Bears fans can get free CTA rides home from season opener vs. Vikings
The CTA is offering free rides home for Bears fans after Monday night's season opener against the Vikings.
14-year-old boy charged with shooting four teens in West Garfield Park in July
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with shooting four other teens during a mass shooting in July on the West Side of Chicago.
Naperville school district and teachers' union approve new 4-year contract
It's a done deal in Naperville. The Naperville 203 Board of Education and its teachers' union have approved a new contract that averted a potential strike.
Krishnamoorthi files bill seeking to block Trump from sending troops to Chicago
Democratic Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has filed proposed legislation seeking to block President Trump from unilaterally deploying National Guard troops to Chicago.
Broadview mayor says ICE campaign "will soon be underway"
Leaders in west suburban Broadview said federal immigration officials have contacted them, confirming a large-scale enforcement operation beginning soon.
Man, 83, struck and killed by car in Des Plaines
The Cook County Sheriff's office is investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car Tuesday night in unincorporated Des Plaines.
Small plane crashes through fence at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling
A small plane crashed through a fence Wednesday afternoon at Chicago Executive Airport in north suburban Wheeling.
2 bullets found in classroom at Joliet Central High School
Two bullets were found inside a classroom Wednesday morning at Joliet Central High School in Chicago's southwest suburbs.
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry celebrates 200 millionth visitor
The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry celebrated a major milestone Wednesday, as it welcomed its 200 millionth visitor.
$13 million settlement reached in deadly tent collapse at Prairie Fest in 2015
A more than $13 million settlement has been reached in a string of lawsuits over a deadly tent collapse at a festival in Wood Dale, Illinois, in 2015.
Appeals court upholds Illinois ban on concealed firearms on public transit
A federal appeals court has upheld an Illinois law banning concealed firearms on public transit, finding it does not violate the Second Amendment.
Rush, University of Chicago, Northwestern team up for breast cancer research
The Chicago Breast Cancer Research Consortium is a first-of-its-kind collaboration, uniting all three nationally recognized hospitals to work on research together.
Two children, siblings Amiirah and Herman Gholston, missing from South Shore
Chicago police are searching for a young brother and sister who have been missing from the South Shore neighborhood since Saturday.
Pritzker says Trump administration already moving to deploy troops to Chicago
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday said the Trump administration has begun preparations to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, including members of the Texas National Guard.
Street named in honor of Fred Hampton, Black Panther leader killed by police in 1969
Fred Hampton Sr., a Black Panther Party leader who was shot and killed in Chicago during a 1969 police raid, received an honorary street name on Saturday on the Near West Side.