Laugh Factory manager charged with assaulting Border Patrol agent
The night manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory has been charged with assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent during a confrontation outside the North Side comedy club last week.
Windy City Smokeout announces 2026 dates, headliners. See who's performing.
Country music stars Lainey Wilson, Jordan Davis, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Treaty Oak Revival will be among the headliners at next year's Windy City Smokeout at the United Center, as the festival also will add a fifth day in 2026.
FDA expands warning about cookware that could leach lead into food
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Judge orders bond hearing for Ruben Torres, detained father of cancer patient
A federal judge has ordered a bond hearing be held for Ruben Torres Maldonado, a detained immigrant whose daughter is suffering from cancer, as his deportation case makes its way through the system.
Border Patrol commander Bovino ordered to face federal judge in Chicago
A federal judge in Chicago has ordered Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino to attend a hearing in her courtroom next week, amid concerns about federal agents' aggressive tactics during immigration enforcement operations.
Vigil held for missing Chicago teen Estefania Herrera
Family and friends held a prayer vigil Thursday night for a Chicago high school girl who has been missing for nearly a week.
Man charged in deadly stabbing attack at Chick-fil-A in Oswego
A man has been charged with stabbing two people, killing one of them, at a Chick-fil-A in southwest suburban Oswego, Illinois, on Wednesday.
Tennessee police release bodycam video of Jay Cutler's drunk driving arrest
Tennessee police have released body camera video showing former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler being arrested last year for drunk driving.
Chicago man convicted in execution-style murder of 71-year-old in Chinatown
A Cook County jury has convicted a man in the 2021 execution-style murder of 71-year-old Woom Sing Tse in the Chinatown neighborhood in Chicago.
1 killed, 2 injured when freight train hits pickup truck in Elgin
One person was killed and two others were injured when a freight train collided with a landscaping truck Thursday morning in Elgin.
Little Village immigration raids end with Cicero crash, standoff with feds
Immigration enforcement action in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood ended with a crash and a tense standoff between agents and residents in Cicero Wednesday morning.
Illinois state lawmaker accuses Border Patrol agents of pointing gun at him
Illinois State Rep. Hoan Huynh (D-Chicago) has accused Customs and Border Protection agents of pointing a gun at him and his staff on Tuesday in the Albany Park neighborhood.
1 dead, 1 injured after stabbing at Chick-fil-A in Oswego
A person was taken into custody after two people were stabbed, one of them fatally, hours apart at a Chick-fil-A in west suburban Oswego, Illinois, on Wednesday.
Judge extends block on Illinois troop deployment as Supreme Court ruling awaits
A federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday agreed to keep a restraining order barring the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops in place indefinitely, as the Supreme Court weighs a White House challenge to her order.
Judge orders Bovino to answer questions on Border Patrol agents' use of force
A federal judge on Monday said the top Border Patrol agent in the ongoing immigration crackdown in the Chicago area must sit down to answer questions about agents' use of force during those operations.