70-year-old woman struck and killed by Metra train in Washington Heights
Metra said an inbound Rock Island train hit the woman around 7:15 p.m. near 99th Street and Vincennes Avenue.
Ald. Pat Dowell meets with developers on possibility of new White Sox ballpark in South Loop
Sources have told CBS 2 the Sox are talking with developer Related Midwest about possibly building a new ballpark in a 62-acre parcel of land dubbed "The 78."
How much snow in Chicago area? Snow totals from today's winter storm
While Chicago and the suburbs only got an inch or two, heavy lake effect snow in northwest Indiana has brought up to 32 inches in La Porte County.
Missing man Jairo Munoz, 28, last seen in Belmont Cragin
Police said Munoz is mostly non-verbal, and might not be dressed properly for the cold weather.
Chicago armed robberies: 5 people robbed in past week in Back of the Yards
In each of the robberies, a gunman approached his victims on the street, stole their cash and other belongings, and ran off.
Aldermen to weigh $5 million settlement after family accuses EMTs of leaving grandfather for dead
The lawsuit accuses two Chicago Fire Department EMTs of failing to check Whitfield Marshall's vital signs, or take him to a hospital, after assuming he was dead during a well-being check.
2 Catholic schools in Cicero and Berwyn closing in June, after loss of scholarship tax credit program
The archdiocese said more than half of the students at St. Frances of Rome and St. Odilo rely on the Invest in Kids scholarship tax credit program to attend their schools.
Dangerous conditions persist in Northwest Indiana, with nearly 3 feet of snow
Snow totals in La Porte County already had reached as much as 32 inches by Friday night, and it was not over at that point.
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