4 killed when small plane hits powerlines and crashes in central Illinois
The National Transportation Safety Board said a Cessna 180 single-engine plane struck powerlines and crashed into a field in Trilla, Illinois.
Outgoing Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard's name removed from outside Village Hall
Village Trustee Jason House defeated Henyard in the February primary, won the general election on April 1, and will be sworn in as the new mayor on May 5.
Suburban tax preparer charged with filing more than 50 false income tax returns
Cedrick Taylor, 40, of Winfield, has been charged with 45 counts of willfully preparing a false tax return for others and six counts of filing false tax returns for himself.
Elderly woman found dead after house fire in Gurnee, Illinois
The first police officers who arrived on scene had trouble getting inside because of furniture blocking the front and rear entrances.
Northwestern University faculty and students plan rally against Trump administration
The Trump administration has frozen $790 million in federal funds to Northwestern for what it calls alleged civil rights violations.
May Day march planned in Chicago to demand end to Trump's mass deportations
Activists for immigrant rights gathered at Federal Plaza in Chicago on Thursday morning to prepare for a protest rally and march next month.
Chicago postal worker charged with $45,000 pandemic relief fraud
Linda Anthony allegedly received a Paycheck Protection Program loan and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan after lying about owning a business that did not exist.
Worker pistol-whipped in robbery at tobacco store in River Forest
The manager of Puffs Discount, at 7756 Madison St., said two men walked in around 7:40 a.m. and demanded money and cigarettes. Then they hit a worker in the head with a gun.
Passenger arrested after gun is found in bag at O'Hare International Airport
Police said, shortly before 1 p.m., a passenger was taken into custody at O'Hare after a firearm was found in his bag.
Fallen CPD officer Enrique Martinez honored on memorial wall near Soldier Field
Martinez, 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside on Nov. 4, 2024.
Johnson responds to Trump threats to withhold federal funding: "That's terrorism"
"Trying to force your will to break the spirit of working people in order to have a conversation? That's terrorism. We're not going to negotiate with terrorists," Johnson said on Tuesday.
14-year-old charged in shooting of 15-year-old during Streeterville teen takeover
Police said the 14-year-old has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon, both felonies.
CTA worker arrested on weapons charges after deadly shootout by Blue Line stop near UIC
Chicago police said 24-year-old Luther Hopkins III, of Calumet City, is charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon.
University of Chicago Booth School of Business gets $100 million gift for MBA program
University of Chicago alumnus Konstantin Sokolov, founder of Chicago-based IJS Investments, made the $100 million gift to the Executive MBA Program at the university.
Man charged with stabbing wife to death in Budlong Woods
Nurmuhammed Inus, 35, is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of 29-year-old Mairunnisa Osman.