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Adam Hollingsworth, better known as the Dreadhead Cowboy, was charged with felony aggravated animal cruelty late Tuesday after he rode his horse for several miles down the Dan Ryan Expressway.
The northbound lanes of Interstate 55 at Route 30 in the Joliet area were closed for several hours Wednesday after a major crash.
An Illinois State Police trooper had a close call Friday night when he was hit by a car speeding off from a traffic stop in Chicago.
"I really hope truly that it was an accident. That he tried to move out of the way. We don't have all of the details, just that he went into the closed lanes of traffic."
Police from multiple agencies late Thursday apprehended two people in a vehicle that has been linked to a shooting in Calumet City after a pursuit.
Illinois State Police said the van hit an Illinois Department of Transportation maintenance truck.
Five people were injured Monday afternoon in a rollover accident on the Eisenhower Expressway near the Illinois Medical District.
An employee at a Garfield Ridge neighborhood Dunkin' Donuts stood charged Saturday with spitting in an Illinois state trooper's coffee.
Open records show 12,281 vehicles recovered by CPD in the past 2 ½ years. Only 1,516 owners were contacted, or about 12%.
Illinois State Police on Sunday were investigating a shooting on the Ontario Feeder Ramp to the Kennedy Expressway earlier this weekend.
Illinois State Police on Sunday were investigating a shooting earlier in the weekend on Interstate 57 near 147th Street, and another one on the ramp at 111th Street.
A suspect stood charged with attempted murder Tuesday after police said he shot at a car on the Bishop Ford Freeway over the weekend.
Shots were fired at an SUV driving on I-55 at Loomis Street early Friday morning.
According to ISP, a driver struck a trooper's squad car while he was on a traffic stop near 79th and Michigan.
Shots were fired on the inbound Kennedy Expressway.
One person is dead and seven others are injured after a crash on the Dan Ryan Sunday morning.
Multiple people were injured Thursday afternoon in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Channahon.
Applications peaked at 4,916 on June 2 -- more than the previous eight days combined.
The State of Illinois is calling up 250 additional National Guard members to assist in communities beyond Chicago amid unrest in the city.
Illinois State Police announced several exit ramp and road closures that will continue into Monday.
It was not immediately clear if the shutdowns were due to the George Floyd protests downtown.
A pedestrian was struck by a semi-truck on I-57 early Monday morning.
A fiery crash involving a semi-truck and an SUV is causing a backup on I-80 at Route 47.
The driver of the Nissan, 50-year-old Willie Burr, of Broadview, was cited for driving too fast for conditions, and for violating Scott's Law.
A person was shot while driving on the Bishop Ford Freeway Sunday evening, Illinois State Police said.
When lakes freeze over, some Chicagoans decide to set sail. On Geneva Lake in Wisconsin, the best way to catch the wind is to bring a boat made for winter, and some guys wait all year long for ice boating.
Pilot Brad Schlenker has been inside a Guinean jail for nearly six weeks for what his family described as a paperwork issue.
Jason Solomon's son, Malakai, 15, was seriously hurt during an off-season football practice last week.
Some residents have described the smell as similar to chemicals or sewage, some even saying it smelled like burning metal.
A Wisconsin woman has been charged in the shooting death of a man last week in Chicago's western suburbs.
Chicago aldermen this week will consider $29.2 million in settlements in wrongful convictions linked to disgraced former CPD Det. Reynaldo Guevara.
Two Illinois state legislators want to make sure school districts get the funding they need.
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
When lakes freeze over, some Chicagoans decide to set sail. On Geneva Lake in Wisconsin, the best way to catch the wind is to bring a boat made for winter, and some guys wait all year long for ice boating.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are locked in a standoff over reforming the nation's immigration enforcement operation as a deadline to reach a resolution and fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches.
The 45-year-old choreographer and dancer from Humboldt Park reflects on the performance and how he got to be a part of what fans called the “Benito Bowl.”
Savannah's Guthrie's mom, Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing Feb. 1, and authorities have still not identified a possible suspect or person of interest.
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer said she would be willing to cooperate with a House panel's probe if President Trump grants her clemency, and would testify that he is "innocent of any wrongdoing."
A Lake County judge on Monday ordered a man and woman held in jail until they face trial for murder in the death of the woman's 8-year-old son.
Some residents have described the smell as similar to chemicals or sewage, some even saying it smelled like burning metal.
Jason Solomon's son, Malakai, 15, was seriously hurt during an off-season football practice last week.
When lakes freeze over, some Chicagoans decide to set sail. On Geneva Lake in Wisconsin, the best way to catch the wind is to bring a boat made for winter, and some guys wait all year long for ice boating.
Pilot Brad Schlenker has been inside a Guinean jail for nearly six weeks for what his family described as a paperwork issue.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Some 2026 Winter Olympics athletes say their winning medals are falling apart, coming detached from their ribbons.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
A Wisconsin woman has been charged in the shooting death of a man last week in Chicago's western suburbs.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Palatine were investigating after someone grabbed a child and took the youngster's cellphone Monday morning.
A man was shot and killed Monday morning in the Austin neighborhood.
A Lake County judge on Monday ordered a man and woman held in jail until they face trial for murder in the death of the woman's 8-year-old son.
Police in Joliet, Illinois, were searching Sunday for a man who held up a cellphone store this weekend.
