IDOT Teamsters authorize strike amid contract talks
The vote comes after months of negotiations on a contract with IDOT have failed to reach an agreement.
2 charged in Dolton mass shooting; including man free while awaiting murder trial
Torrey Lewis was awaiting trial for the 2017 murder of a disabled man at the time of the AutoZone shooting, and was free on electronic monitoring.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin calls on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Trump ballot case
"Justice Thomas should recuse himself so there's no question of bias," Durbin said.
FBI investigating Lurie Children's Hospital "cybersecurity incident"
For more than a week, Lurie Children's Hospital has taken its network systems offline, including its phones, email, and electronic records.
Pro-Palestinian activists protest outside Woodward manufacturing facility in Niles
The activists claimed the Woodward plant makes parts for Boeing that are used in missiles and bombs being dropped in Gaza.
Mayor Brandon Johnson celebrates $17.6M effort to feed migrants through Black and Latino businesses
A group of 17 businesses has been feeding thousands of migrants a day thanks to state funding and private donations to the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
Jussie Smollett asks Illinois Supreme Court to toss conviction for staging hate crime attack
Smollett's attorneys argued that the special prosecutor who charged him "gave in to public outcry" over the initial charges against him being dropped.
Chicago poet J. Ivy wins Grammy for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
"It felt like the dream is continuing on, and I'm just amazed that poetry has the spotlight on it the way it does," Ivy said.
Illinois Department of Public Health strips Vista Medical Center East of trauma center status
"Lives are at stake. Heart attack and stroke patients, among others, may not survive a drive to other hospitals in Lake County," Coroner Jennifer Banek said.
Three charged in string of carjackings, two murders in Chicago area in 2020
Edson Resendez, aka "Savage"; Maverick Cela, aka "G Reckless"; and Prezila Apreza have been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations.
"Skilling It" and "CTRL-SALT-DELETE" top winners of Chicago snowplow naming contest
After 10,000 votes from Chicagoans, the winners are: "Skilling It," "CTRL-SALT-DELETE," "Casimir Plowaski," "Ernie Snowbanks," "Mies van der Snow," and "Bad, Bad Leroy Plow."
Family of man shot and killed by Carol Stream police demands to see body camera video
"Isaac Goodlow, a 30-year-old Black man, was shot and unjustifiably killed by the Carol Stream police officers," said Andrew M. Stroth, an attorney for Goodlow's family.
3 broken water mains repaired in Dixmoor, boil order lifted
Village President Fitzgerald Roberts declared a state of emergency after the most recent breaks.
Power restored at BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, after temporary evacuation
Operations resumed at the plant on Friday after power was fully restored, and all office buildings and nearby roads reopened.
Cyberattack prompted network outage at Lurie Children's Hospital
The outage impacted Lurie's entire network – not just the hospital in Streeterville.