Metra Union Pacific North Line train hits pedestrian in North Chicago
Metra officials confirmed a male pedestrian was hit and killed by an inbound Union Pacific North Line train near the North Chicago station shortly after 8:30 a.m.
Two toddlers found alone in River North apartment
The children were found just before midnight during a well-being check in the 500 block of West Oak Street.
1 killed, 15 wounded in Chicago shootings over New Year's
The victims range in age from 18 to 46.
2 dead, 5 wounded in mass shooting at New Year's Day party in Kankakee
Police said, around 4:05 a.m., officers responded to reports of gunfire at 1845 Pierson Parkway, and when they arrived, they found several people running out of a New Year's party.
Notre Dame v. Georgia Sugar Bowl postponed after deadly New Orleans truck attack
"All parties and all agree that it's in the best interest of everybody and public safety that we postpone the game," Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said Wednesday afternoon.
Chicago area hospitals welcome first babies of 2025
While many people in Chicago might have celebrated the new year with a champagne toast or a glimpse of the fireworks shows downtown, some lucky parents started 2025 with the birth of a baby.
Chicago boy in coma, father and uncle killed after shooting in Mexico
All three are U.S. citizens, but were visiting relatives in Mexico at the time of the shooting on Friday.
Goats at Chicago urban farm will eat your discarded Christmas tree
A Chicago farm is offering an eco-friendly and furry way to dispose of your Christmas tree.
Man wanted for terroristic threats arrested after high-speed chase in Indiana
Police said Montel Hayes nearly hit several cars and gas pumps while fleeing police, at times reaching speeds of more than 130 mph.
Suspect captured in shooting deaths of two women inside Park Forest home
Coleman Franklin, 50, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Lillian Brown, 51, and Sabrina McCain, 30, on the day after Christmas.
Dog dies in house fire in La Grange Park
The home was left uninhabitable, with damage estimated at $200,000.
Indiana school bus driver arrested for driving drunk with students on board
Kayla Pier, 38, of Michigan City, turned herself in on Friday, after an arrest warrant was issued, charging her with one felony count of operating while intoxicated and one felony count of neglect of a dependent.
One week left in Chicago's third annual snowplow naming contest
While Chicago hasn't had much snowfall yet this winter, it's that time of year again to try to name one of the city's snowplows.
$20,000 reward offered in Gage Park mass shooting investigation
Three men were killed and five other people were wounded when a fight broke out on Dec. 2 at a party inside a home near 59th and Saint Louis.
2 suspects charged after stabbing at restaurant in Oak Forest, Illinois
Police said, around 2 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance at Jamaica Jerk Choice at 6066 W. 159th St., and found "several" people who had been stabbed.