Shocking Video: Dump truck with bed in the air strikes bridge
A truck driver escaped without injury after the dump truck he was driving struck a bridge in shocking video caught on camera.
Outrage in neighborhood, over social media after huge party defies social distancing rules
A video circulating on social media went viral Sunday, after dozens of young people crowded into a home in Chicago's Galewood neighborhood for a party Saturday night.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joins Midwest governors in partnership to reopen economy
Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, and Kentucky are working together to coordinate the re-opening of the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ohio, Illinois governors ordering bars, restaurants closed to slow spread of coronavirus
Ohio and Illinois governors both announced plans to close bars and restaurants to combat the spread of coronavirus.
Governor to feds: 'Get your s*** together' after massive lines at O'Hare customs screening
Thousands of people waited hours in line at O'Hare Airport customs on Saturday, apparently because of new coronavirus screening procedures, prompting the governor of Illinois to tweet, "the federal government needs to get its s@#t together. NOW."
Chicago's St. Patrick's Day parades postponed amid coronavirus concerns
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city is working with organizers from Chicago’s downtown, South Side and Northwest Side parades, as well as the annual Dyeing of the Chicago River, to reschedule those events for a later date.
Chicago man gets 99 years in mother’s murder-for-hire killing
Qaw’mane Wilson, 30, was sentenced Friday by a Cook County judge.
Hoffman Estates hospital treating Chicago woman who has coronavirus
Officials said a 60-year-old woman from Chicago who came in through O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 13 was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
Lockdown lifted at Naval Station Great Lakes after employee drove through security checkpoint without stopping
The station posted on Facebook that all gates are closed and personnel are ordered to take cover.
FAA halts all flights in and out of Chicago O'Hare airport due to winter storm
Due to a heavy winter storm hitting the midwest, all flights in and out of Chicago's O'Hare airport have been canceled.
Illinois nets $3 million in marijuana sales on first day of legalization
Illinois netted over $3 million in sales on the first day of recreational marijuana legalization.
Baby stolen from Chicago hospital in 1964 is found living in Michigan, report says
A baby named Paul Fronczak who famously was kidnapped one day after he was born at a Chicago hospital in 1964 reportedly has been found living in rural Michigan under another identity.
Chicago cop who body slammed man to ground relieved of police powers: CPD
A man was hospitalized after being slammed to the ground by police Thursday in Chatham when he allegedly spit on an officer while being detained for drinking alcohol in public.
Suburban Chicago Buffalo Wild Wings employees fired after racist incident
Employees at a suburban Chicago Buffalo Wild Wings location have been fired after a racist incident.
Buffalo Wild Wings customers asked to move because man 'didn't want to sit next to black people': report
Buffalo Wild Wings management said Saturday it's investigating after an allegedly racist incident at a restaurant in suburban Naperville.
Boy, 15, charged with attempted murder in shooting of trick-or-treating 7-year-old
A 15-year-old boy is facing attempted murder charges in the shooting that critically wounded a 7-year-old girl who was trick-or-treating Thursday in Little Village.
Illinois football team makes boy, 7, with cerebral palsy honorary captain for a day
A 7-year-old with special needs was named an honorary captain for an Illinois youth football team.
Video shows black SUV speeding through mall in Chicago, crashing into displays
A man was taken into custody Friday after reportedly driving a black SUV through a Chicago-area mall and a witness captured video of the terrifying incident.