Chicago artists' murals to grace exteriors of CTA train cars
The artworks will appear wrapped around cars on the Blue, Green, and Orange line trains beginning soon.
Man charged with trying to get rid of gun after Evanston shooting
Police said Christopher Davis was seen driving around with a pistol used in the shooting.
Massive fire guts house in Naperville
The fire was also spreading to the neighboring house.
Gov. Pritzker signs bill cracking down on AI-generated child pornography
Pritzker signed the law, HB4623, on Friday of last week. It takes effect Jan. 1.
New University of Chicago study may resolve mystery about measuring expanding universe
Two methods have been used for measuring the rate at which the universe is expanding at a given time, and they have resulted in different answers until now.
Robbers hold up jewelry store in Southwest Side mall
During the robbery, one of the men smashed display cases and took unspecified property. A robber also demanded property from a woman in the store.
Gov. Pritzker signs law making giant puffball into Illinois state mushroom
Students from the Prairie School of DuPage in Wheaton led the initiative to add a mushroom to the roster of Illinois state symbols.
Fire damages roof of elementary school in Northwest Indiana
Students are still set to return to Hebron Elementary School for the new school year this coming Wednesday.
Search on for thief who enters through window, snoops around homes in Norwood Park
The thief has gotten in through windows and traipsed around the victims' homes while they were sleeping.
On this day 36 years ago: Lights go on for Cubs at Wrigley Field for first time
The game on Monday, Aug. 8, 1988, did not actually wind up being the first official night game—as it got rained out. But it was still a historic day.
Remembering the disgusting Dave Matthews Band bus incident 20 years later
The driver of a Dave Matthews Band bus ejected the septic tank on the Kinzie Street bridge, sending 800 pounds of human waste onto an architectural tour boat on the Chicago River below.
2 Chicago Police officers, third person injured in crash in Humboldt Park
A photo at the scene showed a squad car with its lights on with its front end wrecked.
Child hospitalized after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Foster Avenue Beach
The child who was rescued was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital in fair condition.
Swimmer dead after being pulled from water near Chicago's Adler Planetarium
At the time of the recovery, the swimmer was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, while another swimmer with him was alert.
Mary Ann Smith, longtime 48th Ward Chicago alderwoman, dies at 77
Smith died last week of complications from Parkinson's disease.