Obama meets with presidential center staff ahead of grand opening
Former President Barack Obama made a special visit to the Obama Presidential Center on Sunday to meet with new staff members.
18-year-old woman attacked by bicyclist in Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights police are searching for a man accused of attacking an 18-year-old woman on Sunday night in the northwest suburbs.
3 dead, 21 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
At least three people were killed, and 21 others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago.
Toddler among 5 injured when car crashes into Chipotle in West Elsdon
Five people, including a toddler, were injured when an elderly man crashed a car into a Chipotle restaurant on Saturday afternoon in the West Elsdon neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Chicago police warn of string of work van burglaries
Chicago police are looking for a group that broke into at least 10 work vans across the city this week.
Man charged with sexually assaulting boy in restroom of Portage Park store
A man from south suburban Crete has been charged with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old boy in the restroom of a store in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago.
CDOT employee struck and killed while riding bike in Bridgeport
A Chicago Department of Transportation employee was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding a bicycle on Friday afternoon in the Bridgeport neighborhood.
1 injured in Loop stabbing after man "made unwanted contact" with woman, police say
An incident in the Loop that Chicago police originally said began with a sexual assault and ended with two men stabbed on Friday afternoon actually began when one man "made unwanted contact" with a woman, and ended with only one man stabbed.
Bears' board of directors votes to take another step towards move to Hammond
The Chicago Bears made their biggest step yet toward moving to Indiana, after the team's board of directors voted Thursday to build a stadium in Hammond, although it's still not a done deal yet.
Virtual prayer service held to remember funeral director Spencer Leak Jr.
A virtual prayer service was held Thursday night to remember Spencer Leak Jr., the late president of Leak and Sons Funeral Homes.
Vatican agrees to hear bid to keep St. Hubert School open in Hoffman Estates
The Vatican has agreed to hear an appeal from parents hoping to halt the closure of St. Hubert Catholic School in Hoffman Estates.
2026 Race Against Gun Violence set to kick off in Grant Park
Hundreds of people were expected to run through Grant Park and along the Chicago lakefront on Thursday evening for the annual Race Against Gun Violence.
Lansing police search for gunman after fatal workplace shooting
An employee was killed in a shooting inside a business in south suburban Lansing on Thursday afternoon, and police were still searching for the gunman.
Man pleads guilty to coercing girl to send sexually explicit videos of herself
A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of convincing a 14-year-old girl in Boston to send him sexually explicit videos of herself on Snapchat.
Person found dead in SUV surrounded by shell casings on Eisenhower Expressway
The Eisenhower Expressway was shut down for nearly nine hours in the western suburbs after a person was found dead in a vehicle surrounded by shell casings on the roadway.