Northwestern performs record number of transplants with new "lungs in a box" technology
Last year, surgeons performed 148 lung transplants, the most in a single year since Northwestern's lung transplant program began 10 years ago.
1 killed, 2 injured when car crashes into pond in Will County
Around 2 a.m., a car crashed into a retention pond near 135th Street and Archer Avenue near Lemont.
Amber Alert issued for missing pregnant teen in Wisconsin
Sophia Martha Franklin, 16, is three months pregnant, and is believed to be with 40-year-old Gary F. Day, the father of her unborn child. Day is facing a no contact order for Sophia.
Second man charged in 2024 shooting deaths of two teens in downtown Chicago
James Allison, 20, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder; and one count each of attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon.
Marcus Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, arrested on DUI and cocaine charges in Florida
Jordan is accsued of fleeing from a traffic stop before getting his Lamborghini stuck on a set of railroad tracks early Tuesday in Maitland, Florida.
Man arrested after $1M worth of stolen shoes found in West Side warehouse
Erick Lujano Bautista, 26, is charged with one felony count of theft.
2 people critically injured, some pets dead in house fire in Gage Park
Firefighters were able to revive several cats using oxygen masks for pets, but some pets pulled out of the fire died from smoke inhalation.
Police release video from fatal shooting in Heart of Chicago neighborhood
A 35-year-old man was killed and a 7-month-old boy was grazed by a bullet in the shooting in November.
Boy, 15, charged with stabbing 2 other teens in fight in Bronzeville
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery in the attack.
2 injured when wooden beam falls from ceiling of Lower West Side music venue
Police said a man and a woman were hit by the falling beam at Radius Chicago, 640 W. Cermak Rd., around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Plane collides with aircraft tug at O'Hare Airport; tug driver critically injured
The FAA said Air Wisconsin Flight 6181 collided with an aircraft tug while approaching a gate at O'Hare International.
Pritzker says "working families will pay the price" for Trump's tariffs
"If these tariffs remain in place, it will jack up the price of groceries and goods, make gas more expensive, and raise utility bills," Pritzker said.
Man accused of killing bride hours after 2012 wedding captured in Mexico
The FBI said 42-year-old Arnoldo Jimenez was arrested in Monterrey, Mexico, on Thursday, and is awaiting extradition to the U.S.
Video shows Secret Service agents being turned away from Hamline Elementary
Surveillance video released by Chicago Public Schools officials in response to a Freedom of Information Act request shows the agents were at the school for about 30 minutes.
2 charged with murder of man found tied up and killed in basement in Norwood Park
Jefferson Ubilla-Delgado, 29, and Geiderwuin Bello Morales, 21, both have been charged with murder and robbery in the death of George Levin, according to Chicago police.