Christkindlmarket returning to Daley Plaza for 30th year
Christkindlmarket is returning to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago for its 30th year.
2 victims of 1971 train wreck in downstate Illinois identified through DNA
A 55-year-old mystery surrounding a deadly train crash in southern Illinois has finally been solved.
Amazon expanding drone delivery to Chicago
Amazon delivery drones could soon be flying in the skies over Chicago, as the company has announced plans to expand its drone delivery service to nearly 500 cities by the end of the year.
Illinois Tollway board unanimously approves toll rate hike starting in 2027
The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Board on Wednesday unanimously approved a major increase in tolls starting next year to help fund future maintenance and repairs.
Cook County property tax bills going out 2 months late, will be due Oct. 1
Following a two-month delay, second installment Cook County property tax bills will soon be going out, with payment due by Oct. 1.
NASCAR won't bring back Chicago Street Race in 2027, will return to Joliet
NASCAR is calling off plans to bring its street race back to downtown Chicago in 2027, but is holding out hope for the event to return in the future.
$250,000 reward offered in 2018 disappearance of postal worker Kierra Coles
Nearly eight years after pregnant postal worker Kierra Coles went missing in Chicago, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is increasing a reward being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in her disappearance.
2 injured, 1 critically, in crash in South Loop crash
Two people were injured, one of them critically, when a car and a truck collided Tuesday morning in the South Loop.
Advocates push to drop charges against woman charged with killing boyfriend
Advocates on Tuesday demanded the Cook County State's Attorney's Office drop murder charges against a woman who they say was defending herself from an abusive boyfriend.
Man caught with 8 Molotov cocktails in Mokena indicted on federal charges
An Oak Lawn man who allegedly threatened a mosque in Orland Park has been indicted on federal charges after he was caught with eight Molotov cocktails in his backpack in south suburban Mokena.
American flight from New York to Chicago blows out two tires at O'Hare Airport
An American Airlines flight from New York blew out two tires while landing in Chicago at O'Hare International Airport on Monday afternoon.
200 Cook County Forest Preserves workers go on strike amid contract dispute
Approximately 200 union workers at the Forest Preserve District of Cook County went on strike on Monday, after rejecting a contract proposal they said doesn't provide sufficient pay raises.
Florida man indicted for swindling $180,000 from four people in Illinois
A Florida man who once lived in Illinois has been charged with swindling at least $180,000 from four people by lying to them about short-term investment opportunities.
Chicago man charged with DUI in deadly crash on Stevenson Expressway
A Chicago man has been charged with drunk driving in a crash that killed a passenger in his SUV on the Stevenson Expressway over the weekend.
Woman drowns while saving her son in Des Plaines River near Libertyville
A woman died on Sunday evening after jumping into the Des Plaines River at a Lake County forest preserve to save her son.