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.
Cooking spray burn victim awarded $7.1 million after can 'exploded into a fireball'
A jury in Illinois has ordered Chicago-based Conagra Brands to pay $7.1 million to a Pennsylvania woman who was injured in 2017 when a can of cooking spray ignited in a commercial kitchen at her workplace and set her aflame.
College student accused in TikTok cancer hoax dodges jail despite scamming more than 400 people
Madison Russo of Iowa collected nearly $40,000 from unsuspecting donors.
Chicago Halloween party mass shooting: 15 wounded, police seek to shut down establishment
A suspect is in custody following a mass shooting at a Halloween party that left 15 people wounded in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood early Sunday morning.
6-year-old boy killed, mother seriously wounded in hate crime motivated by Israeli-Hamas war, police say
An 6-year-old boy is dead, and his mother seriously wounded after they were both stabbed more than a dozen times Saturday in a Chicago suburb.
Chicago woman, who recently attempted to break skydiving world record, dies at 104
A 104-year-old Chicago woman who set an unofficial world record for skydiving last week has passed away.
6 injured when shuttle bus collides with American Airlines regional jet at O'Hare Airport
An employee shuttle bus collided with an aircraft at O’Hare International Airport on Friday evening, sending six people to the hospital.
Illinois ammonia truck crash: 5 killed, hundreds evacuated in Teutopolis
Five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of area residents, authorities said Saturday.
Hillcrest High School shooting: 14-year-old fatally shot after Homecoming Football Game
Hillcrest High School has canceled its homecoming dance after a 14-year-old student was fatally shot at a football game Friday night.
Chicago closes roads as crowds flock downtown for Mexican Independence Day
The city has shut down some streets in downtown Chicago as large car caravans descend upon the Loop in celebration of Mexican Independence Day.
Girlfriend of missing Chicago trainer speaks out about inconsistent info: 'he does not ever get in the water'
Bryan Jackson's girlfriend says she has received inconsistent information about this case.
Chicago White Sox explain why game continued after two fans suffered gunshot wounds in stadium
"It's not clear where the bullet came from. There are no reports of any gunshots in our ballpark," said Chicago White Sox Vice President of Communications Scott Reifert. "There was no gunshot sound within the ballpark."
Biden to establish national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi
Biden will sign a proclamation on Tuesday to create the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument across three sites in Illinois and Mississippi, according to the official.
3 men killed in Greyhound bus crash in southern Illinois identified
Passengers from New Jersey, Arizona and Illinois were killed when a Greyhound bus slammed into three tractor-trailers parked along an exit ramp near St. Louis, a coroner said Thursday.
Chicago kitten killer: Wicker Park man allegedly microwaved kitten to death, killed several others
A Wicker Park man was accused of killing and torturing at least four kittens in June.
Charges dropped against mother, son in deadly Chicago restaurant shooting
Murder charges have been dropped against a mother and her son accused of killing a man during a fight inside a restaurant on June 18 in the West Pullman neighborhood.
At least 23 people shot at Chicago area Juneteenth celebration: police
One person was killed and nearly two dozen others were hurt at what was supposed to be a "peaceful Juneteenth gathering."
US Olympic ski jumper from Illinois dead at 24
Patrick Gasienica, who represented the U.S. in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, died on Monday. He was 24.