Man dies after being pulled out of Lake Michigan at Belmont Harbor
A man died after he was pulled out of Lake Michigan on Wednesday morning in the Lakeview neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago.
Mayor Brandon Johnson announces plan to fill $85 million 2026 budget gap
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday unveiled a plan to eliminate the city's $85 million budget deficit for this year.
Field Museum scientists name new snake species after Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash
Scientists at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago have named a newly discovered snake after Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash.
White Sox fan goes viral spilling her purse to get walk-off home run ball
A White Sox fan went viral after spilling her purse as celebrated picking up catcher Jake Rogers' walk-off home run ball on Friday at Rate Field.
St. Walter-St. Benedict School starts new year on consolidated campus
Two Catholic schools that merged in 2021 moved all of their classes to a single campus on Tuesday as they started the new school year.
1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting at Wheeling hotel
One person was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Sunday night at a hotel in northwest suburban Wheeling.
Truck spills bricks on roadway, 8 hurt in crash on I-290 in Itasca
Eight people were injured, and Interstate 290 was blocked for several hours on Monday, after a semi-trailer truck spilled a load of concrete bricks onto the road in northwest suburban Itasca.
Woman charged with killing boyfriend takes manslaughter plea, gets probation
Keshia Golden, a woman charged with killing her boyfriend in 2022, which she has said was self-defense, accepted a plea deal Monday from Cook County prosecutors.
Glendale Heights man charged with vandalizing, stealing Flock cameras
A Glendale Heights has been charged with vandalizing and stealing several Flock Safety cameras in Chicago's western suburbs.
Child among 4 injured in crash after police pursuit in downtown Chicago
Four people, including one child, were injured in a crash following a police pursuit in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood on Friday night.
Loyola University unveils statue of beloved chaplain Sister Jean
A statue honoring Loyola University legend Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt was unveiled to mark the start of the new school year on what would have been the beloved Rambler icon's 107th birthday.
Driver seriously hurt after freight train hits car in Lake Forest
A man was seriously injured and Metra trains in the north suburbs were facing extended delays, after a freight train hit a car late Friday morning in Lake Forest.
Man charged with murder in Fox River boat crash that killed Magdalena Jablonska
The man charged in a deadly boat crash on the Fox River last month pleaded not guilty to murder and DUI charges on Friday.
Small dog believed dead after being snatched by coyote in Lake Bluff
A dog was presumed dead after a coyote snatched it from a yard and carried it into the woods on Thursday afternoon in north suburban Lake Bluff.
Police officer in Itasca out of a job for misusing department technology
A police officer in west suburban Itasca is out of a job after possibly using department technology for an unauthorized purpose.