric vehicle catches fire in parking garage of Fashion Outlets of Chicago shopping mall
The mall remained open, but crews were working to clear smoke from the garage, and officials said shoppers should expect delays getting into the mall.
U.S. spending $150 million to upgrade electric vehicle charging stations
Dozens of electric vehicle charging stations in Illinois and Indiana will be getting upgrades, thanks to new federal funding.
Woman injured by falling light pole in the Loop in 2019 to get $2 million settlement
Maya Kirk was walking back to her office in the Loop when she was struck by a light pole that had been quietly corroding for years.
Fire at Tinley Park animal shelter leaves 100 animals hospitalized
Volunteers called the Tinley Park Fire Department who came and quickly put out the fire.
Six reputed gang members convicted in murder of Chicago rapper FBG Duck
FBG Duck, who was born Carlton Weekly, was shot and killed on Aug. 4, 2020, while shopping along Oak Street near the Magnificent Mile. Another man and woman were seriously injured in the shooting
Hilco to pay $12.25M to settle lawsuit over botched Little Village smokestack demolition
Hilco's implosion of the smokestack at the former Crawford power plant coated the surrounding Little Village neighborhood in dust and debris.
Heather Mack sentenced to 26 years in mother's grisly murder in Indonesia
"This was a brutal and premeditated crime," U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly said in handing down the sentence.
Burglars hit 13 restaurants in River North and Old Town in past month
In each of the burglaries, the thieves got in by prying open the restaurant's patio doors, and then stole cash registers and cash.
Elderly person dies after house caught fire in Englewood
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in "very critical" condition and was later confirmed dead on Wednesday.
Planes clip wings at O'Hare International Airport
All Nippon Airways Flight 11, a Boeing 777, was taxiing for departure when its left wing hit the stabilizer of Delta Air Lines Flight 2122, a Boeing 717.
CTA Orange Line service resumes after "comparatively minor" derailment
Service had been suspended for several hours between 35th/Archer and Ashland.
Elgin police shoot man with knife while responding to reported suicide attempt
Police said a 29-year-old man approached an officer while armed with a knife after already stabbing himself.
The Second City faculty reaches tentative deal to avert strike
An 11-hour bargaining session with The Second City management on Friday resulted in a tentative deal that must be approved and ratified by the union.