Heaven's Honey offering free hive tours to teach about importance of honeybees
May is Honeybee Awareness Month, and one Chicago area organization is doing its part to generate some buzz for our fuzzy friends.
St. Sabina teens host peace carnival, criticize push for "snap curfews"
"What truly makes a difference is meaningful community engagement. We need to invest in youth programs that have mentorships, that teach youth life skills," St. Sabina alumus Alexander Smith said.
Man critically wounded in Logan Square stabbing
Police said a 29-year-old man was outside in the 3700 block of West Armitage Avenue shortly after midnight, when he got into an argument, and was stabbed in the chest and right hand.
4 killed, 20 wounded in Memorial Day weekend shootings in Chicago
The victim's range in age from 18 to 59.
Former Bolingbrook teacher arrested for kissing, slapping 14-year-old student
Brian Finn, 61, has been charged with two counts of battery.
4 homes damaged after box truck explodes in Addison
Police said a leaking propane tank caused an explosion inside a box truck, damaging four nearby homes.
Chicago police seek group who beat, robbed couple on Red Line train
Police said at least 10 people approached the couple on a Red Line train at the Harrison stop around 11:20 p.m. on May 7, threatened them with a knife, beat them, and used pepper spray while robbing them.
Man charged in fatal December shooting at bar in Hermosa
Police said 38-year-old Israel Guzman was shot and killed inside "The Levee" bar in the Hermosa neighborhood on Dec. 12.
Woman shot during argument, fight with another woman in Kenwood
Police said, around 9:10 p.m., a 46-year-old woman got into an argument with a man and a woman in the 4700 block of South Lake Park Avenue.
Will County and ShareFest host food annual giveaway in Joliet
Registration in advance is required, and appointments are available in 10-minute increments at sharefestwillcounty.org.
Malena the tiger euthanized at Brookfield Zoo due to life-threatening kidney condition
Malena was euthanized after one of the zoo's vets found a developing cancer was keeping her kidneys from functioning properly, causing life-threatening heart arrhythmias.
5 injured in ambulance crash in Minooka
Kendall County Sheriff's officials said a Minooka Fire Protection District ambulance and another vehicle crashed around 3 p.m. near the intersection of Ridge and Wildy roads.
Southbound I-55 reopens near Cass Ave. in Darien hours after fatal crash
A semi-tractor truck without a trailer crashed and rolled over into a ditch along the Stevenson Expressway.
Jussie Smollett to pay $50,000 to charity to settle lawsuit filed by city of Chicago
Smollett was convicted in 2021 on charges accusing him of staging a racist and homophobic hate crime against himself, but the conviction was later overturned on double jeopardy grounds.
Chicago man charged with beating, stabbing 43-year-old on SW Side
Rey Gonzalez, 21, was arrested by Chicago police officers and members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday.