Mayor Brandon Johnson releases video of gift room, new rules for reporting gifts
Every gift received by the mayor's office now must be logged within 10 days, and reported to the Chicago Board of Ethics and the City Comptroller.
Freight train derails in Cicero, several rail cars tipped over
There have been no reports of injuries, and Metra said it's not expected to impact service on the BNSF commuter line, which runs through Cicero.
Dog rescued after being left on trailer on I-80/94, abandoned in Gary, Indiana
Indiana State Police have recommended the dog's 37-year-old owner face animal cruelty charges.
United Airlines flight to Cabo, Mexico returns to Chicago after issue with cockpit window
United Airlines confirmed flight No. 1879 was heading to San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico when it was diverted to Chicago's O'Hare Airport "shortly after departure due to an issue with the cockpit windshield."
Ex-Speaker Mike Madigan convicted on 10 corruption counts; acquitted on 7
Madigan was convicted of bribery conspiracy, but acquitted of the top charge of racketeering conspiracy.
Man facing manslaughter charge in shooting death of pregnant girlfriend in Portage Park
Robert Pasco III originally faced only weapons charges in the death of his girlfriend, Edith Castrejon.
1 killed, 3 injured when Metra train hits SUV in South Chicago
A northbound Metra Electric line train hit an SUV around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at the crossing near 87th and Baltimore.
Activists claim man has been wrongly jailed for more than 2 years on gun charges
Ramon Banks, 35, has been in Cook County Jail for more than two years awaiting trial on felony charges of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
Most of Troy 30-C school district's buses fixed after catalytic converter thefts
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C said they expect all school buses to be fixed by Tuesday evening, but with a winter storm expected on Wednesday, they have yet to announce if in-person classes will resume.
Chicago lures Aspen Ideas climate change conference away from Miami
The annual Aspen Ideas: Climate conference on potential solutions to climate change had been held in Miami the past three years
3 men accused of tying up, robbing man in Kankakee home invasion
Marcus A. Phelan, 41, James E. Schoeberl II, 38, and Ryan A. McManimen, 29, all were charged with home invasion.
2 men shot and killed in West Pullman
Police said both victims, ages 35 and 42, were shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene.
Some Head Start programs can't access federal funds after Trump freeze
"We can't set a bunch of money aside. I wish we could, I wish we had a secret stash, but we don't," said Kelly Neidel, executive director of Two Rivers Head Start in Elgin.
Sonya Massey's family reaches $10 million settlement with Sangamon County
Massey was shot and killed in her home near Springfield last July. Former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson is charged with her murder.
Trolling Trump, Pritzker jokingly renames Lake Michigan, annexes Green Bay
Tongue firmly in cheek, the governor said his proclamation has been sent to Google "so the world's maps reflect this momentous change."