Boy on bike struck and killed by pickup truck in Aurora
Police said the 16-year-old boy was crossing Montgomery Road at Ogden Avenue in Aurora, when a Ford F-450 headed west on Ogden hit him while turning onto Montgomery.
Small plane flips over during emergency landing near Lowell, Indiana
Sheriff's officials said the plane experienced engine trouble before making an emergency landing in a farm field.
Student stabbed during fight at Proviso West High School
Police said two students got into a fight at Proviso West around 10 a.m., and one of them was stabbed in the arm.
Howard Brown Health workers go back on strike for two days at Chicago clinics
The Illinois Nurses Association said they have been in contract negotiations for over a year, seeking better wages, a smaller workload, affordable insurance, and protections from layoffs.
New policy will prohibit Chicago police officers from joining hate or extremist groups
The new rule approved by the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability seeks to rid CPD of officers with ties to groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
Burglar breaks into Wicker Park vintage clothing store in Chicago
Kokorokoko owner Ross Kelly said it will take thousands and thousands of dollars to recover from what seems to be a retail crime wave.
Shots fired on Bishop Ford Freeway; southbound lanes closed at 111th Street
Police said, around 4:15 p.m., troopers responded to the Bishop Ford at 115th Street for a report of an expressway shooting.
Craig Counsell eager to take on challenge of getting Cubs back to playoffs
"You walk into a place that you already know it demands your best, and that feeling is just a feeling that I need to have, and I love to have," Counsell said.
Mayor Brandon Johnson names Dr. Olusimbo Ige as next head of Chicago Department of Public Health
If confirmed by the City Council, Ige would become the first Black woman to lead CDPH on a permanent basis.
Crash turns violent in Back of the Yards, one man stabbed
The victim drove himself to Rush University Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.
Infant in critical condition after being pulled from Tippecanoe River in NW Indiana
Relatives told police a 1-year-old and a 5-year-old were playing outside when they went into the the Tippecanoe River behind a home in Winamac, Indiana.
Chicago City Council passes expansion of paid leave for workers
The ordinance means all workers in Chicago – anyone who works for any company – will earn one hour of leave for every 35 hours worked.
Dr. Allison Arwady, former Chicago public health chief, takes new job at CDC
Arwady confirmed she has taken a position with the CDC in Atlanta, leading the National Center for Injury Prevention & Control, starting Jan. 16, 2024.
Chicago police officer charged with shoving 8th grader outside South Side elementary school
Officer Craig Lancaster has been indicted on one count of aggravated battery.
Jason Benetti leaving White Sox broadcast booth to be Tigers' play-by-play man
Considered one of the top voices in sports, Benetti has lived out a childhood dream the last eight years as the voice of White Sox television broadcasts.