CTA Ashland bus route extended north, connected to Ravenswood Metra
The extension adds a total of nine new bus stops every two blocks.
Foxtrot reopens Gold Coast store, 5 months after abrupt closures
Foxtrot has announced plans to reopen other stores in Chicago and Dallas through next year, including locations in Fulton Market and Old Town.
Judge rules Illinois ban on concealed carry on public transit unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Iain Johnston ruled the Illinois statute does not meet the Supreme Court standard for determining whether gun laws are constitutional.
Man charged with killing UW-Whitewater gymnast Kara Welsh, from Plainfield
Chad Richards, 23, is accused of shooting and killing 21-year-old Kara Welsh at an off-campus apartment on Friday night.
1 person killed in crash in Arlington Heights
The cause of the crash remained under investigation Tuesday afternoon, including whether speeding, drugs, or alcohol were a factor.
Passenger stabbed, critically wounded on CTA Red Line train in Uptown
Police said a man stabbed the 37-year-old victim after a fight on the train near the Wilson stop.
4 people shot and killed on Chicago-area Blue Line train
The shooting appeared to be random, police said. The suspect was found on another train and police recovered a weapon.
5 killed, 26 wounded in Chicago Labor Day weekend shootings, police say
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 58.
Sky-Fever rematch becomes hottest ticket in WNBA as demand soars
Ticketing technology company Logitix said the average ticket price for the game is $385.71, by far the highest price for WNBA game this season as fans flock to see stars Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark face off on the court again.
Former University of Chicago student charged with setting off dorm explosion
Aram Brunson, 21, is charged with one count each of falsifying, concealing and covering up a material fact by trick, scheme or device; and making false statements to federal officials.
NASCAR announces 2025 Chicago Street Race dates
Next year's race is the last year of a three-year deal with the city.
4 arrested after stealing dozens of TVs from freight train in Englewood
Police caught the burglars loading 39 stolen flatscreen TVs into the bed of a pickup truck.
Mayor Brandon Johnson faces $982 million city budget shortfall for 2025
"The size of the budget gap is significant," Johnson said. "There will be sacrifices that will be made."
"ComEd Four" seek acquittal in Madigan case; call prosecution "fatally flawed"
Four former ComEd executives and lobbyists convicted of conspiring to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are asking a federal judge to dismiss all charges against them, arguing the case was built "on a rotten foundation."
Fallen CFD Lt. Kevin Ward's badge added to memorial wall at fire academy
Ward died on Aug. 29, 2023, weeks after being injured fighting a house fire on the Northwest Side.