Illinois community celebrates as 2nd-grader returns home cancer-free
In a heartwarming display of community support, residents of Chatham, Illinois, gathered to celebrate the return of second-grader Judah Collins, who has triumphed over cancer.
Suburban teen game raises safety concerns after close call with concealed carry holder
A game played by suburban Chicago teenagers is now drawing some very real safety concerns.
Orland Park man and former MTV star arrested in Florida after evading child solicitation charges
A former MTV reality star who is from the Chicago suburb of Orland Park and was wanted on child solicitation charges has been arrested in Florida after more than a year of eluding Illinois police.
Rockford stabbing spree: Suspect faces slew of charges, including first-degree murder
A man is facing a slew of murder charges after a stabbing spree in Rockford left four people dead and seven others injured on Wednesday.
Illinois Girl Scout sells her 100,000th box of cookies
An Illinois Girl Scout has officially sold her 100,000th box of cookies!
Lollapalooza 2024 lineup: SZA, Blink-182, Future among summer fest headliners
Headliners for the four-day music extravaganza include SZA, Tyler The Creator, Blink-182, The Killers, Future, Hozier, Skrillex, and Kesha.
VIDEO: Chicago River dyed green to kick off St. Patrick's Day weekend
Chicago kicked off St. Patrick's Day weekend with the decades-old tradition of dyeing the Chicago River green.
CDC dispatches team to Chicago as measles cases prompt concerns
As measles cases tick upward, the Chicago Department of Public Health, on Tuesday, confirmed three more cases of the disease at the city’s migrant shelter in Pilsen.
School bus collides with semitruck in western Illinois, killing 5 including children
Five people, including three children, were killed Monday after a school bus and semitruck collided on a highway in western Illinois, authorities said.
Chicago passes Gaza ceasefire resolution, sparking concerns of increased anti-Semitism
Just hours after a divided Chicago City Council passed a symbolic ceasefire resolution between Israel and Hamas, there was growing concern that the political action could lead to an upswing in anti-Semitism.
Will Trump be on the Illinois ballot in 2024? Election board decides
Illinois' election board on Tuesday kept Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifies him from the presidency.
VIDEO: Chicago man takes stroll on Lake Michigan 'ice pancakes' in swim trunks
A Chicagoan braved the sub-zero wind chill last Wednesday strolling along pancake ice patches on Lake Michigan in swimming trunks.
Tinley Park shooting: Charges filed against man accused of killing wife, 3 daughters
A Tinley Park man was charged in connection to the shooting deaths of his wife and three daughters Tuesday morning.
Heather Mack sentenced in Bali 'suitcase murder'
Heather Mack, who was convicted of helping kill her mother during a luxury vacation at a Bali resort nearly a decade ago, was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison.
Woman waits four hours to try McDonald's spinoff CosMc's, delivers verdict
The reviews are in: McDonald's spinoff CosMc's is officially open for business with customers enduring hours-long wait times to get their hands on a custom beverage and snack.
Judge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years
A Chicago man who spent 35 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit was freed Tuesday after a judge vacated his conviction and dismissed all charges.
Family of Kenneka Jenkins, who died in Rosemont hotel freezer, to receive more than $6 million in settlement
Relatives of a 19-year-old woman who died after becoming locked inside a freezer at a Rosemont hotel will receive more than $6 million in a wrongful death settlement.
Witness speaks out after 23 injured, 3 critically in CTA Yellow Line train crash; service remains suspended
At least 23 people were injured, some of them critically, after a CTA Yellow Line train collided with rail equipment Thursday morning near the Howard station in Rogers Park.
Grieving Chicago-area family struggling to bring daughter's body home from overseas
A Chicago-area family is grieving after the sudden death of a loved one happened overseas. They are remembering their beloved daughter, sister, friend, and mother to two little girls.
Chicago-area native and Super Bowl champ Matt Ulrich dead at 41
Matt Ulrich, a former Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman who was part of the championship team in the 2006 season when they beat the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl, has died at 41.