WWE bringing Elimination Chamber to the United Center in February
WWE professional wrestling is returning to the United Center next year with its Elimination Chamber event.
CTA, Metra, and Pace approve 2026 budgets with no fare hikes or service cuts
The CTA, Metra, and Pace have approved 2026 budgets without fare hikes or service cuts, thanks to the transit bailout approved by state lawmakers last month.
Riverdale Mayor Lawrence Jackson found guilty of perjury, obstruction of justice
Riverdale Mayor Lawrence Jackson has been convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice charges, accused of lying in a deposition in a lawsuit over the south suburban village's trash disposal contracts.
Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized in Chicago, Rainbow/PUSH confirms
Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who twice ran for president in the 1980s, has been hospitalized. He was expected to be released from the hospital Thursday.
Kat Abughazaleh, 5 others plead not guilty to charges from Broadview protest
Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and five other people pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing protesters of interfering with ICE agents in Broadview.
Chicago city treasurer vows boycott of U.S. Treasury bonds in protest of Trump
Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin set off a fierce debate at a City Council budget hearing, after declaring her office would no longer invest the city's money in U.S. treasury bonds.
Ald. Sigcho-Lopez angrily confronts Gov. Pritzker in Little Village over taxes
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) got into a heated exchange on Tuesday with Gov. JB Pritzker and fellow Ald. Michael Rodriguez (22nd) at a Veterans Day event in Little Village.
CPD seeks man who stabbed CTA passenger at UIC-Halsted stop on Blue Line
Chicago police are asking for help identifying the man who stabbed a CTA passenger on a Blue Line platform over the weekend on the Near West Side.
Basketball coach charged with convincing teen to send him sexually explicit videos
A Chicago youth basketball coach has been arrested on child pornography charges, accused of convincing a teenager to send him sexually explicit videos.
Hanover Park police officer arrested by ICE released on bond
A Hanover Park police officer arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last month has been released on bond as he awaits the outcome of his immigration case.
Darren Bailey staying in governor's race after 4 relatives died in helicopter crash
Weeks after suffering a terrible family tragedy, Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey announced on Monday that he is staying in the race.
Trump seeks to block court order limiting immigration agents' use of force
The Trump administration is asking an appeals court to halt a judge's order limiting federal agents' use of force during the ongoing immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.
15 protesters arrested outside Broadview ICE facility
The Cook County Sheriff's Office said 15 people were arrested on Friday outside the Broadview ICE facility, after a coalition of suburban moms staged a protest outside.
Noel Brennan shares Emmy Award with "conclave kids" who gained viral fame
The "conclave kids" at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in Chicago got a big surprise on Thursday.
Judge issues restraining order dictating conditions inside Broadview ICE facility
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order requiring federal authorities to improve sanitary conditions inside the ICE facility in Broadview, while also guaranteeing detainees contact with their attorneys.